Keyword "Property investors" - List of latest news (85 results)

18:59 Warning house prices could soar by $100k

The Greens have warned that house prices could soar by over $100,000 next year as both the major parties throw everything but the kitchen sink at first home buyers.

22/04 ‘Ridiculous’ reason cafe can’t fill $150,000 job

Would you work as a cafe manager for $150,000?

16/04 Debate exposes election’s biggest loser

Renters have been deemed as the “real losers” of the election, with one rental advocate accusing both Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton trying to “walk away from (their) responsibility to make housing a fairer system”.

14/04 Peter Dutton dodges questions about bank of mum and dad

Peter Dutton has repeatedly dodged questions over whether he will allow his three kids to call on the bank of mum and dad to enter the housing market.

11/04 ‘Drastically reversed’: Aussie city ‘shrinking’

ANALYSIS

07/04 33-year-old with over 150 properties said he is ‘addicted’ to buying

A landlord with over 150 properties has revealed that he is “addicted” to buying property and it stems from growing up in poverty.

25/03 $49bn noose around country’s neck is making the rich richer and hurting ordinary Aussies

Taxpayers will this year foot a mammoth $49 billion bill to help grow the nest eggs of largely wealthy Australians, the latest budget reveals – an “absurd” expense making ordinary people’s lives tougher.

09/02 The UK town where homes cost £183k but locals fear they're being priced out

EXCLUSIVE: Brighter times may be on the horizon for Merthyr Tydfil which is coming a property hotspot, however, locals fear being pushed out by affluent buyers.

06/02 Office vacancy rates at highest level since 1990s recession, despite recent push away from WFH

The commercial office sector in Australia is experiencing a turbulent shift as the aftermath of the pandemic continues to shape the market.

04/02 Insane amount Albo’s mansion will cost you

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s decision to rent out his $4.3m coastal retirement home will deliver him a whopping tax saving.

29/01 Huge chunks of Australia’s biggest cities wouldn’t exist without Chinese cash

Vast parts of Australia’s biggest cities wouldn’t exist if not for the flood of foreign money pumped into the real estate sector over the past few decades, particularly by cashed-up Chinese investors.

23/01 ‘Forever shut out’: Awful Aussie truth

When it comes to the attitudes of Australian politicians toward housing since World War 2, it’s been quite the rollercoaster ride of different approaches.

10/01 Nine rumoured to axe ‘neglected child’

Speculation is mounting that Nine Entertainment may be about to put its floundering property portal Domain up for sale — but who would take it on?

10/12 ‘Budget-crippling’ bank rule screwing Aussies

“Parole denied”. That was the message from the RBA at its December rates announcement.

17/10 Change that could put 296k homes up for sale

Negative gearing and capital gains tax reforms proposed by Labor at the 2019 election would have allowed nearly 750,000 new homeowners to enter the housing market, a new report shows.

07/10 Labor to reintroduce housing co-ownership Help to Buy Bill

Labor will reintroduce its signature housing co-ownership bill on Tuesday, as it attempts to face roadblocks by the Greens and the Coalition in the Senate.

04/10 House prices Australia: 1257 suburbs with $1 million average prices

Australia’s relentless house price growth has pushed another 200 suburbs into the exclusive “million-dollar club” or areas with median house values above $1m.

26/09 ‘Exodus’: Dire forecast for Albo’s housing idea

OPINION

26/09 ‘Problem’: Albo grilled by Nat Barr on taxes

Anthony Albanese has pushed back on the wisdom of negative gearing reforms hinting that it could increase rents by not boosting housing supply.

26/09 How negative gearing changes will affect you

Speculation on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s plans for negative gearing is mounting following reports the government has asked Treasury for advice on potential changes.

25/09 Anthony Albanese under fire over negative gearing changes

Anthony Albanese has faced questions in Tasmania over whether he is considering big reforms to negative gearing, pointedly declining to rule out any future changes.

21/09 ‘Just so expensive’: Data shows the Aussie dream is dead

Over the 25 years since the last millennium closed out, the fortunes of the nation’s first homebuyers have been on quite the rollercoaster ride.

20/09 ‘Just 9pc’: Brutal reality of owning a home

Housing affordability across the country has never been worse.

11/09 Albo flogs $1.9 million investment property

Landlord Anthony Albanese has finally booted his tenant and listed his Dulwich Hill rental with hopes of $1.9 million.

10/04 New ‘rentvest’ trend taking over property

As explosive house price growth continues to burn through Australia’s major cities, a shrewd new trend is taking hold that allows home buyers to get their foot on the property ladder without sacrificing an up-market lifestyle.

09/04 Renter’s outrage at housing investors

A disgruntled renter in Perth has called out property investors who are buying up homes and increasing rents in the capital city.

09/04 ‘Free house’: Renter advocate and social media star encourages struggling Aussies to become squatters

Social media users have taken aim at stars of The Project after an appearance by a renter advocate who’s encouraging those struggling with the housing crisis to squat in empty homes.

08/04 New borrowers defying rates surge

Demand in Australia’s housing market remained robust through February with the value of new home loan commitments climbing even as the effects of the Reserve Bank’s recent run of rate hikes continue to flow through the economy.

31/03 Eye-watering salary you need to buy a house

Australians wanting to buy a house are facing a brutal uphill battle, with the annual salary needed to be able to comfortably service a mortgage reaching sky high levels.

28/03 Grim map plotting the least affordable housing markets in the world includes three Aussie cities

A depressing map revealing the least affordable housing markets in the world includes three Australian entries, with one city ranked second-worst globally.

25/03 ‘Deeply unfair’: MP’s dig at property investors

Greens spokesman on housing and homelessness Max Chandler-Mather has labelled Australia’s disparity in home ownership “deeply unfair”.

21/03 Government targets dodgy landlords in crackdown

Dodgy landlords have been put on notice by the Victorian government, with a new taskforce announced to help enforce strict new laws.

20/03 Eye-watering salary you need to buy a house

Australians wanting to buy a house need 1.6 times the average income to avoid falling into housing stress, new analysis has revealed.

05/03 Greens’ ambitious $28bn election bid

The Greens will go to the next election promising to scrap tax handouts and invest billions of dollars for a public property developer to build homes to plug critical housing gaps for renters and first-home buyers.

01/03 Kochie tells renters to ‘love your landlord’

Former Sunrise host David Koch has weighed into the rental crisis debate, urging renters to “love your landlord” and instead point the blame at governments.

26/02 Albo’s major housing promise under threat

One of Anthony Albanese’s major election promises is in doubt after the Greens announced plans to kill Labor’s Help to Buy scheme unless the government meets its demands.

23/02 Big lie Australians have all fallen for

In Australian politics there are relatively few issues outside of foreign policy that the two major parties can agree on. But there is one issue where both sides ostensibly agree: greater levels of home ownership.

16/02 ‘Mistakes’: 27yo builds $3m property portfolio

At just 27 years old, Mark Abel owns six investment properties worth $3 million, and he did it after starting out with an $80,000 investment just six years ago.

15/02 Staggering number of properties MPs own

As the Greens and Labor gear up for another housing battle over tax breaks for property investors, pressure is mounting on the minor party to walk the talk as their own member’s housing portfolios come under the spotlight.

14/02 Woman homeless in ‘insane’ rental crisis

A woman who has been homeless for more than two months has warned “desperate” people are resorting to “insane” measures amid the worsening rental crisis, including turning to OnlyFans.

14/02 Aussie suburbs facing monster rent rises

Finding a rental in Australia can be tricky enough – then there’s the challenge of paying for it.

12/02 Senator announces shock resignation

Liberal senator Linda Reynolds will retire from federal parliament. The Western Australian senator, who served as defence minister from 2019 to 2021, announced she would not seek pre-selection for the next election due in 2025.

11/02 Threat to hold Albo’s big plan hostage

A major election promise to could be stalled unless the Albanese government walks back on its promise not to make changes to negative gearing.

11/02 Housing tax Albo won’t touch

Investment property owners across Australia can breathe a momentary sigh of relief after Jim Chalmers doubled down on his vow to not scrap negative gearing.

09/02 Concerns Anthony Albanese is planning to go after negative gearing

There are growing concerns Anthony Albanese is preparing to break another promise which the property industry says will only hurt renters.

08/02 Anthony Albanese grilled over six-figure rental income amid house crisis

Landlord Anthony Albanese is under fire over the $115,000-a-year in rental income he is pulling in on top of his salary as Prime Minister, as interest rates soar for struggling families.

05/02 Bosses could be fined for calling workers

Aussie workers could be one step closer to not having to answer their bosses outside of work hours as Labor edges closer to a deal on its contentious industrial relations laws.

02/02 7 regional towns being slammed by Sydneysiders

When it comes to housing affordability, young people are often told to move to regional areas or interstate where housing is more affordable.

30/01 One investment Aussies should be buying right now

ANALYSIS

22/01 The rise of the YIMBY – fed-up young Aussies declaring war on NIMBYism

They’re mostly old, mostly rich and fiercely protective of their perfect patches of inner-city dirt, willing to mount formidable challenges against anything that disturbs their peace.

21/01 ‘Scrap them’: Albo given $228bn warning

Tax breaks for property investors have created a quarter of a trillion dollar budget black hole that could instead fund 500,000 new social homes, a new report has found.

11/12 ‘Stunning failure’: Finance expert Alan Kohler’s dire warning about Australia’s housing market

Australia’s housing system is fundamentally broken and a “stunning failure of public policy” is to blame, creating a “national calamity” that’s damaging the country’s social fabric.

30/11 Why Aussies using negative gearing are ruining it for everyone

ANALYSIS

21/11 ‘Professional scammers’ fleecing landlords

EXCLUSIVE

18/11 The big issue that could sink Anthony Albanese, as a major group of voters loses faith in the government

Younger Australians helped propel the Labor Party and Anthony Albanese into power at the last election, but new research shows Generation Z and Millennials have lost faith in the government.

03/11 ‘A joke’: Landlord’s shower question roasted

An Aussie landlord has been blasted by fellow investors after he asked for advice on whether his tenant was responsible for replacing a broken shower head.

29/10 Rent listings fall to record annual low

Australia’s rental shortage has continued to worsen with the total number of listings falling to a record annual low, a new report has revealed.

05/10 Aussie landlords tell fellow investor to ‘suck it up’

An Aussie landlord has been taken down a peg by fellow property owners after complaining she is still being left “out of pocket”, despite raising the rent to the “higher end” of the current market value.

26/09 Aussie city’s rent crisis laid bare

A Senate inquiry into the cost of living has heard rents in Perth will continue to rise well into 2024, as housing supply remains a major issue.

15/09 Dan to introduce new Australian-first tax

Renting an Airbnb in Victoria is set to become more expensive with reports the state government is planning to introduce a tax on short-term accommodation.

30/08 Aussie city’s big call on Airbnb amid housing crisis

Melbourne City Council has made the huge decision to introduce a cap on the number of days per year properties can operate as short-term rentals, such as an Airbnb.

26/08 ‘Exodus’: Truth behind huge property claim

From the 1940s radio addresses of Liberal Party founder Sir Robert Menzies to the legendary film The Castle, ideals of ownership of the family home have long been central to everyday Australian life.

22/08 ATO’s warning to these dodgy Aussies

The Australian Taxation Office has issued a fresh warning to Aussie businesses doing “cashies” as it cracks down on tax evasion.

18/08 New attack on Albo over housing policy

The Greens are amping up their attack on Anthony Albanese’s attempt to address the housing crisis, accusing his government of selling out renters and home buyers as the Labor Party holds its national conference.

15/08 ‘Slaughter’: Four months until crisis explodes

I’m sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but the truth matters.

02/08 Greens’ bizarre $39bn landlord claim

Anthony Albanese has been accused of choosing the side of property investors over renters after fresh costings revealed by the Greens claimed the government’s landlord tax concessions would cost almost $39bn this year.

26/06 $400 a week ‘prison cell’ sparks outrage

A Sydney rental is raising eyebrows for its “prison cell”-esque qualities despite having an asking price of $400 per week.

16/06 Aussie reveals real ‘cause’ of housing crisis

Aussie filmmaker Jack Toohey, who went viral last week with a video showing how much easier it was to buy a house in 1983, has released a follow-up pinpointing what he says is the “cause” of the current crisis.

12/06 Expert says beach houses ‘killing Australia’

A Melbourne professor has blamed “privileged” families with holiday homes for the housing crisis, arguing that while “your beach house is lovely … it’s killing Australia”.

07/06 ‘Zero sympathy’: Aussie property investor ridiculed

A construction project manager has sparked backlash online after complaining about struggling to keep up with the mortgage repayments for his investment property.

05/06 Fury over bonkers stat about Aussie property

Aussies are blowing up on social media after it was revealed only one per cent of taxpayers own nearly a quarter of all investment properties.

30/05 Millions of Aussies set for $2900 payment

Millions of Australians struggling with rising cost of living are waiting to lodge their tax returns so they can use the cash to pay for bills and other essential expenses, new research has found.

25/05 Landlords indicate further rent increase amid new taxes

Australians have been warned to strap in for further rent increases as landlords get hit with additional taxes under what’s been labelled the government’s attempt to “patch up holes in a leaking bucket”.

24/05 Real losers of Andrews’ crippling Covid tax

Outrage is building over the shock announcement that Victorians will be hit with a decade of Covid tax pain to help ease the state’s massive debt.

12/05 Rental property exposes grim reality

Almost every Australian is feeling the pressure of the rising cost of living, whether it is from skyrocketing inflation, rate hikes, or the worsening rental crisis.

25/04 Greens’ fresh plan to hold Albo to ransom

Anthony Albanese is under renewed pressure to provide financial relief for struggling renters or face an embarrassing defeat on one of his cornerstone election promises.

18/04 Change promised to give renters ‘fair go’

The Queensland parliament has passed legislation the Palaszczuk government hopes will put the brakes on rising rents as weekly costs continue to soar.

29/03 Sneaky way landlords can dodge new rent rule

Queensland has announced new rental rules in a bid to better protect tenants, but there is a sneaky way landlords and real estate agent can dodge the new laws.

28/03 Big change to help struggling renters

Renters are being promised a “fairer go” under changes from the Queensland government, but there are warnings that the new reforms don’t go far enough.

04/03 Albo’s big call in crucial by-election

Anthony Albanese has sought to downplay expectations of a Labor win in an upcoming by-election that will serve as a litmus test for his government’s first 10 months in office.

28/02 ‘What’s next?’ Kochie’s fury over tax rumour

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been forced to rule out tax changes to the family home as “a bad idea” after Treasurer Jim Chalmers failed to rule it out on Sunrise.

28/02 Surprise suburb where rent has skyrocketed

Thousands of Aussies have been pushed to breaking point by the relentless rental crisis plaguing the country, with some tenants having to deal with an almost 50 per cent rise in prices.

13/02 ‘Do good, make money’: How Aussie makes $200 per year

Goro Gupta was just 17 years old when he purchased his first property, something he’d become interested in the year before when his father began sharing his knowledge about investing.

07/02 Albo raking in $115k a year off property empire

Landlord Anthony Albanese is raking in $115,000 a year in rental income on top of his salary as Prime Minister as interest rates soar for struggling families.

02/02 Sydney millionaire reveals how he got rich

A wealthy businessman has revealed the very pragmatic secret to the enormous financial success that led to his ownership of a $16 million Sydney mansion and multiple luxury cars.