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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 2016

House prices to peak in one capital

One capital city’s housing market is “nearing a peak and could be entering a slump”, according to a new report.

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Tax & Legal 20 JUN 2016

Investors facing ‘unfair outcomes’ from land tax

In light of the ongoing housing affordability debate and recent calls to abolish stamp duty, REINSW president John...

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Hotspots 15 JUN 2016

Foreign investor surcharge ‘potentially disastrous’

The Queensland government’s decision to introduce an additional surcharge for foreign investors has been slammed by...

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Tax & Legal 15 JUN 2016

Changes to negative gearing ‘will exacerbate the problem’

Questions surrounding the impact that negative gearing might have on housing affordability are back in the spotlight in...

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Hotspots 15 JUN 2016

Property investors given the upper hand following court case

Landlords can breathe a sigh of relief after a court ruling concerning Airbnb was handed down late last week in favour...

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Tax & Legal 15 JUN 2016

‘Outrageous’ laws landing buyers with dud properties

“Fundamentally unjust” property laws, with numerous loopholes, are responsible for too many investors and home...

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Hotspots 09 JUN 2016

‘Poor neighbours’ can offer big opportunities for investors

Investors have been urged to look at the neighbouring areas of suburbs that have already begun to experience growth, to...

price growth

Finance 08 JUN 2016

Investors to face rate hikes

Despite predictions of further RBA rate cuts after the federal election next month, home owners could be stung with a...

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Tax & Legal 08 JUN 2016

Labor’s negative gearing model ‘dangerously misleading’

As the federal election draws closer, an industry lobby group for property investors has warned that the Labor...

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Hotspots 08 JUN 2016

Sydney market drives up national dwelling values

A new report shows Australia's housing market has improved thanks to strong gains and auction results in Sydney.

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Finance 07 JUN 2016

RBA reveals cash rate decision - June 2016

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

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Hotspots 07 JUN 2016

Investors saving for years to buy property

Almost one-third of investors took more than four years to save the deposit for their investment property, Mortgage...

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Hotspots 03 JUN 2016

Investors face unprecedented hurdle in 2016

Property investors have been warned that the changing nature of the real estate market and data reporting could derail...

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Hotspots 01 JUN 2016

‘Ingredients in place for Australian housing crash’

With a new report suggesting all signs point to a housing crisis, are property investors faced with a huge cause for...

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Hotspots 01 JUN 2016

Industrial property luring investors from residential market

Strong rental returns and low interest rates are driving residential investors to the industrial property market,...

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Hotspots 01 JUN 2016

Secrets to finding your own hotspots revealed

Active property investors across the country are always looking for the perfect investment location – but how do you...

regional property

Hotspots 31 MAY 2016

Regional market leaves capital city in the dust

One state’s regional suburbs are experiencing significantly stronger price growth than its capital city suburbs,...

regional property

Hotspots 30 MAY 2016

High-performing regional markets revealed

A new report has highlighted the country’s best performing regional areas while offering affordable alternatives for...

off the plan construction

Hotspots 27 MAY 2016

Despite warnings, investors flocking to off-the-plan developments

Investor demand for off-the-plan inner-city developments continues to climb, despite various predictions that an...

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Finance 27 MAY 2016

Cash rate to fall to 1.25%

Two more cuts to the official cash rate are on the cards for 2016.

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Hotspots 25 MAY 2016

Australian property on par with pre-crash US

Amid the debate on the extent to which oversupply may cause a housing fall, a new report has revealed that a...

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Hotspots 25 MAY 2016

State governments issue warning on property spruikers

Two consumer regulators have released warnings about dodgy property investment schemes as part of a national campaign.

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Finance 23 MAY 2016

Abolishing stamp duty ‘ultimate goal’

Labelling stamp duty “unjust and inefficient”, the president of the Real Estate Institute of New South Wales has...

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Hotspots 20 MAY 2016

Policy shift to cause property price hike

Moves by governments and banks to make it more difficult for foreign investors to purchase property could lead to...

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Tax & Legal 20 MAY 2016

Former PM hits out at past negative gearing failure

With the negative gearing debate refusing to go away, John Howard has reminded voters of where it all went wrong.