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A basic guide to property maintenance

For whatever financial reason you’ve bought your investment property, it is imperative it is well-maintained. Tenants have rights, and residential properties are required to meet required minimum standards to ensure they are ‘fit for habitation’; anything less, and the property cannot be rented out. But good maintenance goes beyond providing a good, quality home for.

How to reduce your vacancy rate

The Newcastle region has been experiencing an unusual trend recently – we have higher than national vacancy rates. While the Real Estate Institute of New South Wales (REINSW), the peak industry body for real estate and property professionals in NSW Vacancy Rate survey April 2022 shows residential vacancies for Sydney remain relatively stable, in Newcastle,.

What is the state of Australia’s rental market?

Whether it’s reporting on property or other sector news, let’s be honest, there is usually a negative angle somewhere – bad news sells! And if you believed the fear-mongering property headlines, you would be forgiven for never going near property as an investment strategy. However, REIA’s recent State of the Market: Australian Private Rentals report.

The Federal budget 2023-24 – what it means for property

With the Federal Budget 2023-24 aiming to help Australians with the cost-of-living and easing pressure on low-income earners, here are some of the announcements affecting property investors, renters, and social housing. Increase in rent assistance The Commonwealth Rent Assistance’s (CRA) rates increase of 15% will benefit around 1.1 million households. Support for build-to-rent projects To.