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Core Logic’s Regional Market Update shows that once again, Regional Australia’s dwelling values are on the rise, outpacing capital city values over the three months to April. Regional areas saw a growth of 2.1%, compared to just 1.7% in the cities. Western Australia and Queensland are leading the charge with impressive growth in both dwelling…

Great news for property investors: recent findings by Optiwise Wealth Advisory have uncovered clarification on a recent tax ruling where you can claim interest on the construction loan component of your loan/s as a tax deduction when you intend to rent out the property on completion as a residential investment property. This is a significant…

Making news this week was the release of CoreLogic’s analysis comparing the property market’s performance two years before and after the cycle of interest rate rises. As you might expect, we have a few comments regarding this information as well as the commentary surrounding it. Firstly, the fact that we’re seeing analysis made on the…

This week crossbench senators David Pocock and Jacqui Lambie have proposed a sweeping reform of property tax concessions, aiming to generate up to $60 billion in revenue over the next decade that they say will support social housing. While it might sound positive at first glance, all we see is that this proposal highlights the…

This week the Urban Developer published an article titled “Investor Home Loan Values Soar 21pc for Year” with ABS head of finance statistics Mish Tan quoted saying the value of new investor loans in February was 21.5 per cent higher compared to a year ago. They report this notable uptick in home loans as signalling…

This week Bernard Salt released an article The age group shaping Australian life with the latest ABS data referenced in that article revealing that 32-33-year olds are the largest age demographic in Australia. What this means from a property perspective is that there is a significant number of people at the age and life stage…