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Mar 17, 2017

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ASIC report to shake up mortgage broking industry

ASIC's review of mortgage broker remuneration is recommending sweeping changes to the way brokers are rewarded.

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 2, 2017

Politics

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Proposals cloud government moves on affordable housing

REIV CEO Gil King, asks why the Victorian state government announcement 'Long-term security for tenants' has been made in the middle of the 'Fairer, Safer Housing' review process.

Feb 28, 2017

Politics

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Victorian rental reforms will hit our most vulnerable: REIV

Gil King, chief executive officer of the Real Estate Institute of Victoria, writes that higher costs for landlords could translate into higher rents and lower supply of rental property.

Feb 17, 2017

Politics

Regulations

Calls for greater security for renters

Just as consumer advocate group Choice showed Australian renters lack adequate security of tenure and face poor-quality amenities, data from the RBA shows renters are forced to move more often than home owners.

Feb 16, 2017

Key amendments to ABCC bill passed

Employment Minister, Senator Michaelia Cash, says the amendments mean the ABCC is now “back and restored in full".

Jan 23, 2017

New premier means time to review stamp duty, says REINSW

The Real Estate Institute of New South Wales is calling on the newly elected premier, Gladys Berejiklian, to review the state's stamp duty settings, which have been in place for 30 years, and to introduce a number of other measures to improve housing supply and affordability.

Jan 10, 2017

Politics

Regulations

NSW government simplifies planning rules to boost supply

Though NSW is experiencing the longest housing construction boom in history, there is pent up demand for up to another 100,000 homes.

Nov 29, 2016

OECD says Australia must lift interest rates to cool housing market

Australians may face higher interest rates next year, as the The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development warns of the need to "unwind tensions" in the housing market.

Nov 23, 2016

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Managing earthquake risk

Maiclaire Bolton, of CoreLogic, shines a spotlight on New Zealand, and examines how the 'shaky island' has developed unique ways to cope with earthquakes.