Gemma Crotty
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The commercial pivot: Don’t put all your eggs in one basket (opens the original)
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As more investors explore commercial property, seeking higher yields, the ability to invest in multiple assets through a fund can maximise returns and enable fewer risks. Following the federal tax changes, investors have been turning to commercial property for higher income yields and greater diversification. According to Westbridge Funds Management executive chairman, Damian Collins, many investors were strategically syndicating commercial investments through property funds, allowing them to sp
NSW mediation applications for strata issues jump 30% (opens the original)
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Complaints from NSW strata owners have surged in the last financial year, with applications to the state’s mediation service jumping 30 per cent, particularly over repair matters. The NSW government has revealed that applications to its free mediation service for strata-related disputes rose 30 per cent, from 2,760 to 3,591, during the last financial year. Repairs and maintenance issues were the largest source of strata problems, with applications up 44 per cent and now accounting for around 40
75% of buyers cut lifestyle spending to get into property (opens the original)
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Australian buyers are protecting their property goals by cutting back elsewhere, rather than sacrificing the size or location of their home. New data showed that Australian home buyers were making some of the biggest sacrifices globally to achieve home ownership, with many cutting back on lifestyle costs, amid projections for further rate rises. According to Cotality’s new Consumer Sentiment Report Q2 2026, which also surveyed Canada, the US, the UK, and New Zealand, Australians were pushing the
Auction clearance slump keeps buyers in the driver’s seat (opens the original)
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Buyers have kept their negotiation power high after auction clearance rates fell to a 10-week low last week, while volumes dropped by more than 22 per cent. New data showed that the preliminary clearance rate across the combined capitals fell to 50.3 per cent last week, from 54 per cent the previous week, marking a 10-week low. Cotality’s Market Indicator Summary also showed that volumes dropped by 22.4 per cent from the week before, with 1,428 homes going under the hammer. Cotality economist, A
15-year high: Mortgage pain to deepen ahead of likely rate rise (opens the original)
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The cash rate is widely expected to rise tomorrow to a 15-year high as the RBA meets again, with some mortgage holders set to pay an extra $500 a month. Mortgage holders are likely to see another rate rise tomorrow, after major banks revised their forecasts and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) conceded inflation was still too high. The move would take the cash rate beyond the hikes seen in 2022–2023, and to the highest setting the nation has seen since October 2011. Since then, home loan debt
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