Save thousands on your home loan
Compare 25+ lenders and hundreds of loans in an instant
I want:
Westpac Macquarie citibank commonwealth bank anz bankwest
finni mortgages logo
google reviews
4.9
star star star star star
Rating based on 147 reviews

×

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.

construction new houses 2 spi
read icon 1 min read
Hotspots 18 MAY 2021

HomeBuilder adds to construction costs

Housing construction costs have risen for the sixth consecutive quarter as dwelling approvals surge in response to the...
READ NOW
aerial shot suburbs aus spi
read icon 1 min read
Hotspots 17 MAY 2021

Early indicators point to a cooling market

Australia’s booming property market is showing early signs of cooling as buyer enquiries drop with the conclusion of...
READ NOW
auction house gavel spi
read icon 1 min read
Hotspots 17 MAY 2021

Capital cities see lower clearance rates as volumes decline

Auction activity continued to trend lower, clocking a fourth consecutive week-on-week drop in clearance rates...
READ NOW
sydney properties aerial spi
read icon 1 min read
Hotspots 17 MAY 2021

Sydney leads capital city price growth

Sydney has reclaimed its crown as one of Australia’s strongest-performing property markets.
READ NOW
Melbourne sky aerial spi
read icon 6 min read
Hotspots 14 MAY 2021

Property market update: Melbourne, April 2021

Melbourne stayed the course to recovery in April, despite the Australian property market boom cooling after a scorching...
READ NOW
investor property spi
read icon 3 min read
Hotspots 14 MAY 2021

Investors are increasingly optimistic about today’s hot market

While low interest rates continue to drive demand, affordability constraints and undersupply are starting to dampen the...
READ NOW
Anthony Albanese spi
read icon 1 min read
Hotspots 14 MAY 2021

How Labor plans to fix the housing affordability crisis

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has proposed the creation of a new $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund to...
READ NOW
investment money jar
read icon 3 min read
Hotspots 13 MAY 2021

Buyer’s agents mixed on budget

Feelings are mixed among buyer’s agents when it comes to the property-related measures handed down in this week’s...
READ NOW
auction in place spi
read icon 1 min read
Hotspots 13 MAY 2021

Buyers brace for third busiest week of auctions

Even with slightly lower auctions week-on-week, capital cities are still expected to see the third busiest auction week...
READ NOW
RBA 2 spi
read icon 2 min read
Finance 12 MAY 2021

What will it take for the bank to lift the rates – and how will it impact property investors?

The stronger than expected recovery outlined in Tuesday’s budget now has leading commenters expecting the RBA could...
READ NOW
Josh Frydenberg new2 spi
read icon 1 min read
Tax & Legal 12 MAY 2021

REIA applauds Frydenberg’s budget

The Real Estate Institute of Australia has looked favourably on the measures handed down in this week’s federal...
READ NOW
apartment living spi
read icon 2 min read
Hotspots 12 MAY 2021

Gen Z eyes off apartment living

A new survey revealed a generational shift in buyers’ preferences, with the next generation of home buyers seeking...
READ NOW
nsw southern highland350
read icon 4 min read
Hotspots 11 MAY 2021

NSW, SA snag lion’s share of budget infrastructure spending

NSW, SA and Victoria have snagged the lion’s share of infrastructure spending in the latest federal budget.
READ NOW
tax calculator computing spi
read icon 1 min read
Hotspots 11 MAY 2021

Labor won’t touch negative gearing for fear of being ‘annihilated’

Labor is said to be hesitant about reintroducing the deletion of negative gearing to its election platform, after...
READ NOW
South Australia Adelaide aerial spi
read icon 1 min read
Hotspots 11 MAY 2021

Why Adelaide could be an ‘investor’s dream’

It’s not easy to find a gem in today’s market, especially one that is affordable and a sensible investment, but one...
READ NOW
auction hammer property spi
read icon 2 min read
Hotspots 10 MAY 2021

Auctions back up: 2nd-busiest auction week for 2021

With a continuous increase in auction volumes, clearance rates trended lower over the past week, new data has...
READ NOW
Andrew WIlson web
read icon 2 min read
Hotspots 10 MAY 2021

May could be the beginning of the end for housing pricing boom

Experts have suggested that recent growth in prices could mark the peak of the pandemic bounceback for the housing...
READ NOW
Brisbane aerial skyline spi
read icon 5 min read
Hotspots 10 MAY 2021

Brisbane property market update April 2021

This article will highlight what has been happening in the Brisbane property market during April 2021.
READ NOW
lend money spi
read icon 1 min read
Hotspots 10 MAY 2021

Lending restrictions to blame for undersupply: PIPA

The current rental undersupply was years in the making – a result of the lending restrictions that were implemented...
READ NOW
couple buying home real estate spi
read icon 2 min read
Hotspots 07 MAY 2021

How much of the housing market can you afford?

Aussies can no longer rely on their incomes and savings alone to fund a property purchase, as prices soar and incomes...
READ NOW
aerial suburbs spi 2
read icon 2 min read
Hotspots 07 MAY 2021

Australian housing market now valued at $8 trillion

The Australian dwelling market has reached a new record high, with the total value of residential real estate breaking...
READ NOW
sydney street cbd spi
read icon 1 min read
Hotspots 07 MAY 2021

Office occupancy ticks up as governments hone in on CBD reactivation

Capital cities have clocked continued improvements in office occupancy, as governments focus on reactivating the CBDs.
READ NOW
sydney properties aerial spi
read icon 6 min read
Hotspots 07 MAY 2021

Property market update: Sydney, April 2021

Sydney’s price growth steadied in April, slowing down from the record growth rate seen in the first quarter of 2021....
READ NOW
auction in place spi
read icon 1 min read
Hotspots 06 MAY 2021

Capital cities head for second busiest week of auctions in 2021

Scheduled auctions are swelling across the capital cities, with Sydney and Melbourne leading the charge.
READ NOW
Sydney CBD aerial buildings spi
read icon 2 min read
Hotspots 06 MAY 2021

Has the non-CBD office sector won over the market?

Many experts predicted a decentralisation of businesses to non-CBD areas as the workforce shifted to remote working...
READ NOW