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Sydney’s northern beaches cluster sees spike in short-term rental cancellations

With Christmas just a few sleeps away, Aussies are scrambling to rearrange their travel plans, sending holiday rental owners into crisis mode as booking cancellations ...

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Mon, 21 Dec 2020

Building a moat: How to defend your property against adverse effects

A successful property portfolio is one that is not reliant on you, as the investor, to dictate its performance, a property guru has said.

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Fri, 18 Dec 2020

The articles you chased over the last 12 months

Continuing our holiday listicles, we now take a look at the top 10 articles on the Smart Property Investment platform in 2020.

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Fri, 18 Dec 2020

Top 5 podcasts of 2020

The Smart Property Investment Show has had a big 2020, having itself been forced to rethink and reconceptualise its approach to podcasting amid a global pandemic.

HOTSPOTS • Thu, 17 Dec 2020

Why holiday homes could make emotional and commercial sense in 2021

Holiday home purchases are looking like a sure bet in NSW, with short-term rentals in popular spots filling up fast on the back of a ban on international travel, real ...

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Wed, 16 Dec 2020

Property forecasting: How the big 4 got it so wrong

One by one, the big banks flooded the market with their property forecasts in March and April. But fortunately for property owners, most of the “Armageddon ...

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Wed, 16 Dec 2020

Rental vacancy rates tighten after withholding forecast shocks

Rental vacancy rates are tightening across many markets after early forecasts warned of possibly widespread job losses among tenants across the larger capital cities.

HOTSPOTS • Tue, 15 Dec 2020

‘World-class’ university campus puts Parramatta on investment radar

Sydney’s Parramatta is expected to get a whole lot more interesting to property investors following the announced construction of a “world-class” multidisciplinary ...

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Tue, 15 Dec 2020

Buyer confidence returns, fuelling transactions in 2021

Buyers who had put their purchases on hold as a result of the COVID crisis are now feeling confident enough to buy again, new research has suggested, predicting property ...

HOTSPOTS • Tue, 15 Dec 2020