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Designing your dream garden? It might cost more than you think
Many home renovators think creating a garden requires just selecting a few plants and working out where a barbeque should go.
- by Stephen Crafti
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Analysis
Victorian budget
Will the $8.6 billion tax slug really only hit the top end of town?
The Andrews government continues to insist its plan to slap larger businesses and landlords with $8.6 billion of extra taxes over the next four years to help “stabilise” the state’s hulking debt won’t hurt people on low or middle incomes. But is this really the case?
- by Josh Gordon
The Sydney suburbs flush with holiday rentals, but where homes are hard to find
The number of short-term holiday rentals in Sydney is back on the rise, which has alarmed experts amid the housing crisis.
- by Kate Burke and Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
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Victorian budget
Tax slug for Victorians with investment properties or holiday homes
The state government will seek to raise $4.7 billion by slapping home owners with more than one property with a fixed charge of up to $975, plus increased tax on landholdings for the next decade.
- by Cara Waters
Melbourne’s cheapest auction? Buyer nabs South Kingsville apartment for $165,000
Two bidders competed for the unit which had cracked walls, peeling paint and a kitchen that had seen much better days
- by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
Slim pickings: What’s driving Perth’s property listings collapse?
Homebuyers in Perth face fierce competition as a shortage of available housing continues to plague the market.
- by Sarah Brookes
Tax Office to crack down on landlords, capital gains, work-related tax deductions
Landlords are in the Tax Office’s sights in 2023-24 after a review found nearly nine out of 10 landlords are incorrectly claiming expenses.
- by James Massola
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Planning
Ex-minister wants an end to Sydney’s high-rise apartments
“Hard density is being imposed on Sydney not through public consensus, but rather because it is structurally and politically easier to do,” former minister Rob Stokes says.
- by Michael Koziol
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Greens
The Greens MPs who would lose out from the party’s property tax changes
Seven Greens MPs and their spouses own 14 investment properties as the party campaigns for dramatic changes that would reduce incentives for property investors.
- by James Massola
Opinion
Ask an expert
I was given a house for $1 and am now selling it. How do I save on tax?
When selling the property, you can declare a cost base of $1 if you wish (and the ATO would love you), but you should instead determine the real value.
- by George Cochrane
Samantha’s son was stressed about a rent hike, so she bought him a house
The bank of mum and dad started off with cash gifts or going guarantor. But the housing crisis has prompted more parents to take matters into their own hands.
- by Tawar Razaghi