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Latest Property Investment News

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 01 NOV 2022

Scrapping stamp duty: How much do buyers stand to save?

NSW first home buyers could easily save upwards of $30,000 by saying no to stamp duty, according to new government...
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Tax & Legal 29 OCT 2022

Governments spearhead buyback scheme for flood-prone home owners

A new program produced by the Perrottet and Albanese governments will offer 2,000 flood-risk home owners the...
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Hotspots 29 OCT 2022

Unit values dropped nationwide across September

The decline of the unit market became more widespread in the last quarter, according to CoreLogic’s latest data.
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Finance 29 OCT 2022

Why investors shouldn’t be overly concerned with interest rates

One Sydney property veteran has urged buyers to widen their financial focus at this time beyond interest rate rises. 
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Finance 29 OCT 2022

Is another double-whammy rate rise on the way? The banks weigh in

Ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) monthly board meeting on Melbourne Cup Day, Australia’s big four...
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Hotspots 28 OCT 2022

Q3 saw auction levels fall to lowest point in 12 months

Coinciding with this week’s update, CoreLogic analysis has revealed that the September quarter was the quietest...
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Hotspots 27 OCT 2022

Property market update: Sydney, September 2022

Rate rise pains continued to dig into Sydney’s property market in September, as the city’s dwelling values slid for...
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Hotspots 26 OCT 2022

REINSW advises tenant and landlord collaboration in event of flooding

With 14 flood warnings imposed by the Bureau of Meteorology at the time of writing, the Real Estate Institute of NSW...
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Hotspots 26 OCT 2022

Darwin property prices to get sugar hit from $2.5bn infra spending, expert says

Darwin’s property market is set to get a boost from the significant infrastructure projects and investments across...
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Tax & Legal 25 OCT 2022

Everything you need to know from the 2022–23 budget

With the second government of the year comes the second federal budget for 2022; here is how the first budget of the...
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Hotspots 25 OCT 2022

10 Sunshine Coast suburbs on the property radar

Here are the suburbs set to hold opportunities for emerging investors.
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Hotspots 22 OCT 2022

The market has peaked: When and where will the trough cease?

A majority of Australians have now shifted their attention away from how high prices fly to how low they will drop.
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Finance 22 OCT 2022

WA approves home owner insurance reforms

The McGowan government doubles its maximum payouts for home owners affected by builder insolvencies.
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Hotspots 22 OCT 2022

Qld government doubles Housing Investing Fund to $2bn

The Queensland government will bolster its Housing Investment Fund (HIF) to $2 billion, effectively doubling the...
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Finance 21 OCT 2022

Buying a 2nd home: How does its equity work?

Everybody wants to be in the best possible financial position when buying a home.
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Hotspots 21 OCT 2022

Investors eye out these 10 suburbs across the Gold Coast

Despite a highly uncertain period, these 10 suburbs on Queensland’s Gold Coast are proving to be attractive choices...
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Hotspots 21 OCT 2022

Investor groups sit out housing summit as Qld government skips out invite

Two lobbying groups are calling out the state government for excluding investors from a housing summit aimed at solving...
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Hotspots 19 OCT 2022

How our climate future will dictate city design and home construction

“We need to change the way we think about a street,” was the message Singaporean architect Mun Summ Wong delivered...
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Tax & Legal 19 OCT 2022

Relaxation of planning regulations to be raised in Qld summit

With the ongoing supply shortage taking centre stage in the upcoming Queensland housing summit, a property developer is...
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Hotspots 19 OCT 2022

Australians yet to wake from ‘Great Australian Dream’

New data has indicated Australians have hit snooze on the alarms looking to break them from the Great Australian Home...
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Hotspots 19 OCT 2022

Why subdivisions should be on the agenda if you own property in these 10 suburbs

Victoria has trumped the rest of the country as the state with the most suburbs with the greatest subdivision...
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Hotspots 19 OCT 2022

80% of Australian markets experiencing downturn

New analysis from CoreLogic has found that a staggeringly large portion of Australia’s 3,027 capital city house and...
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Hotspots 14 OCT 2022

Is the ‘peak fear’ phase over for the housing market?

Has the housing market already passed its “peak fear” phase? According to these experts, there are signs that the...
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Tax & Legal 14 OCT 2022

Stamp duty alternative not a straightforward solution: CA ANZ

According to the member body, research will be paramount for buyers weighing up between the traditional tax and the...
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Hotspots 13 OCT 2022

Reducing housing backlog on NSW agenda

Sticking to its $2.8 billion budget commitment to housing, the Perrottet government has announced a new round of...
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