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Property
Melbourne leads strong auction clearance rates in Australian capitals
Melbourne last week beat Sydney on auction clearance rates, which have surged to their highest levels in three weeks across the nation’s capitals.
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Property
Housing approval plan risks environment, corruption
Attempts to speed up housing approvals will come under scrutiny with calls for greater oversight and the exclusion of mines and renewable projects.
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Property
Farmland value in reverse as economy tightens
Australian farmland values are down 3.8 per cent in the first half of 2025 – the first dip in over a decade – but there are some causes for optimism.
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Property
Property news makes prime time
Television news has long had political, economic, and foreign affairs reporters but it’s a sign of the times that most stations now also have real estate specialists.
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Property
Blow for borrowers as Reserve Bank curbs rate-cut hopes
Crucial economic data in coming weeks could determine when mortgage holders can expect more interest rate relief, the Reserve Bank board says.
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Property
Spy agency points finger at common password habits
Australians are being warned to adopt better password habits for their personal and business use as the extent and cost of cybercrime is laid bare.
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Economy
Paul Nicolaou: Sydney’s red tape warrior
For Paul Nicolaou, there’s a lot to love about his hometown of Sydney. As executive director of Business Sydney he’s a passionate advocate for development and refurbishment, a sword-wielding enemy of red tape. But he’s also heavily invested in making Sydney a better place for its people, especially the homeless and city workers who can’t afford city rents.
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Property
Communes: Hippie havens or happy housing?
Once the preserve of 1970s hippies, communes are touted by some as an answer for modern house-hunters. But are they a practical alternative? AC investigates the pros and cons of tribal life.
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Property
Treasurer defends $4b hit from super tax backdown
An overhaul of a signature Labor tax plan will cost the budget billions, but the treasurer says it shouldn’t be seen in isolation.
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Technology
NSW inquiry to probe e-Conveyancing competition at public hearing
An NSW parliamentary inquiry will put competition in the e-conveyancing market under the spotlight at a public hearing next month.
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Property
Young Australians buy shares as property dream fades
Australia’s wealth landscape is changing, and younger Australians are increasingly looking to markets to secure their financial future.
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Property
‘Better targeted’: Labor tinkers on big super accounts
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has announced significant changes to taxes on large super balances, above $3 million, in a bid to raise political support for the reform.
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Regulation
Devil in the detail: strata by-laws risk in high-density housing
A property law expert has urged conveyancers to stay on top of complex strata by-laws as governments increasingly incentivise mixed-use, complex housing builds nationwide.
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Property
PM says briefing on super tax plan was nothing unusual
The PM’s office is briefed all the time on a range of issues, says Anthony Albanese after a hearing was told of conversations over a plan to tax super balances.
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Property
Reserve Bank to lay out reasons for not cutting rates
Australia’s central bank will reveal what went on behind closed doors when it decided to keep the cash rate on hold, while key job figures are due for release.
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Property
Economy ‘in a good spot’ despite sticky inflation: RBA
Inflation remains a risk in one sector of the national economy which is otherwise sitting pretty, the governor of the nation’s central bank says.
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Property
Olympic 2032 chiefs throw open billions for business
Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games organisers want the state’s firms to hit gold with business opportunities, urging small to medium-sized operators to get involved.
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Property
Australia’s property market healthy, strong: REA boss
The departing chief executive of the company that owns realestate.com.au says there were a record 151 million visits to the site in August.
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Practice
The ‘accidental conveyancer’ makes her way to the top
Jennie Tonner humbly describes her journey to the top of the profession as an accident. But 38 years of grinding, hard work has earned her the respect of her peers statewide. She now the face of the industry in NSW.
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Property
Renters surprise winners from cheaper mortgage deposits
Despite predictions that a five per cent deposit scheme will drive up house prices, analysts say the government policy could be good news for the nation’s renters.
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Property
Two Australian neighbourhoods amongst coolest in the world
Sydney’s inner west Burwood and North Melbourne rated among Time Out’s coolest places to live.