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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 15 APR 2011

Vendors unrealistic about prices

The listing of properties at unachievable prices is adding to the property market’s already swollen stock levels,...
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Finance 14 APR 2011

Rate hike will hurt

More than 10 per cent of Australians would not be able to meet their mortgage repayments if interest rates were to rise...
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Finance 13 APR 2011

Rate rise on the cards for August

While there has been talk of the Reserve Bank leaving the cash rate on hold for the remainder of the year, NAB is...
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Hotspots 13 APR 2011

Investors Turn to USA

The strength of the Aussie dollar combined with the collapse of the US housing market is proving an enticing...
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Hotspots 12 APR 2011

New protections for SA strata title owners

Owners and purchasers of community and strata titled properties in South Australia will receive extra protection and...
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Finance 12 APR 2011

Big banks may cut rates

Making headlines this week, The Daily Telegraph has reported that Australia’s major banks could soon cut their...
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Hotspots 12 APR 2011

Exit fee ban causes confusion

The federal government’s decision to ban home loan exit fees from July 1 is causing confusion among property buyers...
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Hotspots 11 APR 2011

Property sales march forward

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Hotspots 11 APR 2011

Market awash with listings

Residential property listings are up by close to 50 per cent compared to last year, new research has revealed.
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Hotspots 11 APR 2011

Winter the best time to buy: APM

Investors  looking to snap up a property bargain should do their shopping in winter, Australian Property Monitors...
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Hotspots 11 APR 2011

Bidders fail to bite at auction

Auctions in both Sydney and Melbourne once again failed to impress buyers, with the capital cities returning lacklustre...
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Hotspots 08 APR 2011

Buyer confidence improving

Despite recording a fall a sales activity, Ray White says buyers remain positive about the property market.
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Finance 08 APR 2011

Australians keen to avoid extra debt

Despite the RBA’s decision to keep interest rates on hold for another month, Australians are still cautious about...
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Finance 08 APR 2011

NSW gov to accelerate North-West rail

Sydney’s North-West is set to benefit from improved accessibility with the NSW government announcing plans to get the...
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Hotspots 07 APR 2011

Buying time in Sydney’s high end

The top end of Sydney’s property market may have had a patchy run of late but there are still good buying...
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Hotspots 07 APR 2011

Rental returns on the rise

Rental rates increased across the nation in the March quarter with growing demand for rental properties expected to...
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Finance 07 APR 2011

New home loans fall

The number of loans approved for the purchase of properties has virtually collapsed as buyers continue to avoid the...
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Finance 07 APR 2011

New stamp duty concession for NSW

Investors in New South Wales aged over 55 years are set to benefit from an extension to the state’s ‘empty...
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Hotspots 07 APR 2011

Couples put property before babies

Couples are delaying plans to start a family in order to get their foot on the property ladder.
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Finance 06 APR 2011

Rates on hold - April 2011

The Reserve Bank left the official cash rate on hold at 4.75 per cent for the fifth consecutive month when it met...
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Finance 05 APR 2011

Buyers snub fixed rates

Strong competition between mortgage lenders and ongoing interest rate stability is enticing an increasing number of...
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Hotspots 05 APR 2011

QLD's biggest urban renewal project starts

Queensland is set to see its largest urban renewal project in history, with the RNA Showgrounds Regeneration Project...
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Hotspots 05 APR 2011

Boost for NSW housing

New South Wales buyers and renters are set to benefit from the new state government’s plan to boost housing supply.
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Hotspots 04 APR 2011

Auctions miss the mark

Buyers in Sydney and Melbourne once again held the upper hand, with clearance rates failing to top 60 per cent in both...
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Hotspots 04 APR 2011

Melbourne: property underdog

Despite being labelled the property underdog, Melbourne is actually doing quite well, WBP Senior Residential...
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