With Halloween just around the corner and becoming more and more popular each year in Australia, we thought we’d start by digging a bit deeper to find out what’s behind...
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Selling your first property is a major decision, both financially and emotionally. It’s very different from buying your first home. Instead of considering your own needs and preferences, you instead...
Renting a property for the first time can be a daunting experience, but moving out of the family home and establishing your own household is also incredibly exciting. Hunting for...
Long criticised by economists for its inefficiency and deemed inequitable, stamp duty is a concentrated tax that falls on a small population and flows billions of dollars into government coffers...
Since March 2020, we have seen a giant shift in how we work, commute and live due to stay at home government restrictions. As these restrictions adjust and vary around...
COVID-19 has provided a great metaphor for what ‘negative gearing’ means in human terms. Broadly speaking, it’s when what’s going out is greater than what’s coming in. For all of...
What is the HomeBuilder Scheme? HomeBuilder provides eligible owner-occupiers (including first home buyers) with a grant of $25,000 to build a new home or substantially renovate an existing home....
Following our look at how the market fared in March, changed government policies aimed at combating the COVID-19 crisis have started to influence transaction numbers, but the April figures from...
COVID-19 RENTAL NEGOTIATIONS & AGREEMENTS PROCESS The Real Estate Institute of Victoria has referenced information from CAV and recommended the following procedures in relation to rental negotiations. EVIDENCE All...
As we continue to face these uncertain times, and with many question marks hanging over the impact that the current environment will ultimately have on the property market, it’s important...
If you’re thinking of selling your home, then you may already have an agent or be familiar enough with those in your local area to choose one. However, that may...
From Monday, 2 March 2020, new laws mean it will be easier for renters to have a pet. Renters can keep pets at a rental property, with the written permission of...
