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All the latest updates affecting your property investment. Smart Property Investments is the top source for latest property market reports, insights, news and useful tips and strategies from experts.

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Tax & Legal 18 JAN 2023

Stamp duty v property tax: What NSW first home buyers should consider

Should NSW first home buyers avail of the state’s new property tax scheme or stick with paying stamp duty when...

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Finance 17 JAN 2023

New lending slows as rate hikes take toll

New analysis has revealed the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) cash rate hikes have stemmed the nation’s property...

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Hotspots 14 JAN 2023

Perth property prices poised for ‘moderate’ growth in 2023: REIWA

While 2023 is predicted to be another chapter in the housing market’s books characterised by price corrections, one...

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Hotspots 13 JAN 2023

Steep value declines categorise 2022’s end: Report

A new report found national home prices wrapped up 2022 with declines, as rising rates continued to erode Aussies’...

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Hotspots 13 JAN 2023

Rents hit record high in 2022 despite market slowdown

An easing of Australia’s rental market in the final quarter of 2022 was not enough to halt the country’s annual...

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Hotspots 11 JAN 2023

Old listings pile up amid cooling market: Report

The slowdown in the residential market is leading to a pile-up in the number of unsold homes, with properties on sale...

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Hotspots 11 JAN 2023

Building approval declines latest blow delivered by RBA rate hikes

According to new research released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), building approvals fell nearly 10 per...

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Hotspots 11 JAN 2023

Property price declines are slowing down in Brisbane

As we start 2023, like the beginning of any new year, we often reflect back on the year that was and plan for what the...

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Hotspots 11 JAN 2023

2022 saw largest home value fall since GFC: CoreLogic

Australia’s housing market ended the year with its largest yearly rate of decline since the economic tragedy 14 years...

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Tax & Legal 05 JAN 2023

What reforms to property taxation could mean for first home buyers

In a property market already difficult for first home buyers to access, there’s been much conversation on the...

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Hotspots 05 JAN 2023

Why 2023 will be the year of commercial rental growth

Strong rental growth will help lessen the impact of rising interest rates on commercial properties in 2023, according...

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Hotspots 04 JAN 2023

The essential ‘Ps’ of the property game

Mastering any endeavour usually takes time and commitment and property investing is no different. That said, there are...

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Hotspots 03 JAN 2023

2023 will be the year of strong rental returns, report says

Will 2023 bring good tidings to tenants or landlords? According to a new report, rental property owners are in for a...

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Hotspots 31 DEC 2022

2022: A year ‘unlike any other’ in property

Surging inflation, eight consecutive interest rate hikes, and deteriorating affordability drove a shift in...

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Hotspots 30 DEC 2022

Tracking Smart Property Investment’s most popular stories for 2022

As 2022 draws to a close, Smart Property Investment takes a look back at the most-read stories on the site for the past...

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Hotspots 28 DEC 2022

2022 in review: Sydney

After a wild 18 months of growth from the onset of the pandemic, Sydney’s 2022 was characterised by rising interest...

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Hotspots 28 DEC 2022

2022 in review: Melbourne

A state election rounded out the Victorian capital’s first non-COVID-19-disrupted year since 2019; however, the...

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Hotspots 24 DEC 2022

Perth property prices drop 2.8%

The median house price in Perth dropped to $530,000 across the September 2022 quarter, according to the latest insights...

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Hotspots 24 DEC 2022

2022 in review: Brisbane

Queensland’s capital resisted the market declines for half the year; however, as the year wore on, value decreases...

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Hotspots 24 DEC 2022

2022 in review: Perth

Western Australia’s capital remained incredibly resistant to market downturns throughout the year while maintaining...

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Hotspots 23 DEC 2022

Real estate tops investors’ Google searches in 2022: Report

A new study revealed the top 10 investments that received the most Google searches globally, with real estate crowned...

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Finance 21 DEC 2022

Beware of fake puppies and other holiday scams

Fraudsters are hard at work trying to con you over Christmas, says the Assistant Treasurer.

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Hotspots 21 DEC 2022

Government gets going on National Housing Supply and Affordability Council plans

The chief executive of Mirvac will be taking on an integral role as chair of the government’s interim National...

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Finance 21 DEC 2022

5 key downsizer risks for younger SMSF clients

With the reduced age for downsizer contributions now passed, investors have been reminded of its potential...

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Hotspots 20 DEC 2022

Investors tapping out as NSW rental crisis tightens

The latest vacancy rate survey from the Real Estate Institute of NSW (REINSW) has revealed vacancy rates “continue...

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