Category: housing affordability
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What first home buyers really need to know about the CGT and negative gearing changes
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PennyIf you’ve opened a news app, scrolled Instagram, or dared to look at property TikTok this week, you’d be forgiven for thinking the Australian property market is about to collapse. According to some very wealthy, very high-profile property investors, the Federal Government’s proposed changes to negative gearing and Capital Gains Tax (CGT) are the end of the ‘good ole days’ for property investing in Australia.…
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Is the Australian property market speeding up or slowing down? Both can be true.
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PennyIf you’ve been following the Australian property market lately, you’re probably feeling the whiplash. One day it’s “first home buyer schemes are pushing up house prices.” The next it’s “the property market is softening.” Then it’s “Australia is heading for a downturn,” followed by reports that prices are already falling in some suburbs. On top…
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Buying your first home after 40 in Australia: Why more women are entering the property market later
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JemiBuying your first home used to feel like something most Australians would achieve in their twenties or early thirties. Today, that is no longer the reality for many people. At Penny, we’re speaking with more women buying their first home after 40, not because they have “failed financially”, but because the path to home ownership…
