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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 JUL 2016

Established Perth apartment blocks in high demand

While house prices in the WA capital have declined for six consecutive quarters, demand for older-style apartment...

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Hotspots 22 JUL 2016

Unlikely city's house prices outpace Sydney

One capital city has topped the rest for house price growth over the June quarter, hitting a record median price...

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Hotspots 20 JUL 2016

Government given property ‘wake-up call’

There is an “acute problem” in our capital cities which governments are ignoring – but will property investors...

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Hotspots 20 JUL 2016

Property market confidence falls further

New research has revealed that Australians are continuing to lose confidence in the property market, with sentiment in...

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Hotspots 19 JUL 2016

Sydney leads for post-GFC price growth

New research by CoreLogic shows Australia’s capital city housing market has been “extremely interest...

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Tax & Legal 19 JUL 2016

Foreign investors facing $65,000 tax

A new report has revealed just how much foreign investors face in stamp duty costs to enter Australia’s property...

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Hotspots 18 JUL 2016

Foreign demand for residential property 'continues to shrink'

Overall demand from foreign buyers continues to shrink following the announcement of higher taxes and fewer domestic...

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Finance 15 JUL 2016

NSW government admits stamp duty ‘inefficient’

In its 2016 budget paper, the NSW government has acknowledged that property transfer duty is an inefficient tax,...

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Hotspots 13 JUL 2016

Property market to 'bottom out' as investors retreat

Real estate prices are expected to deteriorate across the nation, driven by an apartment oversupply, lower population...

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Hotspots 13 JUL 2016

22 regions set to boom

Poor retirement planning and insufficient superannuation has baby boomers targeting the affordability of regional...

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Hotspots 11 JUL 2016

Foreign investors given lifeline in South Australia

South Australia has decided not to follow NSW, Queensland and Victoria in imposing surcharges on foreign property...

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Hotspots 11 JUL 2016

Property prices soar across capitals

A new report shows Australia’s two most populous cities have pushed the growth rate for dwelling values to a record...

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Hotspots 08 JUL 2016

Yields hit record lows for Sydney and Melbourne

New figures show that yields have continued to fall across all capitals, with Sydney and Melbourne experiencing the...

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Hotspots 06 JUL 2016

Then v now: is it really getting harder to buy property?

A controversial commentator has slammed Generation Y’s “self-entitlement” about property prices, sparking a war...

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Finance 05 JUL 2016

Reserve Bank decides on cash rate

The Reserve Bank of Australia has delivered the decision of its monthly board meeting.

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Hotspots 05 JUL 2016

Property group penalised for misleading investors

A Queensland property investment group has been fined by ASIC for producing potentially misleading online...

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Hotspots 04 JUL 2016

Real estate to benefit from Brexit fallout

Global real estate group Knight Frank is confident the Australian property market will benefit from Brexit, as...

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Hotspots 29 JUN 2016

Two Australian markets ‘most exposed’ to Brexit repercussions

The historic Brexit referendum last week saw Britain vote to leave the EU – but what does it mean for these two major...

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Hotspots 28 JUN 2016

More foreign investors tipped for South-East Queensland

New withholding rules and additional taxes to foreign investors in New South Wales and Victoria are set to attract more...

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Finance 28 JUN 2016

Rental rates improve for high-density market

Units have seen improved rates over the past 12 months, offering better returns for investors in most capitals.

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Hotspots 27 JUN 2016

Australian house price growth on the decline

Despite being a global top performer for annual house price growth, the Australian market is experiencing a slowdown.

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Hotspots 27 JUN 2016

Regional markets experience uplift in demand

Australia’s regional areas are dominating when it comes to growth in value of property sales, with one area recording...

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Hotspots 24 JUN 2016

Investors own half of all Australian apartments

A new report has uncovered the locations most favoured by property investors, including one capital city where 63 per...

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Tax & Legal 23 JUN 2016

Foreign taxes to ‘damage’ housing supply

Increased surcharges and taxes to foreign borrowers are counter-productive and put housing supply in Australia’s...

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Hotspots 22 JUN 2016

Government sets sights on property hotspot

Despite concerns of apartment oversupply in Australia’s biggest cities, the federal government has announced that it...