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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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Finance 24 JUL 2020

Home prices won’t return to peak until ‘middle of decade’

Housing market risks are “swinging back to the downside” amid a return to stricter social distancing measures,...

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Hotspots 24 JUL 2020

Economic woes are still at ‘the quarter time siren’

The latest economic update from the government shows that far more construction support will be needed to underpin...

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Hotspots 23 JUL 2020

Auctions to pick back up

There are more auctions scheduled across the combined capital cities for the week concluding 26 July than the week...

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Hotspots 23 JUL 2020

Capital city property price update: July 2020

House prices across Australia have fallen by 2 per cent and unit prices are down even further, at 2.2 per cent in the...

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Hotspots 23 JUL 2020

Hot Property: Biggest headlines from the week that was - 9

JobKeeper and JobSeeker may look different, but they will stick around past September, allowing the property market to...

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Finance 23 JUL 2020

Budget black hole: Treasurer provides economic update

Unemployment is expected to reach 9 per cent by Christmas while the budget deficit returns to World War II-era levels,...

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Finance 22 JUL 2020

Property to get an ‘economic airbag’

The extension of the JobKeeper and JobSeeker payments has been welcomed by PIPA, calling it an economic airbag for the...

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Finance 22 JUL 2020

RBA acknowledges HomeBuilder boost

The central bank has observed an increase in buyer interest following the rollout of the HomeBuilder package.

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Tax & Legal 22 JUL 2020

Sacking stamp duty could make houses cheaper: Here’s how

Stamp duty and payroll tax are being blamed for dwindling new housing approvals in major Australian cities, which in...

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Tax & Legal 22 JUL 2020

7 ways to ‘reinvigorate’ WA’s rental market

A real estate body is advocating for seven changes to the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA), noting that such changes...

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Hotspots 21 JUL 2020

Melbourne likely to see more auctions withdrawn

Melbourne’s stage 3 lockdown is likely to see more auctions being withdrawn from the market than normal.

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Tax & Legal 20 JUL 2020

$250k in taxes on a $500k property: The real cost of investing

The $13.1 billion in negative gearing benefits dished out to investors in 2017–18 was nothing compared to the...

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Tax & Legal 20 JUL 2020

3 reasons to have a testamentary trust will

Every property investor needs a testamentary trust will, a lawyer has said.

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Hotspots 20 JUL 2020

Central West hotspot revealed

A regional city located 254 kilometres west of Sydney has been dubbed a property market to watch, with capital growth...

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Tax & Legal 20 JUL 2020

What are my rights if my investment property has defects?

With the high-profile cases of Mascot and Opal Towers revealing how serious defects can be, it’s little wonder...

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Hotspots 17 JUL 2020

Housing market to withstand jobless surge: PIPA

The head of the property investment group expects the market to withstand economic headwinds, despite new ABS data...

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Hotspots 17 JUL 2020

Auctions to remain steady this weekend

Auction volumes in Australia’s capital cities are set to remain similar to last week, according to CoreLogic.

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Finance 16 JUL 2020

Multimillion-dollar package set to benefit regional WA investors

The Western Australian government has rolled out a new land package that aims to drive growth in the state’s...

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Hotspots 16 JUL 2020

Holding on: Aussies expect property market to stay OK

Australians are less worried now about COVID-19’s effect on property values than they were when the economy first...

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Hotspots 16 JUL 2020

Hot Property: Biggest headlines from the week that was - 8

While the states grapple with containment of new coronavirus outbreaks, the property sector soldiers on: Here are the...

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Hotspots 14 JUL 2020

New site feature helps agents build credibility online

Real estate agents’ review website RateMyAgent has launched its new Agent Recognition feature designed to help...

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Hotspots 14 JUL 2020

Preliminary auction clearance results in

Preliminary auction clearance rates being tracked by CoreLogic show varied results across each capital city for the...

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Hotspots 10 JUL 2020

Borrowers benefit from ‘rates battle’: expert

Home loan customers looking for a better interest rate can benefit from the intense battle for business between the...

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Hotspots 09 JUL 2020

Property market update: Brisbane, June 2020

The Queensland property market has been dubbed “better than expected” as it continues to remain resilient amid the...

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Hotspots 09 JUL 2020

Hot Property: Biggest headlines from the week that was - 7

Australia has reached a new crossroad when it comes to the COVID-19 crisis, both for health and economic reasons: Here...