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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 20 JUN 2019

The Sydney suburbs tipped to bounce back first

If investors want to capitalise on market conditions in Sydney, they may want to consider watching these key markets...

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Hotspots 20 JUN 2019

Expert insight: How infrastructure projects affect property price growth

Infrastructure has always been cited as a main indicator of potential capital growth for investment properties — how...

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Hotspots 19 JUN 2019

The types of property making money for investors in 2019

The current property market is seeing a boost of confidence following recent political and financial moves. If...

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Hotspots 19 JUN 2019

How Sydney is performing for landlords right now

New data for May has revealed how vacancy rates in Sydney and regional locations have changed over the month, with a...

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Hotspots 19 JUN 2019

Hot tips for the Queensland property market

Investors looking to enter the Queensland market and want to opt for something with a bit of distance away from the CBD...

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Hotspots 18 JUN 2019

How rental and vacancy rates are performing in major capitals

New data reveals the national vacancy rate for May, and how asking prices for rentals have performed for property...

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Hotspots 18 JUN 2019

Property in 2060: What will it look like for investors?

A new report projects what major shifts in the economy need to take place to ensure growth, and the make-up of the...

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Hotspots 18 JUN 2019

Revealed: Where NSW is spending big on infrastructure

The NSW state budget for 2019-20 has been handed down, with a record spend on infrastructure. Here’s where the...

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Hotspots 17 JUN 2019

Investors face headaches as residents evacuated from towers in Sydney

An issue with apartment towers in Sydney’s inner south has seen its residents evacuated and has highlighted the need...

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Hotspots 17 JUN 2019

Only one capital city declined in values last week

The latest weekly property market data has shown even further signs of value stabilisation across the country, with all...

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Hotspots 15 JUN 2019

6 high-yield areas in an affordable market

Suburbs on the west coast are among the most affordable in Australia at the moment, and some are recording over nine...

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Hotspots 15 JUN 2019

Why the current market is ripe for cash flow

The property market post-election has seen a considerable boost in confidence, and one expert claims that it’s...

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Hotspots 13 JUN 2019

What being too close to a main road means for your property

Following infrastructure projects is one way property investors can find areas ripe for growth, but can the same be...

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Hotspots 13 JUN 2019

Value decline in premium properties starts to slow

Analysis of market data over the last year has found that the rate of decline in value of the top end of the market has...

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Hotspots 13 JUN 2019

How rentvestors can get their foot into the market

Rentvesting, the act of renting and owning an investment property, is proving popular for first home buyers, according...

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Hotspots 12 JUN 2019

3 factors to influence property buyer’s activity post-election

With the recent federal election concluded, property investors are starting to regain confidence as uncertainties ease...

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Hotspots 12 JUN 2019

15 affordable suburbs ripe for growth in new data

New research has found 15 locations across Australia where buyers could find growth of over $100,000 in three years’...

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Hotspots 12 JUN 2019

Lower North Shore, Southwestern Sydney still feeling the post-election bounce

The impact of post-election confidence has continued, with one leading real estate network claiming its effects are...

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Hotspots 12 JUN 2019

What you need to make your property as appealing as possible

Presenting your property in the best light is always the goal when it comes time to selling, but one expert has claimed...

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Hotspots 11 JUN 2019

Latest capital city data points to price stabilisation

The latest weekly property market data has shown further signs of stabilisation in the market, with most major capital...

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Hotspots 11 JUN 2019

Over 100 markets with 200% growth revealed in new analysis

New analysis has located over 100 house markets that have recorded a price increase of 200 per cent or more over the...

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Hotspots 11 JUN 2019

Investors feeling positive about the property market

The results of a new survey have revealed what property investors are most concerned about in the current market but...

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Hotspots 07 JUN 2019

Property market update: Melbourne, May 2019

After a significant period of decline, property professionals are predicting, with a high degree of certainty, that...

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Hotspots 07 JUN 2019

How much value is left in ‘less dramatic’ Brisbane?

A new report has analysed the state of the Brisbane market, looking at how property has performed there as the halfway...

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Hotspots 07 JUN 2019

Status of property lending in April revealed

The ABS has revealed how much property owners borrowed over April.