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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.

rba

Finance 10 FEB 2015

RBA hints at more rate cuts

The Reserve Bank’s statement on monetary policy for February suggests the cash rate is still not low enough.

ratesa

Finance 09 FEB 2015

Rate cut will have ‘minimal impact’ on rental market

Commenting on the recent rate cut by the Reserve Bank of Australia, property experts have said the drop will have...

boostoprice

Finance 09 FEB 2015

FHB error could aggravate investor lending issue

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has admitted a 26 per cent error in its first home buyer statistics, potentially...

apartments

Hotspots 06 FEB 2015

Investors warned about credit rating pitfalls

With lenders starting to collect and share more detailed information on individuals’ credit history, investors have...

buying

Finance 06 FEB 2015

Rates forecast to fall to 2pc

Two prominent economists have praised the Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to reduce the cash rate and have...

Hotspots 05 FEB 2015

Economist forecasts ‘building boom’ in 2015

The pessimists might have to quieten down for the time being after building approvals reached record levels in 2014.

victoria

Hotspots 04 FEB 2015

Prime Melbourne real estate grows at double-digit rates

Strong metropolitan price growth has been matched by a record-breaking regional performance, new data reveals.

QLD SPI

Hotspots 04 FEB 2015

Investors warned about investing in Queensland region

Despite improving investment credentials across south-east Queensland, property buyers have been cautioned about buying...

adelaide property

Hotspots 03 FEB 2015

Prices continue to surge in bigger cities

Sydney and Melbourne investors have enjoyed massive gains since the GFC, even as prices in other cities have grown at...

Finance 03 FEB 2015

RBA Rate Announcement - February 2015

For the first time since August 2013, the Reserve Bank of Australia has changed the official cash rate.

backyard investment

Hotspots 02 FEB 2015

Investors missing out on thousands of dollars

Property buyers are missing out on thousands of dollars in savings when adding to their portfolio by accidentally...

reb rba

Finance 02 FEB 2015

RBA tipped to reduce cash rate tomorrow

The Reserve Bank of Australia is just 24 hours away from cutting interest rates to record-low levels, two commentators...

28474 transform

Finance 30 JAN 2015

Victoria leads the way in mortgage decline

Activity in the mortgage market has dropped across all states, while property listings are up, according to a report by...

21043 sales

Hotspots 30 JAN 2015

Property market will 'stay hot'

Record-low rates will continue to fuel rising real estate prices, according to the head of Mortgage Choice.

perthtop performer

Hotspots 29 JAN 2015

Property prices go backwards in four cities

Australia’s property markets have continued to put in a mixed performance, with new pricing data revealing prices...

darwin property

Hotspots 29 JAN 2015

Darwin property market future uncertain

The performance of Darwin's property market is dividing commentators, raising questions as to whether the NT...

21043 sales

Finance 28 JAN 2015

Feb rate cut would be ‘justified’

The release of new figures has prompted more calls for the official cash rate to be cut on 3 February.

sydney news

Hotspots 28 JAN 2015

Sydney ‘not slowing down’

Despite increasing commentary that Sydney's property market is facing a price correction, one leading analyst...

investor

Hotspots 27 JAN 2015

Highest growth suburbs revealed

The five suburbs that experienced the most rapid price increases in 2014 have been highlighted by a peak real estate...

buying

Finance 27 JAN 2015

House prices to moderate

The outlook for house prices over the next one to two years has pared back in all states, says a residential property...

apartments

Finance 23 JAN 2015

Speculation grows ahead of Feb rates decision

An economics commentator has weighed in on whether the Reserve Bank of Australia will cut the official cash rate at its...

victoria

Hotspots 23 JAN 2015

Foreign investors buy one in three homes in Victoria

The number of foreign buyers has reached record levels in Victoria, where they accounted for 32.5 per cent of all new...

bronte park

Hotspots 22 JAN 2015

Multimillion-dollar makeover to boost suburb's investment prospects

One area in Western Australia is set to benefit from a $58.4 million redevelopment which could attract more residents...

bronte beach

Hotspots 21 JAN 2015

Sydney property prices almost 10 times income

Australia’s five major metropolitan areas have been “severely unaffordable” for 11 consecutive years, according...

land

Hotspots 21 JAN 2015

Some property markets set to go backwards in 2015/2016

House prices outside Australia’s big three cities have been forecast to grow at or below the inflation rate in the...