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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.

southaustralia

Hotspots 01 MAY 2015

Suburb records double-digit growth

A capital city suburb is “back on its feet” after recently recording a 22 per cent drop in median price, according...

Sydney property

Hotspots 30 APR 2015

Sydney ‘smashes past’ $900,000 median

The median house price in Sydney is rapidly approaching the $1 million mark, with new data indicating the price is now...

adelaide property

Hotspots 30 APR 2015

City’s investment prospects ‘gloomy’

Despite offering investors some solid fundamentals, property prices in one capital city are expected to face...

rates

Finance 29 APR 2015

Rate cut 'likely' on Tuesday

Westpac chief economist Bill Evans believes the RBA is still on course to cut the cash rate in May.

newsonline

Hotspots 29 APR 2015

Online auctions to ‘revolutionise’ property market

The launch of an online auction portal will enable potential buyers or tenants to bid with just the click of a button.

mining town

Hotspots 28 APR 2015

Mining town ‘recovering’

Despite continuing reports that mining town property markets are declining, a number of stakeholders are claiming...

Sydney property

Hotspots 28 APR 2015

Sydney price growth to slow in 2016

The Sydney boom is running out of steam and will be nothing but a memory in 2016, according to NAB.

BESTSUBS

Hotspots 27 APR 2015

Most profitable investment suburbs revealed

An online property portal has identified the suburbs that investors in one major city should target, based on...

vic

Hotspots 27 APR 2015

Metro prices growing twice as fast as regional values

Investors with properties in the capital cities have enjoyed substantially larger capital growth over the past 12...

rental

Hotspots 24 APR 2015

Investors warned about Sydney region

Despite the perception that infrastructure improvements drive capital growth, a Sydney-based buyer's agent has warned...

price arrows

Tax & Legal 24 APR 2015

Labor ‘can’t be trusted’ over negative gearing

Joe Hockey has warned that the federal opposition could make damaging changes to negative gearing if it returns to...

coins

Finance 23 APR 2015

Cash rate to 'hit 1.5pc by end of year'

The cost of money could be set to fall further, with one economist predicting the Reserve Bank will continue to cut the...

rate cut

Hotspots 23 APR 2015

Platform offers $66 property investment

A new online platform is offering investors the chance to invest their superannuation funds into property for less than...

sydney news

Hotspots 22 APR 2015

Sydney market could get hotter

Sydney’s "exuberant" housing market might be in for another boost as the RBA raised the possibility of a further...

supply

Tax & Legal 22 APR 2015

Negative Gearing Here To Stay - April 2015

Despite Prime Minister Tony Abbott recently ruling out changes to negative gearing, the debate about the tax policy’s...

perth050315

Hotspots 21 APR 2015

State's number one suburb revealed

The suburb which is most popular with potential buyers in Western Australia has been uncovered by a real estate...

victoria

Hotspots 20 APR 2015

Prestige Melbourne property on the rise

Prices in Melbourne’s inner city have recorded massive rises since the start of the year, with one suburb up almost...

tasmnia

Hotspots 20 APR 2015

6 mining towns go from boom to bust

The six regions across the country worst affected by the mining downturn have been uncovered by a new report.

rent keys

Hotspots 17 APR 2015

Property mentor launches charity fund for Vanuatu

The wealth generated through your property portfolio has uses beyond personal gain, as a leading property mentor is...

Sydney property

Hotspots 17 APR 2015

Increased investor interest in Sydney region

Investors are continuing to reap rewards in one part of Sydney, with many turning to new tactics to maintain...

Hotspots 16 APR 2015

Record level of home building activity

The rise and rise of apartment living helped drive a record level of homebuilding during 2014.

house of cards

Hotspots 16 APR 2015

Sydney market a 'house of cards'

Australia's largest capital city could be just one step away from experiencing a significant drop in property price...

qld

Hotspots 15 APR 2015

Brisbane price drop no cause for alarm

New data that shows property prices in Queensland’s capital have fallen by over 12 per cent could actually be a good...

melbourne

Hotspots 14 APR 2015

Rate cut drives Melbourne property surge

The dramatic rise in Melbourne’s auction clearance rates can be attributed to the Reserve Bank's recent cash rate...

auction

Hotspots 14 APR 2015

Auction market remains strong

Clearance rates have increased around Australia, despite a drop in sales numbers.