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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 25 AUG 2022

Tax-exempt landlords in for a shock under Qld’s new regime

Changes to Queensland’s tax code that will charge investors land tax based on the value of their entire Australian...

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Finance 24 AUG 2022

3 in 4 home owners gripped with mortgage anxiety amid rising rates, report shows

Rising rates are causing an increasing number of Aussies to feel anxious about their mortgages, a new report has...

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Hotspots 24 AUG 2022

What SA's new-low deposit home loan scheme means for investors

Will South Australia’s new low-deposit home loan scheme make or break the property market? According to an expert,...

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Finance 24 AUG 2022

Should your rate stay fixed or move to variable?

Suncorp became the 15th lender to cut its fixed home loan rate in August, which begs the question — should borrowers...

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Hotspots 23 AUG 2022

Chinese withdrawal limits post-pandemic foreign investment rebound

Last year saw the lowest level of foreign investment in the Australian property market, driven by the COVID pandemic...

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Finance 22 AUG 2022

How brokers could form referral partnerships with advisers

A mortgage brokerage has pushed brokers to target specific markets when forming referral partnerships with financial...

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Finance 20 AUG 2022

Riding the property rollercoaster until 2024? Here’s what’s in store

New price forecasting has aimed to illuminate where property values will rest by the end of next year and beyond.

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Hotspots 19 AUG 2022

The boom is not over yet: 10 regions positioned for further growth

While housing values in Sydney and Melbourne are declining, an expert has highlighted that there are markets across the...

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Tax & Legal 17 AUG 2022

Property manager faces court over alleged referral fee scheme

A Victorian property manager will face Melbourne Magistrates Court over allegations that his business accepted...

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Hotspots 17 AUG 2022

Trophy regional markets lose lustre as demand fizzles

A new report showed that regional lifestyle areas — particularly NSW and Queensland’s trophy markets — are now...

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Hotspots 16 AUG 2022

Property market update: Melbourne, July 2022

Melbourne continued its downward spiral in July, as the property values in the city recorded deeper declines during the...

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Hotspots 13 AUG 2022

Busselton, Broome lead regional WA price growth

Western Australia’s regional centres continued to deliver solid growth during the latest three-month period, as data...

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Hotspots 13 AUG 2022

Why choosing the wrong agent can cost you thousands

It’s hard to believe we experienced a property boom during a pandemic. During lockdowns and restrictions, homes were...

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Finance 11 AUG 2022

South Australian higher education grads get a leg up

South Australia has adjusted one of its programs to help home buyers access financing with less than a 20 per cent...

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Hotspots 11 AUG 2022

Tasmania sales set to smash new records in 2022

After a record year in 2021, Tasmania appears on track to exceed the total value of properties sold across the state...

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Hotspots 11 AUG 2022

Snowy Mountains heats up despite cooling market

The peak of the Australian ski season hasn’t slowed the momentum of NSW’s Snowy Mountains price growth.

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Hotspots 10 AUG 2022

Property market update: Sydney, July 2022

Sydney’s property market continued to reverse the gains it made throughout the pandemic boom, with the NSW capital...

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Finance 09 AUG 2022

No smoke and mirrors, BS or bias

If you have been reading headlines in recent months, you might be doing anything from quietly sobbing (“my property...

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Finance 09 AUG 2022

Should APRA take note of UK lending stress test changes?

The Bank of England’s (BoE) latest mortgage stress test amendments could pave the way for a similar model on home...

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Hotspots 09 AUG 2022

From $9.95tn to $9.8tn: CoreLogic shows market is cooling

Half of Australia’s capital cities saw values decline in the months leading up to July, according to CoreLogic’s...

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Hotspots 06 AUG 2022

Brisbane property market update July 2022

There have been some big changes this month throughout Brisbane, and we are now seeing a split market whereby the...

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Hotspots 06 AUG 2022

Clearance rates at lowest since May 2020: Report

The number of capital city homes clearing auctions reached its lowest recorded figure in over two years, according to...

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Hotspots 03 AUG 2022

What $700k can get you across Australia’s capital cities

On a budget? Take a look around the country and find out what kinds of property can be purchased in the sub-$700,000...

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Hotspots 03 AUG 2022

Rate rises can’t stifle Perth gains

More than 60 suburbs across the Perth region managed to record median house sale price growth during July, new data has...

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Finance 02 AUG 2022

RBA reveals August cash rate decision

Following on from three consecutive higher-than-normal hikes, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has revealed its...

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