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Case alleging consumer law breaches has been dropped

DOTT & Crossitt founder Jared Zak has welcomed the end of court action against him after law firm Agency Settlements abandoned a lawsuit alleging breaches of consumer law. Agency Settlements, a settlement support solution owned by Riverstone Partners, launched the NSW Supreme Court proceedings last month, accusing Zak of misleading or deceptive conduct related to statements about Agency Settlements’ business model. The lawsuit was initiated after Zak took aim at Agency Settlements in an online petition critical of deposit flicking, a contentious practice where real estate agents tra

Housing target becoming an impossible dream

Foreign ownership ban hurting housing investment

Selling a new home is not getting any easier

Property-owning pensioners could get less public money

Millions of dollars caught up in mortgage fraud

Questions arise as to what is an affordable home

Unemployment rate rise on ‘the softer side’

AUSTRALIA’s unemployment rate has climbed to 4.5 per cent, adding to the case for the Reserve Bank to hold off on hiking interest rates again. The result was driven by a fall in jo

Widow tax loophole fixed after NDIS deal

A TAX loophole disadvantaging widowed investors has been closed following an agreement between the major parties. Budget night tax reforms grandfathered negative gearing and capital gain

Under the bonnet of top conveyancing firms

WITH the property market taking a breather, many professionals might feel they’re stuck in neutral, mired in a traffic jam. But not those featured in “Driven” – the special August

It’s inland mining region’s time to shine

IT’s not a pristine coastal spot but an inland centre famed for its mining that is turning heads in Western Australia’s property market. The goldfields region of Kalgoorlie-B