Tax

REIA President Hayden Groves welcomed the suite of measures targeting Australians along the property ladder from first home buyers through to rightsizers.

Apr 28, 2022

CPI further evidence for action on housing supply and stamp duty - REIA

ABS figures released yesterday show that the All Groups CPI, increased by 2.1 per cent in the March quarter of 2022 and by 5.1 per cent for the year – the highest quarterly increase since December 1990 and the highest annual increase since June 2001.

Apr 19, 2022

REIA says big picture needed to keep The Great Australian Dream alive for all Australians - Election 2022

In the lead up to the 2022 Federal Election, the Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) is calling on governments to create big picture structural changes to enable supply and properly deal with the decreasing housing affordability says REIA President Hayden Groves.

Apr 4, 2022

The Economy

Tax

66% of investment properties have this in common - BMT

A study conducted by Australia’s leading tax depreciation specialist, BMT Tax Depreciation has identified an important statistic: 66% of tax depreciation schedules completed in the last three years have undergone a renovation or an addition by the owner.

Mar 30, 2022

Great budget for Real Estate, First Home owners, social and affordable housing says REIA

REIA President Mr Hayden Groves welcomed Budget 2022, “With 50,000 new places coming online through the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme this is a most welcome measure. “We also welcome the additional allocation of $2 billion to the National Finance Investment Corporation’s mandate to help enable...

Mar 17, 2022

2022/23 Federal Budget Wish List

As the price of goods and services increases, the overarching theme of the 2022/23 Federal Budget will be about combating the rising ‘cost of living’ pressures. For property markets this means addressing housing and rental affordability says Matt Tiller Head of Research LJ Hooker

Mar 10, 2022

What is rentvesting and how can it help your investment strategy? - BMT

The constant conversation surrounding how hard it is to enter the property market has been getting louder, with first home buyers falling victim to rising property prices making deposits harder to save for.