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Hotspots

Find out where Australia’s next property hotspots could be with exclusive data and reports from Smart Property Investment.

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Hotspots 23 NOV 2015

Investing in property in regional areas

Escalating prices in Australia’s capital cities have many investors contemplating a regional purchase. But is this...
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Hotspots 23 NOV 2015

How much does it cost to hold a rental investment property?

Once you’ve paid the deposit for your investment property and budgeted for the mortgage repayments, you may think the...
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Hotspots 23 NOV 2015

Should you use a buyer’s agent?

Property investors, both new and experienced, often turn to buyer’s agents to help them find the right property and...
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Hotspots 23 NOV 2015

What is conveyancing and how does it work?

Conveyancing is a key part of buying and selling property, and involves far more than simply signing on the dotted line...
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Hotspots 23 NOV 2015

What does the cash rate mean for Australian property?

Property investors across the country often keenly watch the official cash rate announcements by the Reserve Bank of...
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Hotspots 16 NOV 2015

Slow growth sets in

The softening rental market looks set to remain in Australia's capital cities, with a new report indicating that...
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Hotspots 13 NOV 2015

Top Western Australia rental yield suburbs October 2015

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Hotspots 12 NOV 2015

Top 10 Western Australia suburbs October 2015

Western Australia’s top suburbs for quarterly median price growth, according to CoreLogic RP Data figures, were...
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Hotspots 12 NOV 2015

Top Northern Territory rental yield suburbs October 2015

Alice Springs is home to four of the top 10 highest-yielding suburbs, two of which, East Side and Braitling, were also...
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Hotspots 12 NOV 2015

Top 10 Northern Territory suburbs October 2015

Seven of the 10 suburbs for quarterly growth in median prices are located in the city of Darwin, with the remaining...
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Hotspots 12 NOV 2015

Top Tasmania rental yield suburbs October 2015

Four of Tasmania’s highest-yielding suburbs for units and one of the state’s highest yielding suburbs for houses...
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Hotspots 12 NOV 2015

Top 10 Tasmania suburbs October 2015

Recent quarterly median price growth figures from CoreLogic RP Data put the suburb of Don at the top of the list with...
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Hotspots 11 NOV 2015

Top South Australia rental yield suburbs October 2015

Just two of the highest-yielding suburbs in South Australia were located within the city of Adelaide, according to...
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Hotspots 11 NOV 2015

Top 10 South Australia suburbs October 2015

Five of South Australia’s top 10 suburbs for price growth over the most recent quarter are located within 10...
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Hotspots 11 NOV 2015

Top ACT rental yield suburbs October 2015

Figures from CoreLogic RP Data reveal that the furthest suburb from the CBD to make the list, Richardson, took a place...
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Hotspots 11 NOV 2015

Top 10 ACT suburbs October 2015

The most recent quarter saw significant growth in the ACT’s Molonglo Valley district, with the suburb of Wright...
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Hotspots 11 NOV 2015

Top Victoria rental yield suburbs October 2015

Being the only Victorian suburb of the top 10 highest yielding situated in Melbourne, Doreen achieved a yield of 9.4...
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Hotspots 11 NOV 2015

Top 10 Victoria suburbs October 2015

Of the four suburbs within Melbourne, only one suburb, Ripponlea, is located within a 10-kilometre radius of the...
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Hotspots 11 NOV 2015

Top NSW rental yield suburbs October 2015

Figures from CoreLogic RP Data show that the top five gross yielding suburbs across New South Wales for houses and...
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Hotspots 11 NOV 2015

Top 10 NSW suburbs October 2015

The September quarter brought significant growth across the NSW market, with all of the suburbs in the top 10 seeing...
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