News : Residential Property

New equity release advice business opened

November 8, 2019

The growth of the equity release sector has prompted a former planner to open an advice and brokerage service for retirees.

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ATO, Residential Property

ATO probe targeting LRBAs

October 9, 2019

Tharshini Ashokan

The ATO has confirmed the SMSFs contacted via letters as part of its recent probe into the diversification of fund investment strategies used a limited recourse borrowing arrangement (LRBA) to acquire their single asset or asset class.

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Residential Property

Residential property listings slide continues

October 9, 2019

Tharshini Ashokan

The number of national residential property listings in September dropped significantly, while average asking prices for houses across capital cities rose, the latest research reveals.

TBC has business real property implications

September 6, 2019

Darin Tyson-Chan

Holding business real property inside an SMSF may not be as advantageous as previously perceived prior to the implementation of the super reforms.

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Residential Property

Residential property listings drop in July

September 6, 2019

Darin Tyson-Chan

Residential property listings fell by 2.8 per cent in July, according to the latest figures from SQM Research.

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Residential Property

Vacancy rates increase slightly

August 7, 2019

Darin Tyson-Chan

Vacancy rates for residential properties across capital cities increased by 0.1 percentage points in June as indicated by the latest SQM Research data.

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Investments, Residential Property

Property development not about capital growth

July 9, 2019

Darin Tyson-Chan

Property development investments have the potential to produce positive returns regardless of their market cycle position, an investment expert says.

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Residential Property, Retirement

DomaCom launches equity release product

July 9, 2019

Darin Tyson-Chan

DomaCom has launched the first equity release product for retirees that is aimed at attracting allocations from the SMSF sector.

Investors must recognise property characteristics

June 7, 2019

Darin Tyson-Chan

The differences in the yields and incomes of commercial and residential property need to be better understood by investors before they commit to a portfolio allocation, a property manager has said.

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Residential Property

Housing market cooling but not dire

June 7, 2019

Darin Tyson-Chan

The revaluation of the Australian residential property market should not be considered as a dramatic move as it has not been coupled with a drop in employment numbers, according to a global bank.

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