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Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.

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The surprising thing boosting property prices by nearly half a million

When looking to invest into a new suburb, if your property has one of these nearby, you could be sitting on a goldmine...
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A step-by-step guide to property development

Property development is considered as one of the most effective wealth-creation strategies that can help investors...
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How to avoid repossession of your investment property

Keeping up with mortgage repayments can be challenging, but it can also be downright impossible, especially if...
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Rental yield: what you need to know

Investors often chase rental yield when growing their property portfolios—a strategy that follows the widespread...
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Costs to consider when building a duplex

Building a duplex, or two separate homes on a single title, is one of the best ways to create equity quickly while...
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The next property decline is here – what’ll push it back up?

The last two decades have seen cycles come and go. With the GFC hitting everyone particularly hard, CoreLogic shares...
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What’s the big thing in the way of a property decline?

One economist says there’s one thing preventing house prices from going down, and it’s something that not everyone...
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7 tips to help your house sell quickly

Selling a home can feel like a whirlwind. It requires planning, decluttering, constant cleaning, a willingness to leave...
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Who should be on your property development team?

Success in property development, like in all wealth-creation strategies, requires passion and dedication, thorough...
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Development application rejected: a property investor’s struggle to stay in the game

Property investor Eric Brown found himself spending thousands of dollars’ worth of holding fees after his...
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Investors influential to potential of housing fall: RBA

Investors play an important role in the current volatile market, the Reserve Bank of Australia has claimed.
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South Australia’s house price growth hotspots

Location and lifestyle are the top features of South Australia’s suburbs which are touted to be stand out property...
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39 affordable suburbs with growth better than Sydney and Melbourne

According to new research, 39 suburbs have been outlined as hotspots with growth prospects superior to those of Sydney...
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Commonwealth Games’ ‘sugar fix’ impact naive, says Queensland expert

When big events roll into town, there are always people who claim that events like these will have a lasting impact on...
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Investors continuing to leave market and be replaced by first home buyers

A new report by the Housing Industry Association shows investors are still leaving the market, with their absence being...
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Big NSW suburb ‘negative growth traps’ to avoid

When you buy into a particular suburb, you also want to maximise your returns as much as possible. However, there are...
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Home values slip in every capital city, listings decline in most

Every capital city saw home values decline this week, the latest CoreLogic data shows.
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Sydney sees vacancy rates rise while property growth slows

Vacancy rates in one of Australia’s most popular property markets are at a five-year high with reports that it is...
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Choosing the right architect for your property development project

A good development team is instrumental to the success of an investor who wants to explore property development as a...
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Property value growth slowing outside of Sydney and Melbourne over last 10 years

The latest Property Pulse by CoreLogic takes a look at how the property markets have fared post-global financial...
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Tricks of the property development trade from a development expert

In the previous episode of the Smart Property Investment Show, we told you how to research property development before...
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Construction set to moderate while renos expected to boom

This year is set to see a rise in residential renovation while new residential construction is predicted to slow down,...
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Regional Victoria’s most affordable suburbs primed for growth

Data from the Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) shows that even with price growth for property rising into the...
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Cost of land keeps on rising, impacting on housing affordability

A report by the Housing Industry Association and CoreLogic has highlighted how a lack of land supply is driving up...
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‘Property development is not for the faint-hearted’

Eric Brown has recently decided to explore more sophisticated wealth-creation strategies by developing a multi-unit...
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