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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 30 AUG 2021

Cities see lowest combined clearance rate in 15 months

Australia’s preliminary auction clearance rate has hit a new low as major capital cities remain in lockdown — with...

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Hotspots 30 AUG 2021

Regional areas are fast losing their ‘affordable’ status

Since the pandemic began, there’s been a faster decline in regional affordability than what’s been seen in capital...

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Hotspots 30 AUG 2021

Do Victoria’s commercial property concessions go far enough?

The Victorian government has announced further relief for commercial tenants struggling with rent payment as part of...

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Hotspots 27 AUG 2021

Buyers and sellers to benefit from new REIWA accreditation

A new specialised accreditation program is set to help anyone dealing with property to find the right professional for...

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Hotspots 27 AUG 2021

Property market update: Perth, July 2021

Perth notched the lowest rate of growth in dwelling values among capital cities in July, as experts flagged a slowdown...

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Hotspots 26 AUG 2021

Brisbane apartment prices play catch-up

While some capital city apartment markets struggle from the absence of overseas migration and international students,...

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Hotspots 26 AUG 2021

Auction activity upset expected once again

Localised lockdowns are still wreaking havoc on weekend auction expectations.

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Hotspots 25 AUG 2021

Gold Coast delivers double-digit growth

Queensland’s Gold Coast has emerged as one of the best-performing real estate markets over the past year, recording...

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Hotspots 25 AUG 2021

Lockdown market requires ‘realistic’ investors

While the rental market has displayed resilience over the first half of 2021, investors are well advised to manage...

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Hotspots 24 AUG 2021

Australia’s build boom could end in 2022 as lack of migrants bites

A record volume of new detached homes under construction is expected to continue well into 2022, before Australia’s...

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Hotspots 24 AUG 2021

Housing markets brace for ‘tricky’ territory, but a rapid snapback could be on the cards

Housing markets are entering tricky territory, according to Westpac, as affordability constraints surface.

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Hotspots 24 AUG 2021

Singapore is now the largest foreign investor in Australian property market

Singaporean investors have increasingly moved to fill the gaps in Australia’s property landscape left by the recent...

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Hotspots 24 AUG 2021

‘Too much policy’ harming landlords amid lockdown

Behind rental protections and support packages, landlords are left with the burden of navigating a series of...

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Hotspots 23 AUG 2021

Australia’s preliminary auction clearance rate just fell to a new low

Lockdowns across some of Australia’s major centres have just yielded the lowest preliminary clearance rate since late...

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Tax & Legal 23 AUG 2021

Highrise of lies: Gold Coast developer cops fines over GST fraud

A Gold Coast property developer has been criminally convicted after he fraudulently claimed a $147,763 GST refund for a...

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Tax & Legal 20 AUG 2021

NSW’s new permit system locks investors out of Central Coast hotspots

Even though it remains subject to the same restrictions as the rest of Greater Sydney, those looking to visit the...

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Hotspots 20 AUG 2021

Expats said to be the culprit behind price growth in premium suburbs

One economist has suggested that expats may be the culprit behind recent upticks in premium property prices.

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Hotspots 20 AUG 2021

How far can $700k stretch across Australia’s capital cities?

It’s long been a feature of Australian real estate that a capital city’s location will have some influence on how...

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Hotspots 20 AUG 2021

Property market update: Brisbane, July 2021

Brisbane bucked the trend of easing growth, delivering solid growth despite facing COVID-related challenges in July....

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Hotspots 19 AUG 2021

CoreLogic: Lockdowns might be bad news for spring, but conditions are right for a rebound

CoreLogic says that widespread lockdowns in Victoria and NSW mean that this year’s spring selling season is going to...

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Hotspots 19 AUG 2021

Auction activity still dampened by lockdowns

With less than two weeks before the spring selling season of 2021, auction markets aren’t picking up as much as one...

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Hotspots 19 AUG 2021

Australia’s construction sector said to be in ‘early stages’ of another boom

The data shows that residential construction costs are outpacing inflation.

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Hotspots 19 AUG 2021

NAB puts a spotlight on affordable suburbs for first home buyers

One of Australia’s biggest banks has shared its shortlist for first home buyers looking for suburbs where it’s...

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Hotspots 18 AUG 2021

Property market told to brace for more frequent natural disasters

Australia’s property market should brace itself for the impact of climate change and the potential for an increase in...

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Hotspots 18 AUG 2021

4 danger signs property investors need to watch

The property market has shown incredible resilience since the COVID-19 pandemic first began, so what are the warning...

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