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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 25 MAY 2012

Housing affordability results signal buyer’s market

Housing affordability has improved for the fifth quarter in a row, according to the Housing Industry Association (HIA)...

Hotspots 24 MAY 2012

Infrastructure not always a surefire guide, expert warns

Investors need to take care when relying on building announcements and new developments before diving into an...

Hotspots 24 MAY 2012

House prices high relative to wages

Australian house prices are still “very high relative to rents and incomes,” according to the latest economic...

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Finance 23 MAY 2012

Investors prosper as vacancy rates remain tight

Landlords continue to hold the upper hand over tenants with new data showing little movement in already tight...

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Finance 23 MAY 2012

New apartments attract strong buyer interest

New apartments remain popular in Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane and the Gold Coast, with available stock levels often...

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Hotspots 22 MAY 2012

Investors flock to Smart Property Investment open house

More than 200 investors attended the inaugural Smart Property Investment open house over the weekend, proving interest...

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Finance 22 MAY 2012

Financial change could prompt a loan change

Investors that undergo changes in their financial situation, from getting married and starting a family to changing a...

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Finance 22 MAY 2012

Auction clearance rates remain above 60%

Auction clearance rates remained above 60 per cent in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and south east Queensland last week.

Hotspots 21 MAY 2012

Investors are missing out on thousands of dollars

Investors are missing out on many financial opportunities and need to address this before tax seasons, according to a...

Hotspots 21 MAY 2012

$34 billion resource project begins

The Northern Territory’s $34 billion investment injection, through the Ichthys Project, has begun, with construction...

Hotspots 21 MAY 2012

Property prices rise across Qld

Median property prices rose across numerous parts of Queensland in the March quarter, new data shows.

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Finance 18 MAY 2012

Rate cut fails to improve sentiment

Consumer sentiment is flat, despite a 50 basis point cut from the Reserve Bank.

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Hotspots 18 MAY 2012

Investors remained quiet in April

Housing finance data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) this week showed a slight improvement in new...

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Hotspots 18 MAY 2012

WA Gvt missed opportunity to free up housing

The failure of the WA government to introduce stamp duty concessions for older citizens looking to downsize was a...

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Finance 18 MAY 2012

Investors increasingly look to brokers

Investors are increasingly looking towards brokers to help secure their loans, according to new research.

Hotspots 18 MAY 2012

$3.9 billion for Perth transport

Perth is set to see huge financial contributions from the government to address transport problems across the capital...

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Hotspots 17 MAY 2012

European recession good for Australia

A former treasury official has claimed that the collapse of the Eurozone could be good for the Australian economy.

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Hotspots 16 MAY 2012

New investment search tool launched

A new tool for investors has been launched by homesales.com.au allowing buyers to pinpoint properties based on their...

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Finance 16 MAY 2012

Investors should aim for long-term strategies

Investors in all income brackets need to be concerned about the total cost of their rental losses, according to RP Data...

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Hotspots 16 MAY 2012

Exclusive: Property experts rank top inner city suburbs under $300k

Smart Property Investment has lead the way with a new groundbreaking report which ranks and reveals the best inner city...

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Hotspots 15 MAY 2012

Resources investments encouraged, NT

Resources investments are being encouraged in the Northern Territory today, in an attempt to ‘further secure’ the...

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Finance 15 MAY 2012

Investors flood to safety of fixed rates

Demand for fixed rate home loans increased dramatically in March, hitting levels not seen since the GFC.

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Hotspots 15 MAY 2012

Don't hold off selling in Winter

Investors waiting until the summer or spring months to flip their property should not rule out putting it on the market...

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Hotspots 14 MAY 2012

Property values fall

Property values across the capital cities of Australia fell by 0.8 per cent after a stable first quarter according to...

Hotspots 14 MAY 2012

Rental growth felt across Australia

Despite property values dropping across the country in the first quarter of the year, rental yields are on the rise.