What investors need to know about rising vacancy rates
Smart Property Investment spoke with a leading industry expert to find out what investors need to know about rising vacancy rates and how a property manager can help you ...
FINANCE • Sun, 18 Dec 2016
Sydney’s boom spreads to Newcastle
A massive surge of government investment has seen city workers turn to this harbour city.
HOTSPOTS • Sun, 18 Dec 2016
‘RBA will cut again,’ says economist
A leading Australian economist has predicted that the Reserve Bank of Australia will “reluctantly” cut interest rates next year, due to concern over house prices.
HOTSPOTS • Thu, 15 Dec 2016
New industry marketplace will allow everyone to ‘purchase like the wealthy’
An online-only model will allow Australian investors to purchase property in a new manner, previously only available to wealthy property investors.
NSW government ‘dining out’ on stamp duty fees
A leading industry figure has come out swinging against the NSW government and the massive surplus they pocket from exorbitant stamp duty fees, saying it’s one of the ...
FINANCE • Thu, 15 Dec 2016
10 tips to finding the best tenants: part two
Tenants are an important part of your investment success, so how can you secure the right ones every time? In the second of this two-part series, Matt McCann, CEO of ...
INVESTOR STRATEGY • Tue, 13 Dec 2016
Rents boom in Australian city
Rent.com.au has released its monthly rental statistics and, while most capital cities showed minimal change, one city experienced a boom in its median rent.
HOTSPOTS • Tue, 13 Dec 2016
First home buyers ‘forget about due diligence’
An industry expert has blamed a lack of education for first home buyers not completing their due diligence before purchasing property.
Property ownership still the ‘Australian dream’
A report from one of the big four banks has found that despite fears over affordability, home ownership is still considered the Australian dream.
HOTSPOTS • Sun, 11 Dec 2016