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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.

Hotspots 05 JUL 2012

Perth property scam revealed

Scammers have targeted the website of prominent Perth-based real estate group Realmark, placing some of the group’s...

Hotspots 05 JUL 2012

Canberra is the next “investment-winner”

The Canberra property market is frequently avoided by investors, but it is an “investment-winner” right now,...

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Hotspots 04 JUL 2012

Melbourne capital city to be expanded by 50pc

Melbourne’s capital city zone will eventually be expanded by more than 50 per cent when 240 hectares of land are...

Finance 04 JUL 2012

Rate hold makes sense - for now

Industry stakeholders are satisfied with yesterday’s decision by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to keep interest...

Finance 04 JUL 2012

Investors in the dark about their interest rate

Almost one third of all Australians have no idea what their mortgage interest rate is and investors don't fare much...

Hotspots 04 JUL 2012

Increase in dwelling approvals not all positive

Dwelling approvals increased nationwide, however the news isn’t all positive, according to new Australian Bureau of...

Hotspots 03 JUL 2012

Drastic measures needed to meet NSW demand

Previous Sydney metropolitan targets were almost 50 per cent short for the optimum number of dwellings to build,...

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Finance 03 JUL 2012

RBA leaves cash rate unchanged - July 2012

The Reserve Bank of Australia has decided to leave the official cash rate on hold at 3.5 per cent at its monthly Board...

Hotspots 02 JUL 2012

HIA calls for housing reform

The Housing Industry Association is calling on the government to introduce immediate reform, after a new report found...

Hotspots 02 JUL 2012

$10,000 new build grant extended, NT

Investors in the Northern Territory have been given an extension to the BuildBonus, treasurer Delia Lawrie recently...

Finance 29 JUN 2012

A third rate cut is unlikely

The Reserve Bank of Australia is unlikely to deliver a hat-trick of interest rate cuts when its board meets next week,...

Hotspots 29 JUN 2012

$1.5b injection to increase population, Karratha

Western Australia’s Karratha has ambitious plans to reduce fly-in, fly-out workers and increase the city’s...

Hotspots 29 JUN 2012

Investors may cause a market slump

Investors may cause the property market to slump if they sell up, according to a leading economist.

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Hotspots 28 JUN 2012

Be discerning when seeking expert advice online

Investors need to be increasingly careful when relying on ‘expert’ advice, particularly online, according to...

Hotspots 28 JUN 2012

Housing injection to cater for 5,000, South Hedland

Western Australia’s economic growth has resulted in an upcoming housing injection for more than 5,000 people in South...

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Hotspots 27 JUN 2012

Australian house price values unlikely to drop: RBA

Australian house prices won’t plunge, a senior Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has said.

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Finance 27 JUN 2012

Growing case for July rate cut

With dwelling commitments and consumer confidence falling at an unprecedented rate, the possibility for a July rate cut...

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Finance 27 JUN 2012

Citibank slashes variable rates

Citibank has cut the interest on its variable rate product.

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Hotspots 27 JUN 2012

NRAS is not a shortcut to success: RE/MAX WA

Property investors must be made aware of significant weaknesses in the National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS), a...

Finance 26 JUN 2012

More rate cuts needed: borrowers

Generation Y investors an dhome buyers considering a property purchase look likely to stay on the sidelines unless...

Finance 26 JUN 2012

Tightening NT vacancy rate drives increase tenancy disputes

A spike in tenancy disputes has prompted the Northern Territory office for Consumer Affairs to launch an education...

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Hotspots 25 JUN 2012

Homeowners happy where they are

Residential property owner occupiers in Australia are ‘staying put’ for longer, new data has revealed.

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Hotspots 25 JUN 2012

Resource rich states to prosper

After two years of price declines in 2010 and 2011, new data coming out today suggests the fundamentals are beginning...

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Finance 25 JUN 2012

Solid auction clearance rates across capitals

Auction clearance rates remained above the 50 per cent mark in Sydney and Melbourne on Saturday, according to data from...

Hotspots 25 JUN 2012

Rents soar in Perth

The cost of renting or having a mortgage in Perth has increased substantially in the past five years, according to data...