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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 29 MAR 2022

Property market update: Perth, February 2022

Perth’s property market stayed the course in February, seeing another month of growth albeit at a slower pace. With...
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Finance 28 MAR 2022

Budget to boost home ownership, adds targeted regional scheme

The 2022‑23 budget, due out tomorrow (29 March), will more than double the scope of the government’s Home Guarantee...
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Tax & Legal 26 MAR 2022

Negative gearing not going anywhere

Both major Australian political parties have pledged a commitment to retain negative gearing should they be elected...
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Finance 26 MAR 2022

Tassie boosts stamp duty relief

The state government has passed a raft of measures designed to continue easing the challenges of entering the housing...
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Hotspots 24 MAR 2022

Property market update: Brisbane, February 2022

Brisbane cut a resilient figure in February, as widespread flooding in South-East Queensland failed to dampen the...
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Hotspots 23 MAR 2022

Could a tree planting mandate in new builds combat rising suburban heat?

As tenants and landlords around the country worry about the habitability of housing in the face of increasingly hot...
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Hotspots 22 MAR 2022

4 in 5 home owners expect property prices to keep rising: Report

Australian property owners are still bullish on the potential for price gains in 2022, a new survey has revealed.
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Hotspots 19 MAR 2022

Mortgage broker v bank: Which is best for your investment property loan?

Is it better to use a mortgage broker or bank for your investment property loan?
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Hotspots 19 MAR 2022

Year 2: How COVID changed the Australian property market game

As the two-year milestone of the pandemic approaches, an expert counted off the ways the Australian housing market has...
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Hotspots 18 MAR 2022

Final housing affordability inquiry report recommends government ‘cut the Gordian knot’

Titled The Australian Dream, the inquiry into housing affordability and supply in Australia report has been released,...
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Finance 17 MAR 2022

APRA: Risky debt still on the rise

Nearly one in every four new mortgages is risky, according to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA).
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Hotspots 16 MAR 2022

Floods worsen rental crunch

Catastrophic floods are putting significant pressure on already-strained rental markets, according to a property...
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Hotspots 15 MAR 2022

20 suburbs where renters are facing crisis

Rental markets are tightening virtually all over the country, but there are a handful of suburbs where the situation is...
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Hotspots 15 MAR 2022

What are leading property indicators doing this March?

Just last month, the value of Australia’s home market reached a new all-time high, so where to next for property?
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Hotspots 12 MAR 2022

Property market update: Melbourne, February 2022

Melbourne saw growth ground to a halt in February, as the city’s median dwelling values remained unchanged over the...
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Hotspots 12 MAR 2022

Queensland on the cusp of a ‘golden decade’

New research on the Sunshine State’s 10-year forecast reveals steady tailwinds for the property market.
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Hotspots 12 MAR 2022

WA remains a winner when it comes to affordability

The latest Real Estate Institute of Australia’s (REIA) Housing Affordability Report has revealed that Western...
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Hotspots 12 MAR 2022

What’s the lowdown on Melbourne’s rental market?

With Melbourne surpassing the six-figure house values for the first time back in January, investors have been closely...
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Finance 10 MAR 2022

What happens if house prices drop?

Property prices in Sydney and Melbourne could fall by 3 per cent in 2022 and 9 per cent in 2023, according to...
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Hotspots 10 MAR 2022

Office occupancy rebounds in CBDs

After record-low occupancy in January due to seasonal lull and impact of the Omicron virus, new data has revealed...
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Hotspots 09 MAR 2022

Brisbane property market update February 2022

This article will highlight what has happened in the Brisbane property market throughout February 2022.
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Hotspots 09 MAR 2022

How to spot and stop scams

An expert in fraud prevention and financial crime is warning Australians to be ultra-vigilant of scams in the wake of...
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Hotspots 08 MAR 2022

Darwin set for population and price growth

A series of infrastructure projects lined up by the Northern Territory government and private enterprises is expected...
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Hotspots 08 MAR 2022

Auction markets in Sydney and Brisbane weather the storm

Auction clearance rates dipped slightly over the past week as Sydney and Melbourne’s volumes and clearance rates...
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Hotspots 05 MAR 2022

Property market update: Sydney, February 2022

Sydney’s property market reached a critical juncture in February, as the harbour city saw its first decline in...
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