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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 27 OCT 2011

Smart Property Investment recognised in benchmark ranking

Smart Property Investment and sister publications Real Estate Business and The Adviser have helped secure Momentum...

Hotspots 27 OCT 2011

House prices drift sideways as behavioural tide turns

The Australian housing market will start to soften, a new ANZ report said.

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Hotspots 27 OCT 2011

Year of the million dollar property

Thursday, 17 March 2011By: Mia SantoromitoWhile Chinese zodiac may have proclaimed 2010 the year of the tiger, it...

Hotspots 26 OCT 2011

Investors should ignore negative property market talk

The Australian property market wasn’t in bad shape and would begin to improve as part of a normal cycle, the head of...

Finance 26 OCT 2011

Rate ‘declines’ in borrowers’ interest

Recent “notable declines” in interest rates will assist new borrowers, the Reserve Bank of Australia’s Deputy...

Finance 25 OCT 2011

Rate cut won't boost spending

If the RBA cuts rates before Christmas a majority of Australians will save rather than spend, a new survey has found.

Hotspots 25 OCT 2011

Wheels still turning: two speed property market

Australia’s housing market and multi-speed economy's performance are largely reliant on commodity prices and ...

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Hotspots 24 OCT 2011

SPI launches iPad app

Smart Property Investment has unveiled a new app for property investors and home buyers.

Finance 24 OCT 2011

Record low vacancy rates remains

A slump in buyer confidence has kept the national vacancy rate at record low levels in September, SQM Research has...

Hotspots 24 OCT 2011

Auctions yet to deliver

Auction clearance rates remain at around 60 per cent in Sydney and Melbourne, suggesting that the spring selling season...

Hotspots 21 OCT 2011

Building sector not landing numbers

Home building activity has remained relatively subdued for some time, with this trend expected to continue on the back...

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Hotspots 21 OCT 2011

Affordability reshaping Australian households: report

Housing affordability is causing young people to stay at home for longer or to join share houses, a report released by...

Hotspots 20 OCT 2011

New housing activity slumps

Final ABS figures released today confirm a disappointing update for new housing activity in the June 2011 quarter.

Finance 19 OCT 2011

Non-bank issues challenge to majors

Yellow Brick Road’s executive chairman Mark Bouris has thrown down the gauntlet to the majors, challenging the big...

Hotspots 19 OCT 2011

'Financial confidence' bounces back

Australians are becoming more confident about their financial stability, new research has revealed.

Hotspots 18 OCT 2011

Aussies applaud FHSA changes

Changes to the federal government’s $1.2 billion First Home Saver Account (FHSA) have boosted the scheme after an...

Hotspots 18 OCT 2011

Let first time buyers use super, urges REIA

The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) is calling on the government to allow first time buyers to use their...

Hotspots 18 OCT 2011

Foreign investors eye NSW land

Foreign investors are seeing merit in purchasing distressed agricultural assets, new research has revealed.

Finance 17 OCT 2011

Auction clearance rates remain subdued

Auction clearance activity remained relatively subdued across all of the capital cities once again this weekend.

Hotspots 17 OCT 2011

Investors should think outside the square

Investors who don’t investigate “lesser known paths” to successful investment may well be missing out on valuable...

Hotspots 14 OCT 2011

Investors focusing more on fees, less on skills

Investors are focusing on fees rather than key skills when choosing a property manager, according to one industry...

Hotspots 14 OCT 2011

Experts tip Christmas bargains for investors

Investors who aim to purchase a property under list price should consider buying in December when demand is low,...

Hotspots 13 OCT 2011

Property sales plummet in WA, Qld

Despite recording unprecedented property price growth in recent years, Western Australia and Queensland failed to...

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Finance 13 OCT 2011

Stamp duty payment methods should change

With state governments unlikely to remove property stamp duties, the head of RE/MAX in Western Australia said it’s...

Hotspots 12 OCT 2011

Valuations trending downwards

Investors are facing increased costs as the valuations on their properties are coming in lower than anticipated due to...