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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 23 DEC 2013

Buyers cautioned: Beware of auction price baiting

Buyers at auction must be alert for ‘under-quoting’ by real estate agents, a leading real estate expert has...
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Finance 23 DEC 2013

Next rate movement will be up: AMP

Despite budget deficits ‘as far as the eye can see’, the cash rate will likely remain on hold for most of 2014...
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Hotspots 20 DEC 2013

One tenth of resales result in loss

Over one in 10 property resales resulted in a loss in the September quarter, according to research from RP Data.
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Hotspots 20 DEC 2013

Liverpool buyers turned away

Property market activity in Sydney’s Liverpool is so frantic that buyers are being turned away, according to a major...
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Hotspots 19 DEC 2013

Best rental yields revealed

The 10 suburbs attracting the highest rental yields in the country in 2013 have been uncovered in a new report.
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Hotspots 19 DEC 2013

Poor performers have best potential

Investors should consider buying in Sydney’s underperforming suburbs, according to an online real estate portal.
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Finance 18 DEC 2013

Investors warned about wasting ‘rate cut savings’

Cuts to the official cash rate throughout 2012 and 2013 have reduced the ‘typical borrower’s' mortgage repayments...
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Hotspots 18 DEC 2013

Australians embrace apartment living

More people across Australia will opt for high density living in 2014, according to research by Colliers...
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Hotspots 17 DEC 2013

Docklands unlikely to rise

Despite a government project to rejuvenate Melbourne’s Docklands, a leading real estate expert believes local...
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Finance 17 DEC 2013

Fixed rates set to rise further as economic confidence returns

The low interest rate environment will continue into 2014. However, fixed rates will edge higher as economic confidence...
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Finance 16 DEC 2013

Hamilton Island occupancy rates hit record high

Increased domestic demand, stronger repeat business and an additional direct flight have helped propel Hamilton...
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Hotspots 16 DEC 2013

Beach development sells out

A new beachfront development at Casuarina Beach in northern New South Wales sold out within six months of being offered...
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Hotspots 13 DEC 2013

January will be ‘best month of the year’ to buy

January 2014 will be a buyers’ market and investors should make ‘lower than usual offers’, according to a...
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Hotspots 13 DEC 2013

New property assessment tool available to rural investors

Rural property investors will now be able to assess the productive potential of a property before they buy it,...
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Hotspots 12 DEC 2013

Australia in growth phase: REIA

The Australian property market is currently undergoing a growth phase, according to the Real Estate Institute of...
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Hotspots 12 DEC 2013

Lifestyle more important than living space

Apartment sizes are shrinking as renters prioritise location over living space, according to a new report from Colliers...
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Finance 11 DEC 2013

Strategy essential for investment success

Investors without a clear strategy could be losing out on millions of dollars, according to a leading industry expert.
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Hotspots 10 DEC 2013

New apartments in Sydney suburb expected to take off

A suburb on Sydney’s upper north shore is experiencing increased investor interest due to the release of a new...
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Hotspots 10 DEC 2013

QLD: Unit sales surge, prices lag behind

Unit and townhouse sales in Queensland have spiked over the September quarter but prices have been slow to catch up,...
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Hotspots 09 DEC 2013

Auction market waning

The first weekend of summer has seen the auction market start to wane with both Sydney and Melbourne recording a drop...
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Hotspots 06 DEC 2013

International buyers swooping on forgotten Sydney suburb

A Sydney suburb that has been largely bypassed by local investors is attracting international attention, according to a...
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Hotspots 06 DEC 2013

Lake Macquarie north heating up

The residential real estate market in the northern suburbs of Lake Macquarie is picking up speed, according to the...
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Hotspots 05 DEC 2013

Buyers preoccupied with ‘property bubble’ chatter are missing out

Property investors are likely to miss out on opportunities if they buy into the idea that Australia is in the midst of...
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Hotspots 05 DEC 2013

Housing Affordability Improves in All States - December 2013

Despite rising property prices in major cities, housing in Australia is becoming more affordable, according to a new...
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Hotspots 04 DEC 2013

Stock on market up in November

Residential property listings increased substantially during November, according to SQM Research.
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