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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 06 JAN 2020

Young Aussies still aspire for home ownership

A vast majority of Millennials still see owning their own home as an important goal. However, many are still reliant on...

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Hotspots 01 JAN 2020

How has the Queensland housing market performed over 5 years?

New research has revealed the annual median house price growth for Queensland – and the areas faring the best.

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Tax & Legal 01 JAN 2020

Are you on track to meet your new obligations?

New smoke alarm obligations have been set, with landlords required to act before 23 March 2020.

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Tax & Legal 30 DEC 2019

How to ensure properties are asbestos-free

The NSW government has issued a statement reminding the community about a register that enables one to know whether...

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Tax & Legal 27 DEC 2019

Key changes to impact tenancy laws come March

NSW Fair Trading has highlighted a number of tenancy law changes set to kick off on 23 March 2020.

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Hotspots 27 DEC 2019

Houses continue to outperform units in Queensland

The sunshine state is continuing to see the housing market outperform the unit market, according to new research by...

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Finance 27 DEC 2019

How to achieve your financial goals

For many property investors, the concept of setting achievable financial goals is often met with frustration. Here...

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Hotspots 23 DEC 2019

Queensland rental market tightens

The Queensland rental market tightened at a quicker pace in the September quarter, new research has found.

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Finance 19 DEC 2019

‘Rushed’ FHB policy problematic

First home buyers are being “left in the dark” about what’s being dubbed by a financial director and principal...

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Tax & Legal 19 DEC 2019

Concerns raised on Victoria government’s rental law reforms

Concerns have been raised about the Victoria government’s next stage of rental law reforms, in a similar fashion to...

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Hotspots 19 DEC 2019

What property investors can do when they hit the ‘serviceability wall’

After successfully accumulating six properties in over a year, investor Julian Lancey has “hit a wall”, unable to...

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Finance 18 DEC 2019

Housing finance sees month-on-month increase

New statistics have shown that housing finance commitments continued to climb in October.

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Hotspots 18 DEC 2019

How this investor recovered after renting out to addicts

Several years and six properties later, investor Julian Lancey came face-to-face with one of the biggest landlord...

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Finance 17 DEC 2019

ASIC issues guidance for lending to ‘mortgage prisoners’

The regulator has outlined the “reasonable steps” that lenders and brokers should take when assisting “mortgage...

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Hotspots 17 DEC 2019

4 common mistakes when setting rent

As most investors rely on rent to take care of their expenses, how can they make sure to set a rental rate that will...

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Hotspots 16 DEC 2019

Festive season sees clearance drop

As per years past, the combined capital city clearance rate has dropped for the final week of auction reporting.

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Hotspots 13 DEC 2019

Almost half of investors plan to buy interstate in 2020

More Australian investors have got their eyes on interstate property markets, with new research finding 45 per cent are...

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Hotspots 13 DEC 2019

Sydney and Melbourne drive housing recovery

The country’s two biggest cities have led the housing market recovery.

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Hotspots 13 DEC 2019

Property market update: Perth, November 2019

After years of lacklustre performance, the Perth property market is set to see signs of life growing as the effect of...

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Hotspots 12 DEC 2019

Property market update: Brisbane, November 2019

While some markets faced challenges, Brisbane remained steady throughout the year, ultimately offering long-term...

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Hotspots 12 DEC 2019

Home owners in rush to renovate

Almost two-thirds of home owners are making improvements to their home ahead of the Christmas period, according to new...

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Hotspots 11 DEC 2019

Vacancy rate improves in parts of NSW

Vacancy rates across Sydney have bucked the trend at this time of year, with new data showing an “unusual...

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Hotspots 11 DEC 2019

Property market update: Melbourne, November 2019

Like Sydney, Melbourne has shot back up with a rapid recovery which fueled the positive results across the whole...

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Hotspots 11 DEC 2019

Home improvement top of mind for two-thirds of Aussies

Almost two-thirds of home owners are making improvements to their home ahead of the Christmas period, according to new...

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Tax & Legal 10 DEC 2019

New off-the-plan laws to see ‘greater’ purchaser transparency

New requirements for residential off-the-plan contracts have kicked off in NSW, with the aim to “bring greater...