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Super funds to solve the housing crisis?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2024
... home. "Where super funds and foreign fund managers are given tax concessions to participate in what's known as build to rent and then they own these properties and then they rent them out to Australians, like we're serfs. We want to make sure ...

ISPT to divest $250m in super prime assets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2024
ISPT will bring three super prime assets to market in Sydney and Brisbane, in a move it says demonstrates its optimism in the Australian logistics sector. JLL and CBRE have been appointed to market the assets with an expected price of more than $250 ...

Budget 2024: Cost of living relief takes centre stage

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... receive some reprieve with the government providing $1.9 billion over five years to increase maximum rates of Commonwealth Rent Assistance by a further 10%. This builds on the 15% increase in September 2023 and will take maximum rates over 40% higher ...

Budget 2024: Additional $11.3bn promised for housing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... convened national cabinet where premiers and chief ministers backed the new measures in the Budget to help Australians build, rent and buy. The new investments include $1 billion directed towards crisis and transitional accommodation for women and children ...

ATO flags key focus areas this tax time

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has announced it will be taking a close look at three key areas where taxpayers make common mistakes this tax season. Incorrectly claiming work-related expenses, inflation claims for rental properties and failing ...

Super for housing 'economically reckless': SMC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024
The Super Members Council (SMC) has warned that encouraging young Australians to use their superannuation for a house deposit could dramatically drive-up house prices and deplete their retirement savings. "We all desperately want more Australians to ...

Treasury shakes up foreign investing framework

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024
... easier for institutional investors to manage their portfolios. It will also try to attract investors specifically to build-to-rent projects. Treasury will also publish more detail and public guidance on its approach to foreign investment and tax integrity ...

Aware builds property portfolio, adds 726 homes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
... Melbourne's inner south, and Preston in the city's north, marking an expansion to its role as one of the largest build-to-rent (BTR) developers in Australia. With a construction value of $320 million, the two projects will provide 726 dwellings, lifting ...

ATO targets crypto investors, sharing economy

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2024
... and gains. "So, if you obtain work through Uber, Airtasker or any of the many sharing economy platforms which allow you to rent out assets or your personal services, take heed. The ATO is now receiving reports from many platforms (including Uber), which ...

Rest teams up with Fidelity to launch new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024
Rest has announced it is further diversifying its industrial property and impact investment allocations by signing on as a cornerstone investor in Fidelity International's Fidelity Real Estate Logistics Climate Impact Fund (LOGICs). The LOGICs fund ...