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Apr 5, 2017

Time to support first homebuyers, says REINSW

The REINSW says policies being considered by the NSW government to improve housing affordability for first homebuyers is a step in the right direction.

Apr 3, 2017

Company tax cut good news for builders

Denita Wawn, CEO of Master Builders Australia, says the senate's passing of the tax cut bill is good news for small builders, but she is calling on the government to lower taxes for larger businesses too.

Mar 15, 2017

Foreign buyers account for 11% of all NSW home sales

Between July and September 2016, foreign nationals accounted for 11 per cent of all NSW residential property sales, compared with first-home buyers who accounted for only 7.51 per cent.

Mar 15, 2017

REIWA welcomes new Labor government

The new Western Australian government must tackle housing affordability, says Hayden Groves, president of the REIWA.

Mar 14, 2017

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REIV backs changes to Victoria's zoning rules

With Melbourne's population expected to grow by 100,000 new residents every year, the changes allow for greater density in the city's middle-ring suburbs, says Joseph Walton of the REIV.

Mar 7, 2017

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Michaelia Cash "very sorry" for late declaration of investment property

Michaelia Cash's late declaration of her $1.4 million investment property in upmarket Floreat, is not a good look as the federal government grapples with policy to halt deteriorating housing affordability.

Mar 6, 2017

Victorian government steps in to help first-home buyers

The Andrews Labor government has introduced a raft of measures to help first-home buyers, including scaling back stamp duty, and eliminating it for buyers of properties worth less than $600,000, introducing equity sharing, and adding incentives for buyers in regional Victoria.

Mar 3, 2017

Negative gearing rumblings gaining in volume

Stockland CEO Mark Steinert and Aussie Home Loans boss John Symond are the latest property heavyweights adding their voices to calls for changes to negative gearing.

Feb 16, 2017

Is the government considering changes to capital gains tax for investors, or not?

Last night's report in The Australian Financial Review that the federal government is considering cutting the capital gains tax discount for investors was quashed this morning, when the prime minister said, "We do not support the Labor Party’s plans to increase capital gains tax."