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April 01, 2025

Victorian government’s rental reforms passed: Two years to come into effect

April 01, 2025/ Macdonald Education
Victorian government’s rental reforms passed: Two years to come into effect

Victorian tenants will have waited more than 770 days for the state government to protect them from rental bidding and dodgy landlords by the time legislation comes into effect this November.

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April 01, 2025

Preparing for rental law changes from 1 May 2025

April 01, 2025/ Macdonald Education
Preparing for rental law changes from 1 May 2025

Further changes to Queensland rental laws will commence on 1 May 2025.  

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March 07, 2025

Where the property market is rebounding fastest as interest rates fall

March 07, 2025/ Macdonald Education
Where the property market is rebounding fastest as interest rates fall

The upper end of the housing market is rebounding fastest as last month’s interest rate cut improves sentiment among potential home buyers.

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February 05, 2025

QUEENSLAND CPD

February 05, 2025/ Macdonald Education
QUEENSLAND CPD

5 February 2025

Continuing professional development (CPD) for the property industry

Mandatory CPD for Queensland property professionals will begin on 6 June 2025.

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February 05, 2025

Changes to rental laws

February 05, 2025/ Macdonald Education
Changes to rental laws

What is changing?

On 24 October 2024 the NSW Parliament passed the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill 2024. The legislation is now the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2024. (the Act).

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February 04, 2025

Sydney home prices plunge amid interest rates warning

February 04, 2025/ Macdonald Education
Sydney home prices plunge amid interest rates warning

Gravity has struck Australia’s once soaring housing market, with prices in Sydney and the rest of the country falling for the second month in a row.

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January 05, 2025

Revealed: 10 surprise places to invest in property in 2025

January 05, 2025/ Macdonald Education
Revealed: 10 surprise places to invest in property in 2025

With an ever-changing housing market, some of the best places to invest are in places you might not expect.

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January 05, 2025

Sydney home prices fall further below peak

January 05, 2025/ Macdonald Education
Sydney home prices fall further below peak

Sydney home prices have fallen for the third month in a row after peaking in early spring.

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January 05, 2025

Record year of housing handouts, changes by Aussie governments

January 05, 2025/ Macdonald Education
Record year of housing handouts, changes by Aussie governments

Never in Australia’s history has so much been handed out to help taxpayers have homes, with record financial leg-ups going as high as $56k for the average first home in one state.

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December 02, 2024

Queensland overtakes Victoria as second biggest property investment market

December 02, 2024/ Macdonald Education
Queensland overtakes Victoria as second biggest property investment market

Queensland overtakes Victoria as second biggest property investment market.

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December 02, 2024

Help to Buy officially passes Parliament

December 02, 2024/ Macdonald Education
Help to Buy officially passes Parliament

The House has approved the amendments to the government’s shared equity scheme and rubber stamped the bill.

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December 02, 2024

House prices rise just 0.1 per cent in weakest result since January 2023

December 02, 2024/ Macdonald Education
House prices rise just 0.1 per cent in weakest result since January 2023

National home prices are losing momentum and anticipated interest rate cuts are unlikely to stop falls in house prices next year.

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