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John McGrath slams state governments over property taxes

Real estate mogul John McGrath has called out “hefty” taxes on overseas buyers as “one of the most short-sighted initiatives” that he’s seen in his 35 years of real estate.

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Fasten your seatbelts - it’s going to be a bumpy ride!

The memories from my childhood and adolescence are peppered with flashbacks of family times, fragments of birthdays and other events, all of which I recall on occasion, like we all do I ...

Fasten your seatbelts - it’s going to be a bumpy ride!
On the Record: Cameron Kusher, CoreLogic - October 2016

Cameron Kusher, a senior research analyst for CoreLogic, returns to Mortgage Business to discuss how real estate is tracking across the country, why lenders have pulled back from people ...

On the Record: Cameron Kusher, CoreLogic - October 2016
Property spruiker activity on the rise, adviser warns

The number of property spruikers preying on SMSF trustees and practitioners has increased in the past year, with spruikers attempting to entice advisers with large commissions, according to ...

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Federal Court bans property spruiker

Two notorious property industry identities have been “disqualified from managing corporations and restrained from carrying on financial services for a period of 10 years”.

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Banks offering ‘significant discounts’ to property investors

New research has revealed that property investors are still very active in the market and negotiating significant price discounts on home loans, despite measures to cool investor lending.

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Aussie confidence in dire state on financial, property fronts

Australians may have rising disposable incomes but they are increasingly feeling financially insecure and stressed, overwhelmingly due to mortgages and debt. 

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‘Rising risks’ for banks in commercial property

Higher vacancy rates for office properties combined with growing settlement risks for newly-built residential apartments add up to a credit negative for Australia's major banks, Moody's ...

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Investor housing demand rises as owner occupier fades

Housing finance data for August 2016 has been released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Over the month there was $31.4 billion worth of housing finance commitments which was ...

Investor housing demand rises as owner occupier fades
Although dwelling approvals fell in August they remain at very high levels

Earlier this month, the Australian Bureau of Statistics released the latest building approvals data for August 2016.

Although dwelling approvals fell in August they remain at very high levels
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