APN Headlines - Read by Todd Sloan 04/18/2025

What's happening in property investing news this week in Australia?   It's time to find out!   We remove all the fluff to bring a neatly packaged news show, designed to keep you on the ball as an Australian Property Investor.     Let's see what's making property news headlines this week in Australia.     🍕🏠 We want to hear your investor story! So if you've experienced something that you know other investors can learn a thing or two from, click the link below and let us know. 🍕🏠 👉 https://pizzaandproperty.com.au/investor-story 👈     If you'd like to be flown into the Pizza & Property Studio, put up for a night's accommodation, have dinner with Todd Sloan, and have a team of carefully chosen property investing experts help you get unstuck, click the link below and tell us why you're stuck, and you could be our next UN-Stuck Yourself winner! 👉👉 https://pizzaandproperty.com.au/unstuck-yourself 👈👈     Support our amazing show sponsors:   Steve Ash https://www.propertystrats.com.au   InvestorKit:  https://www.investorkit.com.au/       Story 1: Labor proposes to let all first home buyers purchase with 5 per cent deposit   Written by: Olivia Caisley (Federal Reporter at Parliament House in Canberra) Link: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-12/election-2025-labor-five-per-cent-deposits-first-homebuyers/105169984     Story 2: Commonwealth Bank's major HECS move offers homebuyers $187,000 win: 'Massive difference'   Written by: Stewart Perrie (Senior Journalist at Yahoo Finance) Link: https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/commonwealth-banks-major-hecs-move-offers-homebuyers-187000-win-massive-difference-200023522.html     Story 3: Land rezoning proposal to deliver up to 3,000 new homes in Smithfield Written by: Plan SA (plan.sa.gov.au) Link: https://plan.sa.gov.au/news/article/2025/land-rezoning-proposal-to-deliver-up-to-3,000-new-homes-in-smithfield         Want more help understanding how to buy property faster and for less? Get your copy of Todd Sloan’s book today:     Booktopia: https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-home-buying-guide-todd-sloan/book/9780648980490.html?source=pla&zsrc=go-nz-allstock&gclid=Cj0KCQjwnJaKBhDgARIsAHmvz6f55Kw-l0pKCn0DMNj0TND2qN863sQQR56p98sXAjOUgBQSpwDDQ0waAtLsEALw_wcB     Dymocks: https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/australias-home-buying-guide-by-todd-sloan-9780648980490?gclid=Cj0KCQjwnJaKBhDgARIsAHmvz6etuq25nQ2CSirN8z-UHAIshbp5MxeuD7ECMvs5Oghg2Pab34Fyl0QaAuQhEALw_wcB     YouTube Pizza & Property: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgXX6ibW7WEFbWkf-jslDvQ?view_as=subscriber     Facebook Pizza & Property: https://www.facebook.com/Pizza-and-Property-2111096335696398/?modal=admin_todo_tour       ASK YOUR LISTENER QUESTION BY VISITING THE WEBSITE BELOW Website: https://www.pizzaandproperty.com/           Disclaimer: All discussions are general in nature and should never be considered financial advice, please seek your own professional financial advice. The content displayed on the website, podcast, and blog is the intellectual property of the Pizza and Property. You may not reuse, republish, or reprint such content without our written consent.