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Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
Detached building approvals continue to climb in April read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 04 Jun 2021
Detached building approvals continue to climb in April
New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has revealed an unprecedented increase in the volume of detached buildings being built in Australia over the last...
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Why you should have a long-term approach to investing read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 04 Jun 2021
Why you should have a long-term approach to investing
Despite rising markets, investors are being urged to look at the fundamentals and worst case scenario plan in order to maintain their wealth long-term. 
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Go behind the headlines with the Smart Property Investment team read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 04 Jun 2021
Go behind the headlines with the Smart Property Investment team
The latest episode of The Smart Property Investment Show sees host Phil Tarrant go behind the headlines with journalists Cameron Micallef and Fergus Halliday.
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Why isn’t fractional co-investing more popular? read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 03 Jun 2021
Why isn’t fractional co-investing more popular?
Fractional investing needs support from mainstream financial investors to become more common.
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Auction market powers on amid extended Melbourne lockdown read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 03 Jun 2021
Auction market powers on amid extended Melbourne lockdown
Auction activity has once again lifted despite Melbourne’s prolonged lockdown.
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Housing and rental affordability slides as investors inch back into the market read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 03 Jun 2021
Housing and rental affordability slides as investors inch back into the market
The proportion of income required to meet loan repayments has increased, sending housing affordability down a slippery slide as an increasing number of first home buyers...
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Brisbane property market update – May 2021 read icon 5 min read
Hotspots • 03 Jun 2021
Brisbane property market update – May 2021
This article will highlight what has been happening in the Brisbane property market during May 2021.
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Why mum and dad investors are key to maintaining a healthy rental market read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 02 Jun 2021
Why mum and dad investors are key to maintaining a healthy rental market
REIWA has stressed the importance of mum and dad investors in creating a healthy rental market, ahead of the upcoming review of the Residential Tenancies Act.
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RBA cautions investors read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 02 Jun 2021
RBA cautions investors, so when can we expect mortgage tightening?
While interest rates are said to remain low for an extended period of time, changes in the lending landscape are expected shortly, with the RBA itself announcing it is...
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Property listings dry up across the nation read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 02 Jun 2021
Property listings dry up across the nation
National residential property listings have decreased significantly over the last 12 months, creating a full-fledged boom as the number of buyers far outstrips the...
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