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In a tight rental market the landlord temptation might be to squeeze out as much rent as possible but tenant [...]
The outer fringes of Melbourne are the sole drivers of the property market in the city, as buyers compete for [...]
Property investors seeking capital growth in Brisbane will continue to make gains in the outer suburbs but other property types [...]
Three-bedroom apartments are meeting a growing demand from numerous segments of the property buying market, from downsizers to young families [...]
A great divide has emerged in the Sydney property market when it comes to price growth but will the gulf [...]
The Australian Taxation Office is on the warpath and property investors need to be prepared. Early in 2025, the Australian [...]
Both sides of politics are turning their sights against foreign property buyers, but will a ban have any impact on [...]
As Brisbane contends with Cyclone Alfred, questions have again been raised about the capability of the city’s real estate market [...]
A three-month property market downturn has ended in emphatic fashion, with every real estate market in Australia outside Darwin recording [...]
An exodus of property investors from the Sydney market has shifted the balance towards buyers for the first since real [...]
The final 25 train and tram zones where the Victorian Government is changing planning rules and increasing housing density in [...]
Strong population growth and a trickle rather than sea of city workers returning to the office points to a strong [...]
The massive influx of interstate investors into Western Australia’s property market has helped to fuel a two-speed property market, creating [...]
Borrowers have been handed their first interest rate cut in just over four years, with the RBA slicing 0.25 per [...]
Units now account for just 9 per cent of total housing completions in Western Australia, the lowest proportion in more [...]
As Western Australians ready themselves for a March state election, the Labor government has said it will extend a shared [...]
Australians are increasingly contending with unaffordable real estate slipping from their grasp but on a global scale things aren’t necessarily [...]
Another 20 Perth suburbs are set to become new entrants to the million dollar median club in 2025, but among [...]
The subdued property market in Sydney is providing a small degree of relief to new home buyers but a lack [...]
Buying and selling properties in rapid succession to make a quick profit – known as flipping – comes with risks [...]
Higher listings are putting downwards pressure on property prices in the capital cities but the prospect of multiple interest rate [...]
Property in Perth and regional Western Australia has been a magnet for interstate investors, but many are getting stung by [...]
The great property price boom has, for now, run its course but the RBA could very soon flick the switch [...]
A major shift towards apartment living is changing the way buyers are thinking about what they need in their more [...]
Despite higher interest rates, Australia abounds with locations where rental yields are well above average and capable of covering mortgage [...]
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Perth’s property market swept all before it in 2024 but market commentators are divided on its prospects for continued capital [...]
As property watchers map out their 2025 real estate strategies, API Magazine sought the exclusive views of one of Australia’s [...]
Well designed micro apartments are becoming an attractive living and investment proposition in high-demand urban suburbs. Priced out of the [...]
Renters are still facing rising expenses but the worst of the rent blowouts now appear to be over. The pace [...]
Downsizing cleverly can save $50,000 on a retirement income, with the current property market highs making it an opportune time [...]
Property prices nationally have taken their first backward step in almost two years but the minor decline might yet prove [...]
For the average income earner, it has never been so hard to buy a home but there are some relatively [...]
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Investors continue to pour into the market and sellers are cashing in on record resale prices but the real estate [...]
Looking in the rearview mirror at Perth’s previous 20 years of property price growth and occasional declines, there are valuable [...]
API Magazine columnist Terry Ryder has set out his 2025 property forecasts, including which of Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide will [...]
Regional Western Australia continues to notch up record property prices even as investment from the eastern states slows down. Bunbury [...]
In 2025, the rental crisis will not get any better unless investors hear a more appropriate message from Government. As [...]
Capital growth, high rental yields and a strong economy have ked to new investor loans in Western Australia soaring. Western [...]
Even as national property growth eases, the median dwelling value in Australia has hit eye-watering record levels. If you want [...]
An expected interest rate cute in early 2025 could result in another property market boom, but the likes of Canberra, [...]
National property prices are now almost flatlining, with the pace of growth slowing in the strongest markets and going backwards [...]
Whether it’s a new or refinanced home loan, or the need to fund a major renovation project, well informed decision [...]
The hottest property markets in Australia are not spelt in capitals; it’s regional real estate that is outperforming the nation’s [...]
Suburbs generating strong jobs growth are upending traditional ways of identifying the best location in which to buy real estate, [...]
Five top 10 tables help to settle the great debate around the Perth property market; which is superior – north [...]
Self-managing an investment property is a time-consuming and stressful task that can ultimately cost more than it saves. In the [...]
Perth’s strong economic fundamentals, particularly within the resources sector, continue to bolster demand for high-end real estate. Western Australia, particularly [...]
Sydney real estate prices have retreated for the first time since the start of 2023, as the heat comes out [...]
Unlock strategies to boost rental income, reduce expenses, and optimise tax benefits. The start of a new financial year is [...]
Strong real estate sales performance is a barometer of future capital growth, and sales figures emerging from New South Wales [...]
As real estate agents, we are often asked what homeowners can do to maximise the value of their property before [...]
Huge parcels of land will be released in Melbourne for residential housing developments on a host of outer suburban sites. [...]
Investing in eco-friendly upgrades can potentially increase a property’s value over time, offering a solid return on investment. Buying sustainably [...]
The Victorian State Government has announced a controversial tax will no longer apply to properties bought off-the-plan, with no price [...]
Melbourne’s property market is thought to have reached its nadir, presenting property investors with a buying opportunity – on the [...]
Foreign buyers are often seen as the bogeyman of the property market but the tax and surcharge hikes that have [...]
Perth’s property market has been the head-and-shoulders standout nationally for the past year or more but investors expecting that to [...]
With a growing tenant pool and limited supply, the challenge for investors has shifted from finding tenants, to selecting the [...]
For almost two years, national property prices have recorded month-on-month gains but 2025 could present a different story. Despite property [...]
If you’re buying property in Western Australia with the intention of subdividing, it’s critical that you’re aware of the R-Codes [...]
Weighing up whether to buy or build is a choice that comes with its own set of advantages and disadvantages, [...]
Investing successfully in property is relatively simple but with the cost of living at record highs due to rampant inflation [...]
Australian property has been an effective tax planning tool for Aussie expats for many years. However, recent changes to [...]
Perth and Adelaide’s overtaking of Melbourne’s median property prices is perhaps an unfair reflection of those respective property markets, but [...]
Whether you’re a buyer looking to avoid the most heated competition for property or a seller looking to capitalise on [...]
Perth and Brisbane have each enjoyed spectacular capital growth in recent years but which city is best placed to attract [...]
Perth’s million dollar property club has expanded in spectacular fashion, with a record number of suburbs moving into this rarefied [...]
Even as Perth’s rental market shows signs of easing, signs of that translating into a slowing of the rampant property [...]
Property investors are most active in Australia’s fastest growing property markets but there are a string of surprise packets among [...]
Investors are exiting the market and moves by the New South Wales Government that limit landlords’ right to recover their [...]
Adding property to the mix in a self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) can offer enticing tax benefits but comes with an [...]
Stock markets around the world have rattled investors over the past week but could a major crash wreak havoc upon [...]
Property buys for $250,000 or less come with their own quirks and nuanced investment profile but whether it’s a serviced [...]
Interest rates, a lack of affordability and tighter landlord regulations could have made the road bumpy for the Brisbane property [...]
Three cities are booming and three are going backwards as overall momentum in the property market eases and inflation presents [...]
Melbourne’s property market has been languishing compared to other major cities over the past couple of years but its relative [...]
With property prices high around the country and building costs not subsiding significantly any time soon, do prospective property buyers [...]
East Coast investors are drawn to the perfect storm that is pushing up Western Australia’s house prices faster than in [...]
Regional Queensland has emerged as one of the best performing property markets in Australia, with rental yields as high as [...]
If you don’t know what proportion of a property’s value should be land, or the difference between A-grade and investment-grade [...]
With another financial year gone, API Magazine commissioned data to determine which Sydney suburban property markets were in the black [...]
It has been a tough few years for those grinding their way through an extended rental crisis but vacancy rates [...]
Locating the best prospective property investments without breaking the bank is difficult with prices having risen so sharply, but this [...]
Property prices in Perth are defying a gradual easing in the rate of capital growth being seen elsewhere in the [...]
For real estate investors tempted by the strong gains Perth has made over the past year, another property type might [...]
The removal of a land tax exemption for a string of nationalities could prove costly for international buyers and have [...]
Interest rate rises would ordinarily push property prices down, but real estate and rents are still going up, adding to [...]
Brisbane property prices are still going full steam ahead and it would take a brave passenger to get off the [...]
Australian property prices have “found their groove” in rising by between 0.5 and 0.8 per cent since February, with June [...]
Home buyers will be contemplating more expensive property purchases with their increased borrowing power, while mortgagees will be hoping to [...]
A decade’s worth of data has uncovered the most lucrative plant and equipment assets to consider when renovating an investment [...]
Property buyers and sellers alike stand to save potentially big dollars if they time their property purchase right in relation [...]
Foreign property buyer numbers have taken off, with international real estate investors shaking off their post-Covid blues and turning their [...]
Property price growth is forecast to hit record median dwelling value levels in a majority of property markets around the [...]
This trio of capitals has been largely sidelined in the wake of market stars Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane booming, but [...]
Unlock the potential of rental property investments with these top landlord tax tips. This year, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) [...]
An interactive map and wealth of supporting information based on eight crucial investment metrics has unearthed Sydney’s 11 most appealling [...]
Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania have in the past week made changes to their stamp duty and first home buyers [...]
Buying a property for investment purposes is a different prospect to purchasing the dream family home, and addressing key parameters [...]
For almost a year and a half Australian property prices have been rising and nothing is suggesting the juggernaut is [...]
The Perth property market appears to outsiders as a sure-fire investment win but some property types are increasingly selling at [...]
Some cities in regional Western Australian are delivering quarterly property price growth that, if continued, would translate into annual price [...]
Buying a property is a little like baking a cake. Just as you gather ingredients before baking, purchasing a home [...]
Perth’s affluent western suburbs may be on the verge of delivering the type of high capital growth that has been [...]
With rents still rising across almost every region in Australia, it’s little wonder investors chasing higher rental returns have returned to the [...]
The data has been crunched and the results are in – revealed are the top three property investment prospects in [...]
On May 14th Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivered the 2024-25 Federal Budget, with a central focus on alleviating the cost of living [...]
By refusing to make any major changes that will shift the dial on the housing crisis, the government has unwittingly [...]
The tax office has forewarned landlords that dodgy or erroneous rental claims are at the top of its annual hit [...]
Property investors can learn much about the market from metrics such as the time it takes a property to sell [...]
How to make your offspring financially savvy – unlocking Financial Wisdom at any age, the Top 6 things you can [...]
The unit market in Perth offers a diverse range of benefits and downsides for investors, with some property types delivering [...]
You see your home as a castle, the bank values your property as a shed, and we pay council rates [...]
Perth is racing ahead while Melbourne’s real estate market continues to stagnate, but nationally dwelling values continue their inexorable climb [...]
Your 2024 Comprehensive Guide to Off-the-Plan Finance for Australian Expatriates Investing in off-the-plan properties can be an attractive option for [...]
High growth population areas are seen as predictors of rising real estate prices but API Magazine’s newest contributor argues that [...]
Regional South Australia’s property market has been among the very best when it comes to delivering capital growth over the [...]
Infrastructure spending for the 2032 Olympic Games has lifted Brisbane’s capital growth prospects, and the property investment potential in some [...]
Legal battles may be on the cards after New South Wales deemed its own taxes and surcharges on foreign property [...]
As property investors shy away from Melbourne in response to a string of property-related tax reforms, some regional Victorian hotspots [...]
Buying a property in Australia can be a significant milestone and a complex process that requires careful consideration of various [...]
With Perth property price growth widely tipped to exceed 10 per cent in 2024, Sydney and other interstate and international [...]
Melbourne real estate has flatlined while other cities’ markets have soared, so why is that the case and will 2024 [...]
Six Sydney property experts reveal the suburbs and property types real estate investors should be looking to buy in 2024. [...]
Millennials are driving the investment property market according to new research, while inner suburban Sydney and Melbourne are the areas [...]
Brisbane median house prices have surpassed $900,000 for the first time, while unit values in Brisbane are showing three to [...]
From cutting years off the length of a mortgage to maximising rental income, these seven tips highlight how there is [...]
Rarely have forecasters got it so wrong – in the four years since the onset of Covid property prices have [...]
Our top 5 2024 tips for accessing if its time for an update to your home loan. Refinancing a home [...]
Capital gains tax is a minefield and knowing how to tip-toe through the maze unscathed is a crucial component of [...]
Perth property prices are soaring but investors are contending with the high prices by searching out smaller properties such as [...]
Our top 5 2024 tips for accessing if it’s best to ‘stay put’ with your current home loan. Refinancing a [...]
The pace of national property price rises has taken off again, with the three red hot capitals – Perth, Adelaide, [...]
While the prospect of Sydney delivering another double-digit property price gain in 2024 appears remote, there are some sectors of [...]
With housing affordability at its lowest level in three decades thanks to higher cost-of-living pressures, interest rate raises and healthy [...]
In the complex world of real estate, purchasing a home or investment property is a significant financial decision. For most [...]
Negative gearing isn’t exactly poetry but if it’s properly understood it can at least be music to the ears of [...]
In the pursuit of happiness, there’s a special kind that comes from owning your own Aussie home. As a Mortgage [...]
Now is the time to buy Australian property. Here are tips to help you maximise your returns. If you’ve been [...]
In just three years, the time it takes the average first home buyer to save a house deposit has leapt [...]
The ‘Great Australian Dream’ of property ownership has spanned hundreds of years. This passion is shared by many foreign nationals [...]
Australians bemoan their own property taxation burdens but foreign buyers are hit with an array of imposing fees, taxes and [...]
A leading national commentator argues Australia’s seemingly high property prices are a mirage, with the next two years set to [...]
The lowest listings in 30 years, a booming population and soaring rents are driving the Perth property market and luring [...]
A proposal put forward to impose a 45-day residency test in determining a person’s tax status, compared to the current [...]
A leading property management expert has identified three key areas landlords can address to ensure they get off to the [...]
The Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe has used his final monthly meeting to leave interest rates on hold for a [...]
Melbourne’s gradually improving property is teasing real estate investors, with some booming suburbs highlighting the potential upside. Melbourne property values [...]
With the mortgage cliff around the halfway point of its gradual transition from low fixed to high variable rate loans, [...]
Applied wisely, debt recycling can reduce tax liability and increase investment opportunities. In the eyes of the Australian Taxation Office [...]
Property prices nationally rose 0.7 per cent in July, marking a fifth consecutive month of housing value recovery. Adelaide and [...]
Property prices nationally rose 0.7 per cent in July, marking a fifth consecutive month of housing value recovery. Adelaide and [...]
Property investors have been deterred from investing in Melbourne by myriad government policy obstacles but segments of the market are [...]
Barely a quarter of property investors feel in control at tax time, as the ATO ramps up its scrutiny on [...]
Inflation is easing just as property sales around the country are becoming less profitable but one state stands out when [...]
Melbourne property prices have failed to keep pace with Sydney and other capital cities since Covid but the Victorian capital [...]
Stamp duty, reviled by the public and real estate industry but beloved of state governments, looks set to undergo major [...]
There are two main facilities on a family home loan that should exist in anyone’s tax planning toolbox but unfortunately, [...]
With research and patience, subdividing land can provide property investors with significant returns while also addressing housing affordability and supply [...]
Would a ban on foreign property investment, as has been implemented in Canada, improve housing affordability in Australia? In an [...]
Underquoting remains a major issue in the real estate industry, prompting the Victorian Government to launch a dedicated taskforce, while [...]
SMATS Group, who provide Australian taxation, finance and property investment services, have provided their top five tips to ensure property [...]
Perth and Brisbane may be on opposite sides of Australia but the roughly two million inhabitants in each city enjoy [...]
The recently released ANZ Corelogic Housing Affordability Report showed the wide scale decline in housing affordability with the ratio of [...]
Since the emergence of COVID-19, Australia has become a premier global destination for our enviable lifestyle, stable political system, world [...]