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Investors are quitting Melbourne. Here’s where they are headed

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Residential and commercial property investors continue to quit Victoria for other states and territories as high taxes and red tape increase costs and drive down returns despite record demand for rentals.

Angry investors claim they are being driven out by an unsustainable combination of increased land taxes, council rates, higher compliance costs, rising interest rates and body corporate fees.

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Duncan Hughes is a Walkley award-winning personal finance reporter, based in our Melbourne newsroom. Connect with Duncan on Twitter. Email Duncan at duhughes@afr.com.au

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