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Issue 36

July 2025

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When it comes to most aspects of life, $1 Million goes a long way. Whether it’s a lifetime of family groceries1, 75 years’ worth of household transport costs, or smashed avocado for breakfast every day, for over 100 years.

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Issue 34

November 2024

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The sell-off of investment properties around the nation is continuing unabated and is fuelling fears of an even tighter rental market with higher holding and compliance costs as well as new property taxes to blame.

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Issue 33

July 2024

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The first six months of this year has seen a continuation of robust market conditions in most major markets, with the exception of Melbourne.

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Issue 32

April 2024

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When something awful is happening to a lot of people, it helps if those in charge have someone to conveniently blame. Investors of Australia, this is where you come in.

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Educated buyers and investors are jumping in

May 23

Since the start of this year, it’s clear there has been more activity from educated buyers and investors who perhaps have recognised that waiting it out on the sidelines is not going improve their portfolios anytime soon, according to the latest PIPA National Market Update.

Confidence returns to the property market

May 23

Confidence is slowly returning to property markets across the country, with demand for quality properties still remaining high according to experts. However, renters continue to face incredibly tough conditions in almost all capital cities around the country.

Issue 29

April 2023

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With an influx of new entrants flooding the industry, inexperienced and untrained ‘faux’ advisers are on the rise. Stay ahead of the game and learn how to navigate this landscape with our expert insights and analysis.

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Qld Rental Crap

Apr 23

The Chair of PIPA Nicola McDougall joins Bushy on the Realty Talk podcast to unpack the disastrous impacts that imposing rental caps would have on rental supply, tenants, and the state economy generally, resulting in an entertaining Freudian slip that coins the appropriate term ‘rental crap’ 

Solving the southeast rental crisis

Mar 23

In this special webinar recorded at the recent 2023 Brisbane breakfast seminar, our panel of experts tackled the biggest issue facing the property market in Queensland’s southeast (and indeed Australia) – the current rental crisis.

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