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Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.

David Shih

3 key property investment team members

Property investing is not a single-person game, so I want to stress the importance of having a good team around any...

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Should you put a granny flat on an existing property?

Many property investors often look to improve the cash flow position of their portfolio by building granny flats on...

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Tips for investing in house and land packages

House and land packages are often one type of investment that property investors find too complicated to explore, but...

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ANZ sees ‘further evidence’ of cooling property market

A combination of factors is weighing on the Australian real estate market, with ANZ flagging a continued slowdown in...

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Vacancy rates on way down, weekly rent rates up

Data from SQM Research has shown nationwide vacancy rates are generally trending down and asking rates are trending up,...

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Home values creep in most capital cities

Home values increased marginally in all but one capital city last week, with Sydney being the only one that recorded a...

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Q&A session with Paul Glossop – more questions answered! - September 2017

Have you been waiting to hear your question on the podcast? In this episode of The Smart Property Investment Show, we...

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How should you sell: auction or private treaty?

As the property market is thawing out and starting up again, it’s important to know what methods you have to sell...

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‘Melbourne has stolen Chinese buyers’: Juwai

More than 40 per cent of all Chinese-buying inquiries in the year to date have been for Melbourne, making the southern...

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Why Millennials will affect real estate

Even though the perception of Millennials are of a lazy, entitled generation, Kylie Davis writes they are a generation...

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What makes a good tenant?

As a property investor, choosing which tenants to accommodate in your properties is one of the most important steps to...

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Bigger CGT discounts and MIT changes: Government details housing affordability measures for investors

First home buyers aren’t the only ones benefiting from the government’s attempts to make housing more affordable,...

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Hobart could be the next Sydney, says property market analyst

With both Sydney and Melbourne markets cooling, a property market analyst has said a boom could occur in Tasmania’s...

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Value increases best at top end of town

Research by CoreLogic using the stratified hedonic index shows that the most expensive 25 per cent of properties...

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‘Are you a problem client?’: Building good relationships with property professionals

Smart property investors know that establishing good relationships with property professionals is an important part of...

Piers van Hamburg

It makes me sick in the stomach...

He said, and I quote: “It makes me sick in the stomach how the real estate industry is obsessed with talking about...

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Changing economic conditions a crisis for unprepared investors

Investors without a hold on their cash flow may face crisis in 2018, according to a chartered accounting firm.

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Earn $80k p.a. or less? This one’s for you…

Just because you don’t earn a six-figure salary, it doesn’t mean you can’t break into the investment property...

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Retirement property firm faces lawsuit as sector comes under scrutiny

A leading class action law firm has announced it will be mounting a class action suit against residential property...

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Short-term letting: not for the faint of heart

A niche agency has highlighted how various short-term letting services such as Airbnb and MadeComfy can allow for...

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On finding good property managers: ‘Follow the person, not the brand’

MJ Anthony has always believed in the value that is added by good and reliable property managers throughout his 13-year...

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Investment tip: Are dual-income investments for you?

Seeking opportunities to build an additional dwelling on a property to enjoy the benefit of having two incomes is a...

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Why a Labor win would put negative gearing on the chopping block

A Labor win could mean an end to negative gearing. What will it mean when the property value estimate excludes the...

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Is it safe to have all your property investments in one town?

For many property investors, it takes time and a lot of research to find the best areas to invest in, so they tend to...

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WA budget slugs foreign buyers, helps state economy

The Western Australian government hopes to raise $48 million in additional revenue through a 4 per cent surcharge on...