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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.

Hotspots 17 JAN 2013

Investors return to Qld, govt confirms

Investor activity is seeing a long awaited resurgence in Queensland’s property market, according to treasurer Tim...

Hotspots 16 JAN 2013

Prestige suburbs expected to take off

While prestige suburbs have taken a hit recently, they are likely candidates for growth in one state, according to...

Hotspots 16 JAN 2013

Resource boom enters a new phase

Darwin’s property market will continue to see strong economic growth, fuelled by a different resources sector,...

Hotspots 15 JAN 2013

Blacktown the next growth spot

New South Wales’ western Sydney suburb of Blacktown has been tipped for growth over 2013 on the back of an...

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Hotspots 15 JAN 2013

NBN unlikely to make splash in property market

While the government’s $37 billion National Broadband Network (NBN) has set some homes for high-speed internet ahead...

Hotspots 14 JAN 2013

Second sales boost driven by detached housing

A second consecutive monthly improvement in new home sales has been driven by a lift in sales of detached houses,...

Hotspots 14 JAN 2013

Investors overlook important driver

Investors are frequently missing out on researching one of the main drivers of an area, according to Empower Wealth’s...

Hotspots 11 JAN 2013

Housing approvals buck trend in one state

New housing approvals are on the rise in one state, which many are taking as a sign of confidence, according to recent...

Finance 11 JAN 2013

Stamp duty hindering recovery

Stamp duty needs to be reduced if the housing industry is to see a rebound, according to results from a recent survey.

Finance 10 JAN 2013

Investors hampered by debt

Consumer debt could restrict investors’ borrowing capacity by four times the credit limit, according to Smart...

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Hotspots 10 JAN 2013

Hospital to bolster Gold Coast property market

Suburbs within a four-kilometre radius of a new hospital on the Gold Coast are set for growth, according to VFM...

Finance 09 JAN 2013

New strategies needed in a new market

With market conditions unlike the ‘boom time’ of the past, for the first time investors are changing their...

Hotspots 09 JAN 2013

Ways to get ahead with investing

Investors need to take more control of their finances and their approach, according to CEO of Crown Lending, Scott...

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Hotspots 08 JAN 2013

Resources still pushing market

The resources industry is still pushing the Perth CBD market forward, particularly in terms of employment, according to...

Hotspots 08 JAN 2013

Invest with the end in mind

Investors should understand that they are purchasing as a means to an end, according to a number of investment...

Hotspots 07 JAN 2013

Investors still need to be cautious

Despite signs of the market turning around, property experts warned that investors still need to be cautious.

Finance 07 JAN 2013

Mining slowdown will help lower rates

The slowdown of the mining boom spells good things for the rest of Australia, according to an economist.

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Hotspots 04 JAN 2013

Be wary of bad summer investments

Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA) is urging prospective property investors to keep a cool head when...

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Hotspots 04 JAN 2013

Market bottoming out, say experts

Now is the time to invest despite two years of falling property values in Australia’s capital cities, according to...

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Hotspots 03 JAN 2013

2013 to be subdued for Tas

On a national level the property market has already bottomed, but according to the First National Real Estate 2013...

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Hotspots 03 JAN 2013

Free online resources for property buyers

In light of new research, freely available information has now been provided online for those looking to buy and sell a...

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Hotspots 02 JAN 2013

‘Robust’ Gold Coast market expected

Queensland’s property market over the next few years is expected to be ‘robust’ with more sales activity on the...

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Hotspots 02 JAN 2013

Development fees increase for 2013

Investors putting in development applications (DAs) will see themselves charged more this year, according to recent...

Hotspots 24 DEC 2012

Sydney's outer suburbs leading price growth

A modest rise in Sydney’s median house price, led by the city’s outer suburbs, signals better times may be ahead...

Hotspots 24 DEC 2012

SE Qld market to take off

The south east Queensland property market has yet to recover and there’s little indication of where the market will...