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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 18 SEP 2018

15 capital city hotspots primed for capital growth past 2018

New research has found 15 suburbs in capital cities across the country where investors can find pockets of property...

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Finance 18 SEP 2018

5 reasons a bank will reject your mortgage

To ensure you don't fall victim to an increasingly tough mortgage market, here are five key things you should avoid at...

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Finance 18 SEP 2018

Property resales in June quarter hit near 5-year low

With property sale profits reaching $15.683 billion this quarter and 10.2 per cent of properties reselling for under...

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Hotspots 17 SEP 2018

Most post-90s property purchases too expensive now for everyday Aussies

Australia’s property affordability situation has hit such a high level that new research shows over a third of...

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Hotspots 17 SEP 2018

Melbourne and regional Victoria suburb hotspots for September 2018 revealed

Melbourne’s south-west region and regional Victoria are shaping to be very popular for property, with a few suburbs...

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Hotspots 17 SEP 2018

One capital city stands out among the rest for value improvement

Australia’s major capital cities experienced more of the same from the previous week, with the exception of one...

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Finance 14 SEP 2018

How to survive an expiring interest-only loan

If you’re an investor, chances are you have an interest-only loan, but once the loan period ends, what happens?...

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Finance 14 SEP 2018

Sharp falls in investor and IO loans have reduced ‘the build of risk’: APRA

APRA’s announcement of drops in investor and interest-only loan approvals has revealed the full extent of its...

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Hotspots 13 SEP 2018

Value growth movements for regional areas: Winners and losers for August 2018

With Australia’s capital markets not experiencing the most growth in values, analysis from CoreLogic looks at...

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Finance 13 SEP 2018

Buying and selling property with cryptocurrency: Mainstream by 2020

Still in its infancy, cryptocurrency is the enigmatic online currency that takes control out of the hands of the...

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Hotspots 12 SEP 2018

Regional Australia is today’s property hotspot, says expert

Due to the general decline in dwelling value across capital cities, several experts believe that regional Australia is...

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Tax & Legal 12 SEP 2018

Victoria’s ‘Rent Fair’ reforms pass Victorian Parliament

Legislation that was described as putting more power into the hands of tenants by the Victorian government has passed...

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Hotspots 12 SEP 2018

Property prices decline as majority of capital cities drag down

Capital city dwelling prices saw a decline across the country over the June quarter due to five capital cities, while...

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Hotspots 12 SEP 2018

High investment levels in NSW and Vic don’t ‘make much sense’: CoreLogic

With a slowdown of investment across the country, yet high concentrations of investment activity in Sydney and...

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Hotspots 11 SEP 2018

How to find hotspots in a market of ‘irrational exuberance’

The UNSW Business School has put out a warning for property investors to be wary of making decisions based solely on...

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Hotspots 11 SEP 2018

Units set for long-term growth of over 50% in one capital city

While units have always seemed inferior to houses, one capital city holds great potential for capital growth, recording...

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Finance 10 SEP 2018

NAB acting ‘differently’ after royal commission fiasco: CEO

NAB CEO Andrew Thorburn said the bank is “listening and acting differently” to its customers in the wake of the...

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Finance 07 SEP 2018

Mortgage rate hikes bad for entire property market: CoreLogic

Analysis by property analytics company CoreLogic has shown the recent loan rate hikes by the big banks are likely to do...

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Finance 07 SEP 2018

APRA investor measures have ‘run beyond their usefulness’: industry body

The continuous imposition of restrictions on property investors by the nation's regulator continue to turn investors...

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Hotspots 07 SEP 2018

Property market update: Brisbane, August 2018

While Brisbane has not exactly provided extraordinary returns in the recent years, experts laud the capital city for...

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Tax & Legal 06 SEP 2018

Vic rental reforms ‘unfair, unworkable and impractical’: REIV

The Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill is expected to be debated by the Victorian Parliament this week. The Real...

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Hotspots 06 SEP 2018

Housing affordability sees strides in short-term, falls off in long-term

While housing affordability may be improving in the short-term, the situation is actually worsening in the long-term,...

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Hotspots 06 SEP 2018

Perth vacancy rate reaches 3-year record

Over the last three years, the Perth rental market has been the best it’s ever been due to a low-vacancy rate.

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Finance 05 SEP 2018

South Australia Budget 2018–19 — What property investors need to know

The South Australia budget has been handed down and there are a few things that investors should keep an eye out for...

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Hotspots 05 SEP 2018

Sydney’s Northern Beaches ‘oblivious’ to greater city trends

While Sydney overall is recording less than stellar growth, the Northern Beaches are bucking the trend with strong...