Small business insurance premiums rising 30% year-on-year, COSBOA says, as experts warn of further hikes
Some small businesses are watching their insurance premiums rise by 30% year-on-year, industry advocates say, as KPMG projects double-digit increases over the next twelve months.
Inspace raises $6 million to expand AI technologies in commercial real estate
Virtual inspection company Inspace has received $6 million in fresh capital after pivoting its product offering during COVID.
ATO reveals tax-time hitlist, cracking down on dodgy WFH claims and capital gains errors
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has revealed its priority hit-list for the end of financial year period, reminding workers and businesses to stay on top of their work-related expenses and potential capital gains requirements.
Saul Eslake: The Coalition’s new housing scheme will lead to higher prices, not greater ownership
We now have almost 60 years of unequivocal evidence telling us that anything that allows Australians to pay more for housing than they otherwise would results, primarily, in higher house prices.
Australian investment firm EG reveals plan for $100 million in new funding for early-stage proptech ventures
The EGX fund plans to inject Seed and Series A funding into proptech startups capable of disrupting the global real estate industry.
Regional SA leads real estate boom with 7.4% growth in first quarter
The Yorke Peninsula has become a real estate hotspot as country South Australia takes the mantle for the fastest growing regional house prices in the nation.
The budget has expanded the first home buyers deposit scheme. What does this mean, and what risks does it pose?
With housing affordability set to be a key election issue, the 2022 federal budget expands the scheme the Coalition put forward at the 2019 election to help first home buyers.
Graphic design, streetwear, and burritos: A new list of Australia’s wealthiest individuals shows how young challengers are amassing fortunes
Canva co-founders Melanie Perkins and Cliff Obrecht are among the wealthiest Australians, according to the latest Richest 250 list.
Home prices soar beyond reach but government inquiry unlikely to give answers
The parliamentary inquiry commissioned by the treasurer in July is called an inquiry into affordability and supply, but the word “affordability” appears in none of its three terms of reference.
The solution to Australia’s housing affordability isn’t early access to superannuation. Here’s why
There are several much-better ways to revive the great Australian dream for young Australians.
Despite a surge in the number of Australians buying their first home, research shows this trend will be short term
In July 2020, the number of home loans provided to first-home buyers exceeded 10,000 for the first time in 10 years. But this trend will be short term.
Axing stamp duty could be an instrumental reform, but NSW is taking the wrong approach
NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet wants to replace the one-off stamp duty on real estate transactions with an annual land tax.
