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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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Tax & Legal 01 APR 2020

Time is now to unlock ‘stored-away’ property wealth

A valuation and advisory firm has called on the government and regulators to work with financiers in unlocking existing...

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Tax & Legal 01 APR 2020

Calls to class real estate as ‘essential’

In the event of further restrictions in response to the coronavirus, an industry group is calling for real estate...

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Tax & Legal 01 APR 2020

Wage subsidy to ‘relieve financial pressure’ for tenants and landlords

The federal government’s recent JobKeeper wage subsidy is set to significantly help relieve rental and mortgage...

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Hotspots 31 MAR 2020

Retail drag on REITs not all doom and gloom

In the world of REITs, COVID-19 is a human and economic crisis but not another GFC, according to an investment group.

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Tax & Legal 31 MAR 2020

Government to screen all foreign investment

The government has introduced new regulations that will see all foreign investments in Australia screened for approval,...

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Hotspots 30 MAR 2020

Auction ban drives up withdrawal rates

The number of owners withdrawing their property from auction soared to 40 per cent last week, following the...

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Hotspots 30 MAR 2020

‘Double trouble’: What the health crisis means for strata communities

As strata communities deal with a double dose of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic impact, how can investors make...

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Hotspots 30 MAR 2020

COVID-19 could be a game changer for leases: expert

Amid uncertainties brought about by the ongoing health crisis, rental property owners are advised to be more cautious...

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Hotspots 30 MAR 2020

Household wealth spikes ahead of COVID-19 drag

Property prices grew over the last quarter of 2019, the latest ABS data reveals, spurring a record-high improvement in...

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Hotspots 28 MAR 2020

Investors advised to review credit options amid health crisis

Amid the ongoing health crisis, mortgage brokers across Australia are urging home owners and investors to consider...

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Hotspots 27 MAR 2020

Perth’s property market: Will there be pain ahead?

As investors face uncertainties amid the ongoing health crisis, Western Australians investors ask: will the recovering...

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Finance 27 MAR 2020

6 arguments against relaxing rental payments

An industry body has hit back at the “fundamentally flawed” notion that the NSW government could legislate to...

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Hotspots 26 MAR 2020

Economy will recover from health crisis hit: expert

Despite current uncertainties, experts assure Australians that the national economy has the key fundamentals in place...

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Finance 25 MAR 2020

‘Crazy APRA-imposed’ interest-only loan policy must stop

There’s a new call for banks to urgently allow home loan borrowers to roll over their interest-only loans...

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Hotspots 24 MAR 2020

Mortgage holders should seek advice amid health crisis: expert

Mortgage holders should be seeking expert advice to navigate through the range of options on offer from lenders to help...

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Hotspots 24 MAR 2020

Airbnb owners face challenges amid COVID-19

Strata professionals advise apartment owners to be vigilant about accepting bookings after a family used one property...

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Investor Strategy 24 MAR 2020

Coronavirus to trigger fall in home values: AMP

Residential property prices could decline by as much as 20 per cent if the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak...

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Tax & Legal 23 MAR 2020

Expert advice: Common tax mistakes by property owners

Property tax can easily be one of the most daunting aspects of investing in property, particularly for beginners....

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Hotspots 23 MAR 2020

How are auctions faring amid COVID-19?

CoreLogic’s latest Property Market Indicator Summary has revealed how Australian auction-goers are reacting to the...

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Tax & Legal 20 MAR 2020

Expert advice: Key changes in taxation law for 2020

As property markets recover from the most recent downturn, Adam O’Grady of the Australian Taxation Office lays out...

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Hotspots 19 MAR 2020

Property ‘less volatile’ than equities

While there’s a need to wait and see what impact COVID-19 will have on the market, new research has found that...

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Hotspots 19 MAR 2020

Strata lawyers call for government intervention amid health crisis

In light of the ongoing pandemic, apartment owners are asking: Are they still required to hold meetings in person?

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Finance 19 MAR 2020

COVID-19 and the case for a further cash rate cut

Amid a slide towards a global recession, the Reserve Bank of Australia has held an out-of-cycle emergency meeting,...

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Hotspots 18 MAR 2020

Real costs to consider in property investment

While property is deemed as one of the most effective “passive” investment, experts remind investors to pay...

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Hotspots 17 MAR 2020

Property market update: Perth, February 2020

After a long period of stagnation, the Perth property market has started to show green shoots of recovery. Will the...