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House hunters getting lateral
Granny at the back and co-living are ways first-time buyers can navigate the home buying minefield.
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Schemes missing their mark
Many first home buyers who realise they can’t buy because of their borrowing capacity look to purchase an investment property instead.
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Backing buyers with stamp duty exemptions in Victoria and Queensland
Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania also offer state-based assistance, mostly in the form of one-off grants to first home buyers.
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Federal assistance on offer
The First Home Guarantee is invaluable as it allows eligible buyers to purchase a property with as little as a 5% deposit.
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Cracking the home ownership code
Insider’s guide to getting a foothold on the property ladder.
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NSW stamp duty scheme a ‘standout’
Home buyers in Australia’s priciest realty market, Sydney, should check out the state’s First Home Buyer Assistance scheme.
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Economy
Rich Australians spent $138 billion buying property with cash
Analysis shows that cash purchases over the past financial year made up 28 per cent of a property market fuelled by wealthy downsizers, retirees and investors.
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Economy
Boomers flexing finances as younger Australians still feel pinch
Spending power split between older and younger Australians in spotlight as those all the way up to 40 cut back in the face of cost-of-living pressure.
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Economy
Property giants see reasons for optimism in real estate
Property giants Mirvac and Lendlease see green shoots emerging and positive sentiment starting to return after a challenging year in Australian real estate.
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Panel to let housing developers bypass council scrutiny
From early 2025, housing developments of about 100 homes in greater Sydney will be able to bypass council approval and seek assessment from a new three-person panel.
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Economy
Auction season peaks with lower clearance rates
Busiest auction weekend of the spring selling season but sellers’ unmatched expectations resulted in lower clearance rates compared to November in 2023.
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Technology
Rosie’s decade-long battle against domestic violence
After her 14-year-old son Luke was murdered by his father, Rosie Batty put that terrible personal tragedy aside to put family violence on the national agenda and reinforced it can happen to anyone.
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Technology
Conveyancers campaign for competition reform
Leading conveyancers whose firms are involved in billions of dollars of transactions are calling for progress in ELNO competition reform.
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Economy
Annual wage growth for workers drops to 3.5 per cent
Pay packets have been expanding strongly as demand for workers remains high but slower growth is expected as the economy weakens and the labour market slackens.
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Economy
‘Gone backwards’: Hopes fund can revive home-building
Cutting red tape standing in the way of modular home construction will be rewarded by the federal government via a new fund aimed at spurring states and territories towards a suite of productivity-enhancing reforms.
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Why are practitioners devaluing the industry with cheap fees?
Award-winning conveyancing lawyer Melissa Barlas is using her social media presence to campaign on behalf of the small business conveyancing community as it comes under pressure from all sides.
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Rents grow at slowest rate in more than three years
Two new reports show annual rental growth is slowing to give renters some relief – but is still above pre-pandemic levels.
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Economy
Australian economy prepared for Trump, says Jim Chalmers
Australia faces slower growth and additional inflation from a second Donald Trump presidency, but the Treasurer believes the nation is well placed to withstand financial shocks.
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Property
Capping international students will save less than one per cent in rent
New research by the Property Council shows that limiting student visas will have little impact on rents.
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No change to RBA forecasts after Trump election
Donald Trump’s re-election as US President could have adverse implications for the Australian economy but hasn’t changed the RBA’s inflation view.
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Supply the key to fixing housing, not taxes: Treasury
The focus of the government should be on increasing housing supply rather than cutting tax concessions for property investors, the Treasury chief says.