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Rents continue to rise across Australia

In more bad news for renters, national weekly rents have risen again, according to CoreLogic data.

By Emma Duffy ● April 08, 2019

Push for ‘key workers’ to receive tax deductions for home loan costs

A new report has called for the associated costs of buying a home to be tax deductible for key workers such as teachers, nurses and paramedics in Sydney and Melbourne.

By William Jolly ● April 08, 2019

Loans.com.au offers new ‘super-low’ 3-year fixed home loan rate

Fintech lender loans.com.au has slashed one of its fixed home loan interest rates to be below many rival lender’s variable rates.

By William Jolly ● April 05, 2019

‘We’ve never seen it as bad as it is’: Mortgage stress hits new highs

Despite interest rates being at record lows, the number of Australian households suffering mortgage stress continues to rise, new figures from Digital Finance Analytics reveals.

By Emma Duffy ● April 05, 2019

Majority of Aussies think Labor’s property tax changes will increase rents

A new survey has revealed 52% of Australian voters believe housing rents will rise if the Labor Party’s proposed changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax are legislated.

By Dominic Beattie ● April 04, 2019

RBA remains deadpan on interest rates: Cash rate held at 1.50%

To no surprise, Australia’s central bank has held the cash rate unchanged for the 29th meeting in a row at 1.50%, leaving no clues as to whether this stance will change in the near future.

By Dominic Beattie ● April 02, 2019

Apartments fuel surge in building approvals

Despite expectations for a drop, approval for the construction of new dwellings jumped in February, driven by a spike in high rise approvals.

By Emma Duffy ● April 02, 2019

National dwelling values fall 0.6% in March

CoreLogic’s latest home value index results for March 2019 show the national average dwelling value fell by 0.6%, which is actually the smallest month-to-month decline since October 2018.

By William Jolly ● April 01, 2019

‘Further cooling’ ahead for housing as annual credit growth hits all-time low

Australian annual housing credit growth sunk to 4.2% in February, the lowest rate for records that date as far back as 1977.

By Dominic Beattie ● March 29, 2019

Negative gearing changes to kick into effect on January 1 if Labor wins election

Labor will introduce its changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax by January 1 next year if it wins the upcoming election in May – but the announcement has sparked backlash from property industry groups.

By Emma Duffy ● March 29, 2019

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