Who can afford their first home?
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Getting into the housing market may seem like a challenge, but first-time buyers have plenty of reasons to stay optimistic.
Victorian property investors are fleeing the state as Queensland activity picks up: ABS
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Melbourne is on the cusp of losing its place as the second-biggest market for property investors with Brisbane hot on its heels.
Read MoreQld agent convicted for $1.2m misuse of trust funds
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A Sunnybank real estate agent has been convicted on two offences and now faces a nine-month term of imprisonment, suspended for two years.
Read MoreHome prices fall in parts of Sydney as ‘buyer's market’ looms
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Home prices have begun to fall in parts of Sydney following a dramatic rise in listings and a drop in demand as would-be buyers give up hope of an early rate cut.
Some millionaires, some struggling: The fall-out of Adelaide's 50% property price hike
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Adelaide's property market has surpassed expectations and this year has continued to surprise. But this level of growth may not last long, experts say.
Read MoreMyer family’s Melbourne mansion could sell for $100m+
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Melbourne’s wealthy Myer family are preparing to sell their iconic Toorak mansion in a move that could top the city’s $80m house price record — and potentially crack $100m.
Qld agent handed 10-year ban and $30k fine
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An investigation by Queensland’s Office of Fair Trading uncovered trust account failures dating back several years.
Read MoreReal estate agent ordered to repay $7.4m for pushing Ponzi scheme
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A “thoroughly unscrupulous real estate agent” has been ordered by an NSW Supreme Court judge to repay the money lost by a family after he encouraged them to invest in Ralan property developments.
Read MoreAirbnb boom hits a wall as landlords slash prices to lure tourists
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The rise of Airbnb may not be so inexorable after all, with holiday home prices sliding more than 10 per cent this year as travellers return to hotels and local authorities make running short-term rentals more expensive and difficult.
Read MoreBlue Mountains: 'rare' opportunity to invest at the Three Sisters
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Stuck between a rock and a hard place on your next investment? Snap up a tourist hotspot with a “secure income stream” nestled among one of Australia’s most dramatic landscapes.
Read MoreReal estate agency, licensee fined for late bond lodgements
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Failing to lodge a substantial number of tenancy security bonds within the required 14-day timeframe has seen a Cannington real estate agency and its director fined a total of $10,000 by the State Administrative Tribunal.
Read MoreNew laws introduced to improve strata living
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New laws designed to take immediate action to help restore confidence in living and investing in strata schemes are now before the NSW parliament.
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