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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 22 FEB 2021

Regional NSW leads regional house race

With demand for regional housing persisting, several NSW towns have emerged as the winners of the regional relocation...
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Hotspots 22 FEB 2021

Demand for office accommodation to soar over next 2 years

Despite 2020 being a tough year for commercial real estate, strong migration figures and a returning workforce are...
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Hotspots 22 FEB 2021

Capital cities witness over 2k auctions in 1 week

With a significant rise in homes taken to auction, the combined capital cities have once again witnessed a preliminary...
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Hotspots 22 FEB 2021

Top locations for investors in SA revealed

Despite a turbulent year, the South Australian property market reached a new record high in median prices and witnessed...
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Hotspots 22 FEB 2021

ACT government to release updated ‘Renting Book’ for tenants

The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) government is releasing a new and updated resource aimed at helping tenants...
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Hotspots 19 FEB 2021

5 tips to unearth the next property hotspots

A property expert has bullishly claimed that property hotspots are a “complete myth” that almost guarantees buyers...
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Hotspots 19 FEB 2021

Top 10 inland rural towns to invest in

While it’s become apparent that regional housing markets have stolen the spotlight, having outpaced their capital...
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Hotspots 19 FEB 2021

REIWA pushes for stamp duty payment options to ease home buyer burden

With buyers citing stamp duty as a major barrier to home ownership, experts are calling for collection methods to be...
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Hotspots 19 FEB 2021

Landlords urged to relax pet ownership policies

A new report is touting the benefits of pet ownership, while highlighting some of the difficulties facing tenants...
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Hotspots 18 FEB 2021

What Facebook’s ban means for property

The real estate industry is not immune to Facebook’s latest decision to block the sharing and viewing of local and...
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Hotspots 18 FEB 2021

Perth boasts ‘dual opportunity’ for property investors

Currently the fastest-growing major market across Australia, Perth is emerging as a unique opportunity for investors as...
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Hotspots 18 FEB 2021

Housing demand far outstrips supply in Cairns

Demand is outstripping supply across the Cairns market, particularly in locations within 25km of the city, new figures...
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Hotspots 18 FEB 2021

Detached home construction to reach record high in 2021

A record number of detached homes are about to commence construction, according to a new report, with a demographic...
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Hotspots 17 FEB 2021

South-East Queensland continues to soar with high growth tipped in 2021

South-East Queensland is expected to boast capital growth of up to 10 per cent over the next 12 months on the back of...
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Hotspots 17 FEB 2021

Is the pandemic driving regional property growth?

Internal migration has seen a net decline of 32,346 people in metro areas in just nine months up to September 2020, but...
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Hotspots 17 FEB 2021

RBA admits low interest rates will boost cost of housing

The RBA has confirmed that it is closely monitoring the impact of low interest rates on the level of housing loan...
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Hotspots 17 FEB 2021

Adelaide sees ‘unusual’ rise in buyer interest

The South Australian capital saw a significant rise in the level of buyer interest at the beginning of 2021 – despite...
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Hotspots 16 FEB 2021

6 key indicators to heed when buying your next investment property

Self-proclaimed data nerds Arjun Paliwal and Kent Lardner have shared their six must-know indicators when researching...
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Hotspots 16 FEB 2021

Popularity of houses in lifestyle areas tipped to drive prices to record highs

Beachside suburbs are outperforming the wider market, with experts predicting the increasing popularity of lifestyle...
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Hotspots 16 FEB 2021

‘Great Australian dream’ of owning a home lives on amid COVID

Most Australian investors and home buyers were largely undeterred by the events of 2020, remaining eager to push...
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Hotspots 16 FEB 2021

Perth to go from decade low to double-digit growth

After nearly a decade of lagging behind the rest of the nation, the Perth property market is finally set for a year of...
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Hotspots 16 FEB 2021

Vacancy rates back at pre-COVID levels

Very tight rental markets across the smaller capital cities is offsetting the elevated rates still being seen across...
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Hotspots 15 FEB 2021

Boom-time auction results revealed: Melbourne defies lockdown, Sydney breaks records

Despite being in the midst of a public auction ban as a result of the latest statewide lockdown, Melbourne’s property...
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Hotspots 15 FEB 2021

Interstate buyers drive sales in South-East Qld

Pre-approval requests are going through the roof as South-East Queensland experiences a surge in interstate migration,...
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Hotspots 15 FEB 2021

Experts concerned Treasury’s dependence on ‘cheap money’ will ratchet up house prices

Housing experts and economists are concerned that the Treasury’s ongoing dependence on “cheap money” policy will...
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