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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 MAY 2019

One capital city holds steady as others record price falls

Nearly every major capital city showed price falls, according to the latest weekly property market data, with the...

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Hotspots 17 MAY 2019

How Labor's negative gearing proposal could inflict $11 billion in lost income

Find out why this property investor, equipped with data, believes that Labor’s negative gearing policy could cripple...

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Hotspots 17 MAY 2019

Tips for hot markets during the downward cycle

With popular investment markets looking to decline further, there are two often slept-on states that investors may want...

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Finance 17 MAY 2019

How to avoid a ‘debt disaster’ at the end of an interest-only loan

With a bulk of interest-only loans set to run out, a Perth-based mortgage broker has offered his advice on how...

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Hotspots 17 MAY 2019

Highest-ranking Australian city for luxury price growth revealed

Four of Australia’s capital cities have been included in the top 23 international cities for luxury residential price...

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Tax & Legal 17 MAY 2019

Federal election 2019: Which parties have property policies?

With the next federal election right around the corner, it can be difficult to know which parties hold what particular...

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Finance 17 MAY 2019

Will Labor’s negative gearing policy redistribute wealth as intended?

One property expert believes that Labor’s negative gearing policy will lock everyday Australians out of opportunities...

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Tax & Legal 13 MAY 2019

What the new First Home Loan Deposit Scheme means for the property market

With the Coalition government announcing a new scheme for first home buyers and then the Labor Party agreeing to match...

Lower North Shore

Hotspots 13 MAY 2019

Sydney Metro boosting auction clearance rates to 75%

A series of Lower North Shore real estate offices has found auction success by targeting areas close to the up and...

Adelaide

Hotspots 13 MAY 2019

One city avoids price fall over last week of data

The latest weekly property market data showed that all but one capital city saw a price fall, while the one left over...

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Tax & Legal 10 MAY 2019

Investors rush to secure properties in popular capital

A leading real estate network has observed that there has been a rise of investor-buying activity in one capital city...

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Finance 10 MAY 2019

New WA budget ‘stifling’ property market

The head of a property institute is disappointed with the latest state budget for Western Australia as he believes...

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Hotspots 10 MAY 2019

2 questions to ask before investing in property

Pure Property Investment’s Paul Glossop believes in the power of goal-setting as a key ingredient to a successful...

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Hotspots 10 MAY 2019

What the end of Purplebricks means for selling property

With Purplebricks set to leave the Australian market, its introduction has brought forth an interesting take on selling...

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Hotspots 09 MAY 2019

The top and bottom areas for value growth over the last year revealed

While the market may be softening, there are always pockets that do better than the average and pockets that do worse...

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Hotspots 09 MAY 2019

Where the rental hotspots are in this city slated for growth

Investors looking to find cash flow success in one capital city market should look towards the north, according to the...

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Tax & Legal 09 MAY 2019

Negative gearing battle rages on as Liberals warn of house price ‘whack’

Liberal Party heavyweights, including the federal Treasurer, are ramping up their fight against Labor’s proposed...

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Hotspots 08 MAY 2019

Property market update: Perth, April 2019

As other capital cities follow a downward trend, the Perth property market goes on to show all the hallmarks of...

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Hotspots 08 MAY 2019

Unreasonable taxes, housing affordability issues reinforced to government

A senior economist has said that there needs to be more action by governments to help ease the conditions in the...

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Hotspots 08 MAY 2019

Big name in real estate leaves the market: Here’s what it means for property investors

With the news that Purplebricks, the real estate agency known for its flat-fee model, has left Australia, the CEO of an...

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Tax & Legal 08 MAY 2019

PM lashes out at negative gearing, CGT changes for property investors

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has blasted Opposition Leader Bill Shorten for his party’s negative gearing and capital...

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Finance 07 MAY 2019

Cash rate call for May 2019 revealed

The Reserve Bank has released the outcome of its monthly board meeting for May amid speculation of a cut.

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Hotspots 06 MAY 2019

Property market update: Melbourne, April 2019

Despite a current slowdown, the Melbourne property market continues to offer opportunities to investors – supported...

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Tax & Legal 06 MAY 2019

Spruikers waiting to pounce on Labor policy

With less than two weeks until the federal election, it is clear that Labor’s negative gearing policy will either...

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Finance 06 MAY 2019

How a looming rate cut impacts your mortgage

Expectations are rising for a cash rate cut this month, just weeks out from a federal election. How soon could the...