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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.

houses031114

Finance 19 MAR 2015

National vacancy rate to rise in 2015

Australia's slowing economy is likely to cause increased vacancy rates nationwide through 2015, new forecasts...

rate rate

Finance 19 MAR 2015

More rate cuts could be on the cards

A senior economist believes recent comments from Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens point to further rate cuts over...

negative

Tax & Legal 18 MAR 2015

Scrapping negative gearing not on the agenda

Both sides of politics are committed to retaining negative gearing, a senior federal politician has revealed.

south nsw

Hotspots 18 MAR 2015

NSW region to boom

A regional hub south-west of Sydney is set to continue to grow in popularity as infrastructure improvements and...

act

Hotspots 17 MAR 2015

5 cities to enjoy stronger capital growth in 2015

Despite a weaker economic outlook, five of Australia's capital city property markets are forecast to outperform their...

city

Hotspots 17 MAR 2015

City's median price hits record high

Brisbane’s median house price has smashed the $600,000 barrier for the first time as Queensland’s capital continues...

tasmnia

Hotspots 13 MAR 2015

7 southern suburbs to boom

Seven suburbs which could deliver investors nation-leading capital growth have been identified in a new report.

oldies

Hotspots 12 MAR 2015

Superannuation plan would trigger ‘property bubble’

Joe Hockey has been warned that his idea to let young property buyers dip into their superannuation would actually make...

rate rate

Finance 12 MAR 2015

Rate cut still forecast despite positive growth

Interest rates have been tipped to fall in April or May despite seemingly encouraging growth figures that were recently...

melbourne

Hotspots 11 MAR 2015

Five capital cities record falling prices

Five of Australia’s capital cities posted declines in house or unit prices during 2014, new research has revealed.

price arrows

Hotspots 11 MAR 2015

Property 'price crash' coming

Property prices in Australia are going to crash within a decade, according to one third of real estate agents, with...

property

Tax & Legal 10 MAR 2015

New property tax to cost vendors

A proposed new property tax will reportedly cool the Sydney market and make life easier for first home buyers.

sydney scape

Hotspots 10 MAR 2015

Sydney and Melbourne markets continue to run hot

Auction results continue to go from strength to strength in Australia’s big two cities, although the smaller capitals...

mining town

Hotspots 09 MAR 2015

Mining region ‘crash’ an ‘opportunity’ for investors

Despite talk of the end of the mining boom and subsequent property price crashes, one commentator and stakeholder has...

21043 sales

Finance 09 MAR 2015

RBA singles out housing to drive economy

The Reserve Bank of Australia has flagged the “substantial lift” in housing construction as evidence that monetary...

backyard investment

Hotspots 06 MAR 2015

4 top suburbs for investors in 2015

Four suburbs which are primed for imminent capital growth have been identified by prominent property experts.

apartmentss

Hotspots 05 MAR 2015

Apartment surge drives record result

New data on housing approvals has revealed the changing nature of Australia’s real estate market.

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Hotspots 05 MAR 2015

Perth set for 'prolonged slump'

Perth property price growth is going to remain weak due to an oversupply of property and an underperforming economy,...

sydney news

Hotspots 04 MAR 2015

Sydney ‘overvalued by 25 pc’

The Sydney property market is currently significantly overvalued, but is still not in ‘bubble’ territory, according...

reb rba

Finance 03 MAR 2015

RBA Rate Announcement - March 2015

The Reserve Bank of Australia has announced the outcome of its second board meeting of the year.

debt

Hotspots 03 MAR 2015

Foreign buyer fee won’t curb demand

A federal government proposal to charge foreign buyers an application fee each time they buy property in Australia...

21043 sales

Finance 03 MAR 2015

RBA to 'cut cash rate today'

One major bank's chief economist is confident the RBA will lower the official cash rate later today after he correctly...

melb020315

Hotspots 02 MAR 2015

Melbourne price growth on the slide

Melbourne has slipped to third place in terms of property price growth across the capital cities, according to the...

negative

Finance 02 MAR 2015

Momentum builds for back-to-back rate cuts

The property market might be about to get another shot in the arm, with a substantial number of economists forecasting...

rental

Hotspots 27 FEB 2015

13 suburbs to take off in 2015

The 13 suburbs which are most likely to deliver capital growth to investors in Queensland this year have been uncovered...