Harry Triguboff says the budget hasn’t gone far enough on housing affordability
Australia’s richest man says keeping foreign buyers out of the country and other cooling demand measures are not long-term answers to housing affordability.
The Backflip Budget (For Real Estate)
With many suggesting this is a complete political backflip by the government, the change in approach will have an impact on many Australians – nonetheless real estate businesses [and the people behind them].
The controversial app that could hit renters in the hip-pocket nerve
The Rentberry app, tipped for launch in Australia later this year, has been slammed by tenant unions as an impending “disaster” for rental prices.
Tax Q&A: Questions On Selling A Property And More
Your Investment Property Tax Experts answer any tax queries you may have regarding your property investments and wealth creation strategies.
Councils set to be stripped of DA powers in NSW
Councils are set to be stripped of the power to determine development applications above a certain value in a governance shake-up that will mandate the use of independent planning panels across most of NSW.
Leaked scoping study on privatisation of NSW’s land titles registry offers clues
The private sector has long coveted NSW’s land titles registry, and in one attempt to take control, wrongly claimed to the government the asset would become “unprofitable”, a leaked scoping study reveals.
Treasurer forces foreign nationals to sell another 15 properties
Treasurer Scott Morrison has ordered the sale of another 15 Australian residential properties that have been illegally acquired by foreign nationals.
5 ways to minimise land tax
Land Tax is a state impost and different states have different rules and thresholds. For every property investor it represents a significant cost to owning an investment property.
5 easily avoidable tax mistakes for property investors
Not knowing what tax concessions are available on rental properties is costing some investors millions of dollars. Here are the top five tax mistakes many are still making.
Tenants and landlords share their real-life renting horror stories
Think your experience with renting has been bad? At least your property probably isn’t the site of a high-rise apartment goat farm (although someone’s is – true story).