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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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Finance 09 SEP 2022

Customers don’t like big 4’s post-rate waiting games

Australia’s big four banks have been called out for their “deafening silence” since the latest cash rate decision...

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Hotspots 08 SEP 2022

Everything you need to know ahead of spring selling season

The flowers have begun to bloom, and spring has sprung, kicking off what would typically be a season of increased sales...

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Finance 07 SEP 2022

Home lending tanks as rate hikes, hefty costs scare away buyers

New data has shown that buyers are retreating from the market, as rising rates and surging costs associated with...

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Hotspots 07 SEP 2022

Granny flats, dongas could alleviate housing shortages, expert says

With many areas grappling with housing shortages as rental markets across the country hit crisis levels, an expert...

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Hotspots 06 SEP 2022

What happens after a property boom?

The housing market is the largest investment in most people's lives. When you buy a house, you're buying an idea of...

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Finance 06 SEP 2022

RBA hands down September cash rate decision

Against a backdrop of rising inflation, Australia’s central bank has revealed its latest move.

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Hotspots 06 SEP 2022

Repeal ‘rare beast’ land tax regime: REIQ

The institute has said Queensland’s commercial and residential property investors are in for a “rude awakening”...

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Tax & Legal 06 SEP 2022

Stamp duty phase-out to boost property sales, rental supply – REIA

The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) has launched a campaign to phase out stamp duty — a reform that the...

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Hotspots 06 SEP 2022

Prime Minister earmarks further $575m for social housing

Up to $575 million will be made available within the National Housing Infrastructure Facility to invest in social and...

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Hotspots 06 SEP 2022

Low unemployment key driver of commercial real estate security

Matthew Tiller, LJ Hooker Group’s head of research has offered his predictions for the sector’s future.

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Hotspots 02 SEP 2022

Is this the start of big price falls in Brisbane?

For the first time in more than two years, negative growth has been recorded in both the housing market and the unit...

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Hotspots 01 SEP 2022

29 Perth suburbs have delivered 10% price growth for 2022

There are still four months of 2022 still to go, and Perth is already reporting huge profit potential for investors...

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Hotspots 01 SEP 2022

Property market update: Perth, July 2022

Perth’s property market continued to heat up in winter, as the West Australian capital continued to deliver property...

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Hotspots 31 AUG 2022

Australia’s fastest-selling homes — and where to find them

Despite the slowing down of the nation’s real estate, homes are still selling swiftly in certain conclaves of the...

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Finance 31 AUG 2022

Warning issued as Sunshine State scams snatch would-be tenant bonds

A spate of Sunshine Coast rental scams that have emerged this past week highlight the ever-constant threat of cyber...

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Hotspots 31 AUG 2022

Australia’s most affordable suburbs for first home buyers

New research has identified 10 affordable and desirable Australian housing markets that offer a great opportunity for...

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Hotspots 31 AUG 2022

Property market update: Brisbane, July 2022

Brisbane may have outshone other markets throughout the tail end of 2021 and into the start of 2022, but the Queensland...

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Hotspots 30 AUG 2022

Is price growth in Qld starting to stall?

The latest data from the Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) has highlighted how the Sunshine State’s property...

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Hotspots 27 AUG 2022

Housing crisis spills into job crisis

A new report has illuminated the extent that the affordability crisis has impacted the regional Australian economy.

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Hotspots 27 AUG 2022

4 essential ‘P’s’ of investment property selection

The saying goes: you make profits in property when you buy, not when you sell. While you can obviously boost rent and...

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Hotspots 26 AUG 2022

Important lessons of property market cycles in Australia

In the past few years, we’ve seen so much movement in the property market. Despite the pandemic, the housing market...

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Hotspots 26 AUG 2022

Rezoning: how it benefits your property investment

Why rezone a property? Rezoning property is a method of increasing the value of land and buildings by changing their...

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Finance 26 AUG 2022

Is it better to rent or buy property in 2022?

The question of whether you should rent or buy has always been a dilemma for everyone who wants to get into real estate...

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Finance 26 AUG 2022

Queensland property scheme operator pleads guilty to fraud

Pensioners were among those targeted by the scam, which saw some victims borrow against their homes to invest in...

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Hotspots 25 AUG 2022

Ray White: Market downturn unlikely to stretch any further

The global economic environment looks to be shifting away from increasing inflation this month. What does this mean for...

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