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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 25 JAN 2019

2019 will be the ‘reckoning of Tasmania’, says property expert

As the markets of Sydney and Melbourne started to soften after years of unprecedented property boom, Hobart became the...
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Hotspots 24 JAN 2019

New record set in weekly rentals data

New data has found the weekly rental rate nationwide saw the lowest ever movement ever since national rental data was...
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Hotspots 24 JAN 2019

‘Starting to bite’: New home supply hits hurdles

The chief economist for a construction advocacy group has warned that new home supply is up against its hardest year in...
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Hotspots 24 JAN 2019

House prices more attainable across most capital cities over 2018’s final quarter

Over the last quarter of 2018, most capital cities avoided a price hike, which would have made property purchases that...
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Hotspots 24 JAN 2019

How a property valuer helps investors in ‘unforgiving markets’

Often overlooked unless it’s time to buy or sell an asset, a property valuer could turn out to be an important part...
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Tax & Legal 23 JAN 2019

Fresh tax crackdown captures short-term rental platforms

The Treasury has announced a consultation period on how tax is collected for various sharing economy services, which...
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Tax & Legal 23 JAN 2019

Negative gearing proposal cops more backlash following Shorten’s comments

The head of a property industry body has responded to comments made by Opposition leader Bill Shorten that Labor’s...
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Hotspots 23 JAN 2019

Unpopular capital city set for strong 2019

Property in a previously unpopular capital city is showing signals indicating stronger growth, with one real estate...
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Hotspots 23 JAN 2019

Buying a home v buying an investment property, according to a property valuer

Property valuer, investment adviser, market commentator and author Anna Porter identifies several drivers that...
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Hotspots 22 JAN 2019

5,000-plus rise in homes up for auction last quarter

While Australia’s capital cities saw a continuation of softening in auction clearance rates over the December...
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Hotspots 22 JAN 2019

Infrastructure, retail spend tipped to boost west coast city

A rise in private spending in one recovering state for infrastructure and resource-related projects is likely to...
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Hotspots 22 JAN 2019

3 property hotspots from 2018: will they do well in 2019?

Together with Momentum Media’s James Mitchell, Smart Property Investment’s Phil Tarrant and Sasha Karen look back...
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Hotspots 21 JAN 2019

Property investment areas to watch and avoid in 2019

Based on her knowledge and experience as a property valuer, investment adviser, market commentator and author, an...
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Tax & Legal 21 JAN 2019

5 renovations that could save thousands in tax dollars

Renovations can be a way of adding to the value of a property, and so a quantity surveyor has identified five...
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Finance 21 JAN 2019

Middle-income earners, investors report highest stress levels

Money worries are higher for women, middle-income earners, and certain Australian capital cities, according to a new...
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Hotspots 21 JAN 2019

Boom-to-bust market continues recovery with 5-year low vacancy rate

The capital city market set to continue its recovery this year has seen further progress with its vacancy rate falling...
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Finance 21 JAN 2019

Investor appetite for borrowing slows, new data shows

The number of loans for housing continues to decline for both investors and owner-occupiers alike, analysis of ABS data...
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Finance 18 JAN 2019

Popular borrowing strategy in government’s sights

Using superannuation to borrow spiked in popularity from 2007, but it has become a battleground for both sides of...
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Tax & Legal 18 JAN 2019

Top 50 NSW suburbs for total stamp duty paid revealed

The top 50 suburbs for the total amount of stamp duty paid have been revealed, according to fresh data.
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Hotspots 18 JAN 2019

New-sales data for end of 2018 released

New data has indicated that new home sales have continued their trend of decline through to the end of 2018.
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Hotspots 18 JAN 2019

Canberra, Adelaide, Brisbane are the property hotspots of 2019, says expert

One property expert cited Adelaide, Canberra and Brisbane as the property investment hotspots of 2019. What’s in...
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Hotspots 17 JAN 2019

Spike in distressed property sales tipped for big Australian market

As the NSW government launches its audit on certifiers who authorise new builds state-wide, one expert believes there...
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Finance 17 JAN 2019

Court time set for man in property investment, development case

The corporate regulator has begun proceedings in the Supreme Court after allegedly uncovering unauthorised property...
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Finance 17 JAN 2019

New housing finance softening a result of tightened stock

Analysis of new ABS data has found housing finance commitments for new properties continued its downward trend over the...
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Hotspots 17 JAN 2019

‘Flooded’ rental market in Sydney tipped for 2019

Sydney’s market is currently facing an abundance of rental properties, meaning investors might need to employ new...
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