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If you own a holiday home or short-stay investment property, you might want to pour yourself a coffee before reading on, because the ATO just dropped a draft ruling that could seriously reshape how deductions work for short-term rentals. With around 250,000 Australian dwellings, about 2% of our housing stock, now operating as holiday or…
We’ve all become comfortable clicking, tapping, and swiping our way through purchases. From household items to birthday gifts, most of us now jump online without a second thought. But behind the glossy ads and tempting discounts lurks a growing threat that far too many Australians are still underestimating. According to the NAB, Australians lost $9.8…
Some property market analysts say that the absence of past performance indicates that an area is overdue for growth, while others assure us that strong past performance offers us the best prospects of continued growth. They can’t both be right, so I’ll explain what past performance actually tells us about the future. This table illustrates…
For decades, we’ve been told to fear a population explosion, that there are too many people on the planet – straining our resources, overcrowding our cities, and destroying the environment. But what if the real problem of the future isn’t too many people… but too few? It’s a fascinating shift in thinking, and one that…
Every now and then, a statistic comes along that perfectly captures where we are in the property cycle, and where we’re heading next. The latest analysis from Canstar, based on newly released ABS Lending Indicators, delivered one of those moments: Almost half a million dollars’ worth of home loans are now being refinanced every single…
Unusually strong home value increases in the month of October coincided with the expansion of the Federal Government’s 5% Deposit Scheme. The policy enables eligible first home buyers to secure a low-deposit home loan without lender’s mortgage insurance. From October 1, it was scaled up to unlimited places and income eligibility, and the price caps…
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In today’s show, Ken Raiss and I discuss the intricacies of wealth building and legacy planning. We explore the importance of careful planning to avoid common pitfalls, the role of trusts in estate planning, and the implications of superannuation on wealth transfer. The conversation also covers strategies for gifting wealth, the benefits of investment bonds,…
Capital city rental markets have reported generally tightening rental markets over October with vacancy rates falling in most capitals reflecting rising seasonal demand. Most capitals however again recorded steady house rents over October compared to the previous month, however rents were higher in Darwin by 2.0% with Adelaide and Hobart house rents falling by 0.4%…
For years, Australians have been caught in a construction nightmare. Material shortages, cost blowouts, and trade delays turned the dream of building a home into a long, frustrating ordeal. But there’s finally some light at the end of the tunnel. After years of setbacks, new data shows that the time it takes to complete new…
The Build to Rent (BTR) sector in Australia is an emerging housing model where developers build large residential complexes and retain ownership to rent out units. Our federal government is supporting it in the aim of addressing Australia’s housing shortage by increasing the supply of rental housing, offering residents long-term tenure, and providing institutional investors…
