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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 30 MAR 2016

Apartment boom to leave unprecedented legacy

A leading real estate figure has issued a warning over the apartment boom in Australia’s largest city, arguing that...

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Hotspots 29 MAR 2016

Sydney enters negative territory

For the first time in three years, Sydney’s quarterly dwelling price growth has experienced a decline, according to...

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Hotspots 29 MAR 2016

Buyers reveal top 5 home features they would pay extra for

Forget the swimming pool; an overwhelming majority of home buyers have something else at the top of their wish lists,...

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Finance 24 MAR 2016

Over 140 suburbs blacklisted by bank

The leaking of a confidential report kept by a lender has revealed the suburbs they deem to be most at risk, with a...

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Hotspots 24 MAR 2016

Court delivers further blow to property spruiker

The Federal Court of Australia has permanently restrained the promotion of a property investment proposal associated...

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Tax & Legal 23 MAR 2016

Downturn ahead: will negative gearing changes make it worse?

A prominent industry economist has urged the federal government to show more leadership on housing supply and policy...

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Hotspots 22 MAR 2016

Industry calls for govt property commissioner

Several industry organisations have urged the NSW government to appoint a dedicated commissioner for property...

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Tax & Legal 21 MAR 2016

Investors missing out on property tax break

ATO figures suggest property investors are failing to claim their depreciation correctly, resulting in thousands of...

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Hotspots 21 MAR 2016

Australia's most expensive suburbs revealed - March 2016

New data has revealed the most expensive suburbs in Australia, with one city outperforming its nearest rival by more...

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Hotspots 18 MAR 2016

Mining town crash contagion ‘nonsensical’

One of Australia’s leading economists has warned against drawing predictions for the broader Australian market from...

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Hotspots 17 MAR 2016

Federal court takes action against property spruiker

Liquidators have been appointed to companies associated with a notorious property spruiker.

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Hotspots 17 MAR 2016

Real estate spruiker busted

A former company director who, according to ASIC, “induced” investors to acquire interests in a Queensland property...

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Hotspots 16 MAR 2016

Name that decade!

The kitchen and the bathroom: the two most important rooms in any home, the setting for many an intimate moment and...

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Hotspots 16 MAR 2016

Investors shifting towards commercial property

Zoning changes and rising residential interest rates are driving a new wave of commercial investment in the Sydney...

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Hotspots 16 MAR 2016

WA’s oversupply only temporary

Industry figures have pointed to new statistics and recent market activity as evidence that the property downturn in...

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Hotspots 15 MAR 2016

'Mum and dad' investors facing settlement risk

A senior property industry identity has warned that “mums and dads” who paid deposits on multiple off-the-plan...

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Hotspots 14 MAR 2016

Land values skyrocket

New figures show that vacant land prices increased across every state capital city in 2015, with four experiencing...

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Hotspots 11 MAR 2016

Increased housing supply cooling house prices: RBA

The Reserve Bank of Australia has reaffirmed that it is continuing to monitor developments in the housing market...

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Hotspots 11 MAR 2016

What would it take for Australian property to crash?

One of Australia's leading economists has outlined what it would take for a property crash to happen.

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Hotspots 11 MAR 2016

Can you guess Australia's highest-yielding suburbs?

Investors with houses in these suburbs are pocketing the big bucks each week. Has your investment suburb made...

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Hotspots 09 MAR 2016

20 Sydney suburbs now buyers' markets

One buyer's agent has used new sales data to proclaim Sydney's property boom well and truly over, predicting a market...

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Hotspots 08 MAR 2016

Positive signs for property market

One data analytics expert has revealed his property market predictions for the remainder of 2016.

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Hotspots 07 MAR 2016

Perth sales activity rebounds

Western Australia’s peak real estate body is reporting a significant increase in sales activity over February, with...

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Hotspots 07 MAR 2016

Property investors 'freaked out' by policy changes

A mortgage industry figure says confidence among property investors has been rocked by tougher lending restrictions and...

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Tax & Legal 04 MAR 2016

Negative gearing changes could see values slump by 6%

A new report has suggested that changes to negative gearing policy could push rents up dramatically, while...