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New rental reforms have just passed in WA Parliament, aiming to protect tenants and provide more clarity for landlords. These new laws to the Residential Tenancies Act are in place to improve the rights of both tenants and landlords. The reforms will help thousands of West Australians feel more at home in their rental properties. […]

In this fast moving market, where properties are selling before home opens or very soon afterwards, you might be wondering how much work the estate agent actually needs to do and do you still get full value from their commission compared to just 12 months ago? Could you actually go it alone and save yourself […]

Western Australia and Perth have caught the eye of Eastern States investors due to the value that our market offers. Our property prices are much more affordable than the east coast along with significant rental returns growth. Here are a few helpful tips and advice for investing in residential property in WA: Search for suburbs […]

Selling your home is a huge task involving time and effort. From pricing to finding a suitable real estate agent, individuals can often find themselves overwhelmed with an ending number of decisions to make. Here are 5 tips for finding the real estate agent best suited for your needs:   Know your needs You must […]

WA Government to offer Airbnb owners $10k incentive – by the West Australian Airbnb owners will be offered $10,000 to make their properties available for long-term rent as the Cook Government attempts to relieve pressure on WA’s historically tight housing market. The major incentive accompanies a raft of changes to the State’s short-term rental accommodation (STRA) rules, […]

It’s never been more expensive to get into the housing market in Perth with median prices smashing through the $700,000 barrier for the first time. A new report from Domain puts the new median price for a home in Perth at $713,811, a three per cent jump since June, when the median was $692,933. Prices […]

Two legal practices have joined forces to help people in the south metropolitan region avoid falling off an “impending mortgage cliff”. Southern Communities Advocacy Legal and Education Service and Consumer Credit Legal Service have partnered to provide the mortgage stress outreach clinic in Rockingham. CCLS chief executive Bev Jowle said the face-to-face service would give support […]

Getting your home ready for a Spring sale can be both exciting and daunting. Spring is traditionally the most popular time to sell and with industry experts predicting an even busy selling time ahead than normal, you will want to make sure your home gets the attention it so rightly deserves. This can help to drive […]

The suburb was recently touted as one of Australia’s best future property investment prospects in the Smart Property Investment FAST 50 for 2024. The highly coveted report combined the insights of a 14-strong investment expert panel and open-source data about local housing performance to highlight 50 of the Australian suburbs showing the proper investment fundamentals that […]

The average age of people who live in a retirement village has risen to 81 years and people live in a village, on average, for eight to nine years according to the latest PwC/Property Council Retirement Census. In addition, the average age of a person who enters a retirement village is 75 years of age, […]

Traditionally the number of sales and listings fall in Winter, with Autumn and Spring the busy periods. So, if you’re thinking of selling now does this mean you should hold off until Spring? Not at all! Don’t let the cold and wet weather deter you, Winter can be a great time to sell. Here’s why. […]

Want to know how you can turn your property into a profit? One of our partner businesses within the Summit Homes Group, Summit Granny Flats, turned the backyard of a Waikiki property into an investment strategy that now creates a passive, dual income for the client. The overall objective was to find a property with […]

Consumer protection has reviewed the Residential Tenancies Act 1987 (WA) to identify changes that will affect landlords and tenants. On the 26th May 2023, the WA Government announced amendments to this Act. They have endorsed proceeding with the following proposed changes: Tenants will be able to keep pets unless reasonable grounds exist for Landlords to […]

More landlords are considering selling their investment properties due to the cost of holding debt and further legislation restrictions placed on short term rentals. With increased compliance costs, reduced landlord rights, the time required to manage their properties, together with increasing interest rates, many investors are deciding to cash in on increased property values and […]

The Federal Government has announced the expansion of criteria for the Home Guarantee Scheme in an attempt to address the housing affordability crisis. From 1st July 2023, friends, siblings and other family members will be able to jointly apply for the First Home Guarantee and Regional First Home Guarantee. People who have previously owned a […]

We have 3 local suburbs in the national list that are expected to deliver the biggest capital growth in 2024! If you’re looking to purchase a property you might want to give these suburbs a closer look, with median prices starting from just $305,000. The cheapest suburbs in Smart Property Investment’s new FAST 50 report – […]

Domain has listed our very own Rockingham and Cooloongup as ‘bridesmaid suburbs’ – not always as popular as the bride, but should be considered if you’re looking for a coastal lifestyle and don’t have the million dollar North Coogee budget. “Cooloongup, for example, currently has a median house price of $395,000, is just five minutes […]

Most of us would agree that the news about the 2022 property market was about the relentless interest rate rises… all eight of them! So, what’s in store for the 2023 property market, particularly for WA? Both REIWA and property analysts, CoreLogic, have released their predictions for the year ahead, and you’ll be pleased to […]

CoreLogic’s annual Best of the Best report listed Waikiki the leading growth suburb in the Perth metro area, with 14.3% growth over the last 12 months. The median house price of $489,670 makes it an attractive suburb for people entering the property market and investors alike. It was a Rockingham area versus Mandurah tussle, with […]

It is data that will surely rub salt in the wound of WA tenants already facing the most competitive rental market on record — paying a mortgage is cheaper than renting in a quarter of Perth’s suburbs. Despite consecutive rate hikes, a comprehensive analysis by Domain Research showed Perth and Darwin had the highest proportion of suburbs […]