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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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Hotspots 28 JUN 2022

Property market update: Perth, May 2022

Perth continued to outperform its bigger capital counterparts in May, as the city closed up the autumn season with a...
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Hotspots 28 JUN 2022

Sydney’s trophy market crowned #5 in global rental growth index

Sydney has outranked the likes of Monaco, Hong Kong and Geneva in a top 10 list of global cities that have recorded the...
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Finance 25 JUN 2022

House prices push average Australian’s wealth even higher in 2022

Despite worries of a housing downturn, Australians’ wealth actually increased 1.2 per cent on average in the first...
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Hotspots 25 JUN 2022

What regions are Millennials moving to?

The March quarter saw migration into regional centres from capital cities increase by 16.6 per cent, with this trend...
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Tax & Legal 24 JUN 2022

5 tax tips to max cashback on your property investment

With tax season knocking at the door and the economy sailing into rougher waters, here are strategic ways property...
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Hotspots 23 JUN 2022

Property market update: Brisbane, May 2022

Brisbane remained steadfast in delivering solid gains during the last month of autumn, rising above other capital...
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Hotspots 23 JUN 2022

Charting the course of NSW’s price downswing

Domain's NSW Spotlight Report has provided valuable insights and predictions on the current trajectory of the NSW...
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Hotspots 22 JUN 2022

The markets where short-term rentals are booking out

With the winter school holidays now firmly on the horizon, new data has revealed the Australian locations most popular...
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Finance 21 JUN 2022

NSW’s first moves on stamp duty reform revealed

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has released details of his planned reforms to stamp duty in the state, though the...
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Finance 21 JUN 2022

NSW unveils shared-equity trial for home buyers

The state government has unveiled plans to trial a shared-equity scheme for prospective home owners in the state, as it...
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Hotspots 21 JUN 2022

8 more Aussie regions where rents are set to skyrocket

With Australia’s rental crisis only set to worsen, one researcher is expecting certain suburbs to see rents surge by...
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Hotspots 21 JUN 2022

Resellers to face rising losses as market values swing lower: Report

Adding to the slew of evidence that the real estate market is entering the downturn phase, a new report revealed that...
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Hotspots 18 JUN 2022

Home affordability at its worst level since 2011, report says

Despite the growth of national property values easing in the last few months, a new report showed that the ability of...
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Hotspots 18 JUN 2022

Housing prices rise as the rental crisis worsens

The latest Real Estate Market Facts report from the Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) has found that as house...
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Hotspots 18 JUN 2022

Property market update: Melbourne, May 2022

Melbourne’s property values retreated in May, as the Victorian capital began to feel the sting of rising rates and...
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Hotspots 17 JUN 2022

10 Aussie regions where rents are set to skyrocket

With Australia’s rental crisis only set to worsen, one researcher is expecting certain suburbs to see rents surge by...
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Hotspots 16 JUN 2022

Property markets to get ‘sugar hit’ from supply crunch, policy interventions – experts

While most home buyers breathed a sigh of relief from a sooner-than-expected market downturn, experts claim that a...
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Finance 16 JUN 2022

Do banks pay attention to borrowers’ BNPL debts?

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has clarified whether home loan providers should include debt...
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Finance 16 JUN 2022

Experts warn the ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’ could become ticking time bomb

New research has revealed that first home owners in a number of NSW local government areas (LGAs) are at risk of losing...
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Hotspots 16 JUN 2022

5 common property investment mistakes every beginner investor should avoid

Are you thinking of investing in real estate? Here are common mistakes every beginner investor should avoid. 
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Finance 15 JUN 2022

Aussie property surpasses $10tn in value

The total worth of the nation’s residential dwellings rose by $221.2 billion in the March 2022 quarter, bringing the...
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Hotspots 14 JUN 2022

Australia’s 5 worst housing markets for investment

Over the last two years, the Australian property market, and its booming prices, has been an investor’s dream –...
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Hotspots 14 JUN 2022

Home values experience swiftest decline in 33 years

New analysis of Australian home price growth by PropTrack has revealed that house prices in the nation’s capitals...
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Finance 11 JUN 2022

Economists predict back-to-back 50-bp rate hikes

Economists are widely predicting a back-to-back 50-basis point cash rate lift in July, with two of the big four banks...
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Tax & Legal 10 JUN 2022

ATO issues warning to late lodging SMSFs

The ATO has reminded SMSFs that their 2020-21 SMSF annual return should now be lodged unless they have received an...
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