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Property valuation 30 June 2027: do you need one for CGT?

A new CGT system starts on 1 July 2027, and a valuation may or may not be needed. The answer depends on one thing most owners overlook.
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Buying property with friends or siblings: the loan trade-offs

Pooling deposits can lift borrowing power and cut mortgage stress. Joint liability, tax and exit rules decide whether it holds up.
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Capital gains tax valuation: renting part of your home can cost you

Earning income from a spare room, garage or granny flat can strip your main residence exemption, and a valuation on day one decides how much tax follows.
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Property settlement scams: buyers miss fraud signs despite high awareness

Detection confidence dropped 10 percentage points in a year. Meanwhile, 99% failed to spot a fake email address in a controlled test.
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Parental property loan or gift: the $100k difference in a breakup

A quarter-million-dollar deposit can vanish into a settlement pool, or stay protected as a liability, depending on one document most families never sign.
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Energy efficiency: the hidden line item eating 40% of household budgets

Reverse-cycle air conditioners beat portable heaters by a factor of three. Hot water systems account for a quarter of the average power bill. So why is Australia's housing stock still running on tech from the 1990s?
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Energy efficiency upgrades that paid back fastest in 10-star Geelong retrofit

Draught sealing delivered $2,000 annual savings for under $500. The expensive fixes came later.
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Property scams escalate as AI rewrites the fraud playbook

Fake conveyancers, deposit theft and voice cloning are targeting buyers in a cooling market. Here's what's working and how to protect yourself.
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Household Budget Australia: The Cost Crunch Is Getting Harder to Dodge

Prices are still biting, repayments are higher, and many pay rises may not be enough to rebuild household breathing room.
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30-Day Financial Reset: The Cashflow Test Most Aussies Fail

Most households know their income. Fewer know where it leaks, and that gap can decide whether investing is possible.
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Financial Stress Australia: The Household Squeeze Is Turning Ugly

Australians are cutting back, but the real pressure is not just prices. It is the feeling that hard work no longer buys breathing room.
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Dual Occupancy Design Mistake Costing Developers Six Figures

A dual occupancy can look profitable on paper, until one cramped living zone quietly cuts the resale price.
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Dual Occupancy Design Mistake Costing Developers Six Figures

A dual occupancy can look profitable on paper, until one cramped living zone quietly cuts the resale price.
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Why paint is so expensive in Australia right now

Paint looks like a small renovation cost, but oil, freight and labour are turning it into a bigger housing signal.
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Builder Checks That Can Save Your Project From Failure

A cheap quote can hide expensive risk. The real test is whether the builder can prove they can deliver before you sign.
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Property Investing in Australia: The First Deal Trap

Your first investment property is not just a suburb call. The real test is whether the deal still works after debt, risk and cashflow collide.
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Property Development: The Team That Can Save Your Margin

Margins are tighter, costs move faster, and one weak adviser can turn a good site into a slow bleed.
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Building Contract Risks: How a Cheap Quote Can Cost More

A signed price can still hide allowances, site surprises and costly gaps. The cheapest tender may not be the cheapest build.

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