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First-home buyer absence a blessing for investors
The absence of first-home buyers in NSW is becoming a major political and housing issue. But it presents a bonus for investors, given the likely lack... Read More -
Real-life property lessons from The Block, Hot Property and other reality shows: Cameron McEvoy
Although most of us are back at work already, some lucky readers out there may still be on annual leave. During my short break I was able to catch up ... Read More -
NSW Treasurer Mike Baird defends timing of changes to home buyer handouts
NSW Treasurer Mike Baird has defended the government’s timetable of changes to handouts available to first-home buyers, non-first-home buyers and inve... Read More -
NSW budget’s needlessly complex artificial deadlines and decisions have short-term and long-term consequences for residential property
It's taken a few days for the immediate impact of the NSW budget housing initiatives to sink in. The initial headlines exulted Treasurer Mike Ba... Read More -
NSW first-home buyers have a month left to secure stamp duty concessions on established homes
It is just 31 days before the NSW government limits first-home buyer full stamp duty concessions to those buying newly constructed houses and units. ... Read More -
Sydney Council baulks at funding Barangaroo transport links
NSW Treasurer Mike Baird will consider the Sydney Business Chamber proposal that City of Sydney rates fund the necessary light rail and the ferry serv... Read More -
Stamp duty concessions just a small bone given revenue take
Property remains the NSW government’s remarkable revenue raiser despite the small bone the O’Farrell government has thrown the ailing residential deve... Read More -
NSW to scrap full first-home stamp duty concessions for existing homes from 2012
The NSW government will limit full stamp duty concessions to those buying new homes from January 1, 2012. First-home buyers will no longer have their... Read More -
Stamp duty revenue hasn't fallen off a cliff, despite slow NSW sales volumes
NSW Treasurer Mike Baird has been suggesting NSW faced a state budget crisis given falling revenues. But the state’s stamp duty revenue hasn’t comple... Read More
