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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 20 APR 2022

Are property investors pushing prices higher?

The average price for investment properties was found to be nearly $170,000 below the mean national property price.

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Hotspots 20 APR 2022

Easter auction week breaks record

The four-day break did not stop buyers and sellers from coming out in droves over the weekend, as auction markets...

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Hotspots 20 APR 2022

Property market update: Sydney, March 2022

Sydney may have been the scene of some of the world’s fastest house-price growth in 2021, but experts ruled that the...

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Hotspots 16 APR 2022

Construction costs reach highest level since GST implementation

Construction costs across Australia have seen the highest annual growth rate on record outside of when...

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Hotspots 14 APR 2022

10 economic powerhouses boasting strong property markets

Here are some of Australia’s best-performing and fast-recovering local economies touting strong housing markets...

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Hotspots 14 APR 2022

20 Perth suburbs with the most impressive turnarounds post-pandemic

Value of homes and sales activity in Perth have nearly doubled since the pandemic began in March 2020, according to...

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Finance 13 APR 2022

Major banks revise cash rate forecasts

Economists from all four major banks have revised their cash rate forecasts following the RBA’s meeting last week,...

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Hotspots 13 APR 2022

Mixed bag for home values as Australia shifts to multi-speed market

Home values have fallen across some of Australia’s capital cities for the recent quarter, with markets in Melbourne...

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Investor Strategy 13 APR 2022

The basic principles that can become a 31-property portfolio

This young investor was only 19 when he bought his first investment property. Now, he has 31 properties across four...

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Tax & Legal 11 APR 2022

Foreign investor fined $250k for unauthorised property purchases

It’s the first-ever fine to be doled out under Australia’s foreign investments rules.

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Hotspots 09 APR 2022

Brisbane property market update March 2022

This article will highlight what has happened in the Brisbane property market throughout March 2022.

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Hotspots 08 APR 2022

Prestigious waterfront suburbs make big splashes in NSW

A new report revealed that NSW is home to four out of five of the most expensive waterfront suburbs in the country,...

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Hotspots 07 APR 2022

What makes Australia’s 10 most affordable regions so enticing?

Acknowledging housing affordability as an increasingly pressing issue, an economist has crunched the numbers to find...

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Hotspots 07 APR 2022

Hobart holds #4 spot on global price growth ranking

Among the 20 cities in the world that have experienced the greatest growth in residential prices, Australian locales...

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Finance 07 APR 2022

What’s the likely outcome of a cash rate hike for investors?

With speculation mounting for a future rate hike, new data suggests that three out of four borrowers will have to cut...

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Hotspots 06 APR 2022

Which housing markets would see gains from Australia going net zero?

An economist examines the correlation between mining and home prices.

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Hotspots 06 APR 2022

10 ways to reform the real estate industry: REIV

Full sales price disclosure and standardised contracts are just two of the recommendations that the Real Estate...

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Hotspots 05 APR 2022

Property staging: Is it worth the cost?

Is hiring a professional to stage your property worth it? In this article, we help you decide if it’s the right...

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Hotspots 02 APR 2022

Did the 2022-23 Budget hit the mark for housing?

Has real estate really come out on top in this year’s federal budget? Here’s what leading figures within the...

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Hotspots 02 APR 2022

Higher mortgage rates put a chill on hot capital markets, report says

A new analysis showed that property values continued to cool in March, as higher mortgage rates and rising...

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Hotspots 01 APR 2022

House price growth steps on the brakes

New data has revealed that while house prices are still rising in general, the national index’s growth rate has...

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Hotspots 01 APR 2022

How to sell property through ‘expressions of interest’

What does it mean to sell a property through an expression of interest (EOI)? Here’s what you need to know.

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Hotspots 01 APR 2022

How can property investors hedge against inflation?

With Australia’s inflation predicted to hit 4.5 per cent this quarter, property investors are expected to shift to...

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Hotspots 30 MAR 2022

House prices aren’t the only reason regional Australia remains robust

A CommSec senior economist reports “regional Australia is flourishing”, and the latest figures from the Australian...

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Hotspots 29 MAR 2022

2022 budget: What’s in the pipeline for property?

SPI unpacks the latest Federal Budget – and what the Government has in store for property in an election year.

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