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Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
Is Perth prime for investors? read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 18 Jan 2017
Is Perth prime for investors?
According to data released by CoreLogic, 2016 marked a turnaround for the Perth property market, and there’s more to come in 2017.
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Understanding depreciation on residential buildings read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 18 Jan 2017
Understanding depreciation on residential buildings
Many investors are stuck on a particular date when it comes to depreciation on residential buildings. But 1985 doesn’t matter anymore, and here’s why.
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The dos and don’ts of investing with a partner read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 13 Jan 2017
The dos and don’ts of investing with a partner
Whether it’s a family member, your spouse or even just a like-minded friend, investing with a partner can help you achieve your goals quicker, but can also be a rocky...
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How to ‘buy right’ read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 13 Jan 2017
How to ‘buy right’
Property investing has definitely got its upsides and its downsides, talk to any property investor and they will tell you that there is as much opportunity as there are...
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property investor, property investment, investing, first asset property, property buyer, real estate read icon 4 min read
Hotspots • 11 Jan 2017
Why it took this property investor four years to buy his first asset
Grant Iverson has stepped into the property investment landscape four years ago but it has only been two months since he started building a portfolio by acquiring his...
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Development moves away from Melbourne’s CBD read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 11 Jan 2017
Development moves away from Melbourne’s CBD
Many property developers are refocusing development pipeline strategies away from Melbourne's high-density CBD sites to hone in on DA-approved boutique developmental...
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Hotspots • 10 Jan 2017
2017 review: How the property markets in Australia’s capital cities performed
While there were definitely a lot of unpredictable movements in the property markets across Australia last 2017, Century 21 chairman Charles Tarbey believes that...
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Good year, success in investment, investing, success in real estate, Australia's real estate agent read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 09 Jan 2017
Why 2017 was a good year for Australia’s real estate agents
The past year has seen tough property markets across Australia—unpredictable movements and different changes—but the circumstances only brought out the best in some...
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How to invest in property as a team - two investors share their secrets read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 09 Jan 2017
How to invest in property as a team: two investors share their secrets
This week Alana and Robert Jones are in The Smart Property Investment Show studio, sharing their tips on investing in property with your partner. They each had one...
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Which properties will be flying off the books in 2017? read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 09 Jan 2017
Which properties will be flying off the books in 2017?
As we return from our holidays, we begin looking to the year ahead and what it will bring to the property market. Here are the properties buyers will be scrambling for...
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