Capital gains withholding: Impacts on foreign and Australian residents
Capital gains withholding changes: 15% rate applies to all property sales from Jan 2025.
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Annual Reports – An overview
Key updates from CAV, Tenants Victoria, SRO, and VCAT highlight compliance, taxation, and dispute resolution shaping Victorian real estate.
RBA Update December 2024
Statement by the Reserve Bank Board: Monetary Policy Decision
Read moreThe Senate has released its findings on Australia’s financial regulatory framework and its impacts on home ownership
A Senate inquiry calls for reforms to help first-home buyers, including changes to APRA’s lending rules and support for co-ownership lending. The report urges policies to improve homeownership access.
Read moreFederal Parliament Legislative Changes December 2024 Update
The Albanese Government passed key bills, including incentives for build-to-rent developments, the Help to Buy scheme, and expanded anti-money laundering rules for real estate professionals.
Read moreKey Changes in the 2024 Housing Reform Bill
The Victorian Government's 2024 Housing Reform Bill introduces new regulations for the rental market, real estate professionals, and planning processes, including stricter rent increase rules, mandatory licensing, and streamlined development approvals.
Read moreFurther proposed rental reforms risk more damage to rental market
In response to new legislation, the REIV welcomes some measures but warns that other new measures will add further strain to a rental market already under pressure.
Read moreReal Estate Sector Raises Concerns Over AML/CTF Bill's Compliance Costs
The federal government’s AML/CTF Amendment Bill has been scrutinised by the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee through an inquiry.
Read moreOff-the-plan stamp duty concessions sail through Parliament
The Victorian Government’s temporary off-the-plan stamp duty concession is expected to pass through Parliament without any amendments.
Read moreRBA Update November 2024
Statement by the Reserve Bank Board: Monetary Policy Decision
Read moreVictorian Government must support rental providers to avoid further damage to rental market
The REIV appreciates the Victorian Government’s intent to ensure renters are securely housed but warns its proposed changes to rental legislation will create further pressure on an already endangered rental ecosystem.
Read moreREIV celebrates Victorian real estate industry excellence
The REIV celebrated it's annual Awards for Excellence last night. Congratulations to all the winners.
Read moreREIV welcomes stamp duty cuts for off-the-plan units, apartments and townhouses
The Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) welcomes the Victorian Government’s plan to offer stamp duty concessions on all new apartments, units and townhouses purchased off-the-plan in Victoria.
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Real Estate Matters - A podcast by the REIV
The REIV provides a platform for informed, expert led conversations on the topics that matter to real estate professionals and enthusiasts.
A new episode of the REIV-owned podcast will launch every six weeks. The podcast will feature interviews with property sector experts and will include guests from the REIV membership, kindred bodies, policy makers and regulators.