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If you’re one of the many Australians who’ve purchased a property through a self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF), the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has provided valuable guidance about how to file your annual tax return.<\/p>\nIf you’re one of the many Australians who’ve purchased a property through a self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF), the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has provided valuable guidance about how to file your annual tax return.<\/p>\n
The ATO said that if you want your SMSF annual return to be processed without delay, you should make sure:<\/p>\n
If you want to wind up your SMSF and lodge your final return, you should make sure you have paid member benefits if a condition of release has been met or rolled over funds to an APRA account via SuperStream, according to the ATO.<\/p>\n
The federal government has unveiled a series of reforms to the banking sector, which aim to help consumers access lower home loan rates and higher savings accounts rates.<\/p>\n
As part of the reforms, Treasury will investigate how behavioural economics could be used in the banking sector to encourage consumers to switch to cheaper home loans and banking products.<\/span><\/p>\n Also, lenders will be required to make it easier for customers to refinance their mortgage; by ensuring they have direct and easy access to the forms needed to switch.<\/span><\/p>\n Treasurer Jim Chalmers said these changes would <\/span>\u201chelp bank customers get a better deal, including through more choice, lower prices and better services\u201d<\/span>. For consumers, that could mean:<\/span><\/p>\n Those outcomes, if they occur, would be welcome, because the essence of a broker’s role is to make it easy for consumers to compare loans and, when necessary, refinance to a more suitable loan.<\/span><\/p>\n While it\u2019s often said you need a 20% deposit to qualify for a home loan, a significant number of borrowers are securing mortgages with smaller deposits, according to the latest data from APRA, the banking regulator.<\/p>\n In the March 2024 quarter, 31.0% of new home loans (by value) had deposits of less than 20%, while 6.2% of new loans had deposits of less than 10%.<\/p>\n Generally, you will need to pay lender\u2019s mortgage insurance (LMI) if you purchase a property with a deposit of less than 15-20%. However, some lenders give LMI exemptions to certain professionals, such as doctors, dentists, physiotherapists, lawyers and accountants.<\/p>\n While more than three in 10 borrowers are taking out loans with deposits under 20%, these figures are relatively low by historical standards. Back in December 2020, for example, 41.7% of new loans had deposits of less than 20%, while 11.3% had deposits of less than 10%.<\/p>\n This illustrates how banks have tightened their lending standards, to ensure borrowers don\u2019t take on an excessive amount of debt.<\/span><\/p>\n Yet it\u2019s still possible to buy a property with a small deposit, provided your financial circumstances allow it and you structure your loan application correctly.<\/span><\/p>\n The Australian property market is growing briskly right now and has grown significantly since the pandemic. But the city-by-city performance has been more varied.<\/p>\n Over the year to May, the national median price rose 8.3%, according to CoreLogic. But at a city level, growth ranged from a staggering 22.0% increase in Perth to a 0.1% decrease in Hobart.<\/span><\/p>\n Meanwhile, growth since March 2020 has ranged from a high of 62.6% in Perth to a low of 11.2% in Melbourne.<\/span><\/p>\n CoreLogic’s head of research, Eliza Owen, attributed the contrasting results to diverse market conditions.<\/p>\n \u201cThe highest-performing markets have generally come off a low base, with housing conditions and demographic trends relatively weak over the years preceding the <\/span><\/em>pandemic,\u201d<\/span><\/em> she said.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cDifferences in capital growth trends are marked by the varied supply-demand balances of each city, and in turn migration, affordability factors and dwelling completions influence that supply and demand dynamic.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Ms. Owen said annual growth had started to slow across the combined capital cities. <\/span>\u201cThis could mean a slowdown in growth across Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide is on the horizon, and could see the range of growth eventually narrow across the capital cities,\u201d<\/span> she added.<\/span><\/p>\n If you are buying, re-financing or have any questions, contact me on the below information.<\/p>\n Sal Cinque | CEO<\/p>\n 03 9886 0800 |\u00a0loans@tagfinancial.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n Disclaimer: The information contained on this page is general in nature. Professional advice should be sought before acting on any aspect on this page. 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\nWhy property price growth is so varied throughout Australia<\/span><\/h3>\n
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