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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.

suburbs

Hotspots 12 JUN 2015

Australia in property bubble: 1 in 3 investors

More than 30 per cent of investors believe the country is in the midst of a property bubble, despite a clear majority...

Caution 246x164

Hotspots 12 JUN 2015

Disaster warning for Queensland investors

Lawyers are warning property owners in Queensland to double-check their insurance ahead of the storm season or risk...

toughening investment

Hotspots 10 JUN 2015

Bank gets tough on investment in NSW

Lenders are continuing to make moves to crack down on investor activity, with more restrictions coming into play from...

social housing

Tax & Legal 09 JUN 2015

Political party seeks abolition of negative gearing

One of Australia’s political parties has announced it will push for an end to the “fundamentally unfair” negative...

Tax & Legal 05 JUN 2015

Investors ‘under-claiming’ at tax time

The ATO may have warned that it’s targeting property investors this year, but property owners could in fact be...

apartments

Hotspots 05 JUN 2015

Western Sydney suburb to continue to boom

Despite ongoing speculation that the Sydney market has reached its peak, one suburb is set to grow and grow.

28474 transform

Hotspots 04 JUN 2015

Investor crackdown ‘ineffective’

Recent attempts by regulators and the banks to temper property investment activity across the country are missing the...

qld cbd

Hotspots 04 JUN 2015

Buyers rushing to northern suburb

House values are continuing to climb in one area with local and interstate investors chasing value and capital growth.

BESTSUBS

Hotspots 03 JUN 2015

ATO targets property investors

The Australian Taxation Office is to increase its scrutiny of the 1.8 million investment property owners this year.

bubble

Hotspots 03 JUN 2015

‘No property bubble’ in Sydney or Melbourne

Prices in Australia’s two largest capital cities are not about to fall and perceptions of a property bubble are based...

21043 sales

Finance 02 JUN 2015

Banks' investor crackdown continues

Lenders across the country are continuing to introduce measures to crackdown on investor activity.

reb rba

Finance 02 JUN 2015

RBA Rate Announcement - June 2015

The Reserve Bank of Australia has made its final cash rate announcement for this financial year.

newsonline

Hotspots 01 JUN 2015

Property transfers increasingly moving online

Faster settlements will soon be available to more Australians, with the country’s new electronic conveyancing network...

Sydney property

Hotspots 01 JUN 2015

Australia’s fastest selling suburbs

Some vendors have all the luck, with time on market in certain suburbs averaging fewer than 20 days.

Crime Scene

Finance 29 MAY 2015

Crime rates in 6 suburbs damaging property prices

New research has revealed which crimes most adversely affect property values, with six suburbs in particular...

China

Hotspots 28 MAY 2015

Chinese investors piling into local commercial property

Almost half of all Chinese investment in Australia is now concentrated in commercial real estate, new research has...

Finance 27 MAY 2015

Reserve Bank has added 1 per cent to house prices

Interest rate cuts in February and May have added about $8,000 to house prices in Sydney and Melbourne, according to...

21043 sales

Hotspots 26 MAY 2015

Top 10 Sydney suburbs for yield and growth

Sydney’s top-performing suburbs for rental yield have been revealed – and the findings defy the notion that...

vic

Hotspots 25 MAY 2015

Top 10 suburbs for buyers

The 10 locations across the country with the most favourable conditions for buyers have been uncovered in a new report...

w a

Hotspots 25 MAY 2015

WA recovering and now ‘investors’ best option’

One state’s property market is emerging from its lull and swiftly becoming the ‘shining light for property...

choice2

Finance 22 MAY 2015

Banks closing ranks to freeze out investors

Investors are being told to keep a close eye on the market in coming weeks – with even more lenders announcing...

sydneyspi

Hotspots 22 MAY 2015

Coastal communities post impressive capital gains

House prices in key regional centres are growing at rates that may make capital city vendors envious.

bronte beach

Hotspots 21 MAY 2015

Cash rate could fall further despite Sydney boom

Reserve Bank deliberations suggest another interest rate cut may be coming in the months ahead.

top suburbs

Tax & Legal 21 MAY 2015

Negative gearing debate rages on

Negative gearing probably has a “detrimental effect” on housing affordability but the impact on rental...

apartments

Finance 20 MAY 2015

Banks begin investor crackdown

A number of lenders have made moves this week to restrict investors’ serviceability and borrowing capacity in...