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Hotspots • 11 JAN 2023

Old listings pile up amid cooling market: Report

The slowdown in the residential market is leading to a pile-up in the number of unsold homes, with properties on sale for over 180 days recording the biggest annual...

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Hotspots • 11 JAN 2023

Building approval declines latest blow delivered by RBA rate hikes

According to new research released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), building approvals fell nearly 10 per cent in November last year in what one expert...

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Hotspots • 11 JAN 2023

Property price declines are slowing down in Brisbane

As we start 2023, like the beginning of any new year, we often reflect back on the year that was and plan for what the future will be. The year 2022 was like no other....

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Hotspots • 11 JAN 2023

2022 saw largest home value fall since GFC: CoreLogic

Australia’s housing market ended the year with its largest yearly rate of decline since the economic tragedy 14 years ago, according to CoreLogic’s latest Home Value...

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Tax & Legal • 05 JAN 2023

What reforms to property taxation could mean for first home buyers

In a property market already difficult for first home buyers to access, there’s been much conversation on the potential benefits of replacing stamp duty with an annual...

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Hotspots • 05 JAN 2023

Why 2023 will be the year of commercial rental growth

Strong rental growth will help lessen the impact of rising interest rates on commercial properties in 2023, according to a new report.

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Hotspots • 04 JAN 2023

The essential ‘Ps’ of the property game

Mastering any endeavour usually takes time and commitment and property investing is no different. That said, there are fundamentals that can help new participants come...

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Hotspots • 03 JAN 2023

2023 will be the year of strong rental returns, report says

Will 2023 bring good tidings to tenants or landlords? According to a new report, rental property owners are in for a happy year. 

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Hotspots • 31 DEC 2022

2022: A year ‘unlike any other’ in property

Surging inflation, eight consecutive interest rate hikes, and deteriorating affordability drove a shift in Australia’s 2022 housing market performance, the end-of-year...

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Hotspots • 30 DEC 2022

Tracking Smart Property Investment’s most popular stories for 2022

As 2022 draws to a close, Smart Property Investment takes a look back at the most-read stories on the site for the past 12 months. 

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