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All the latest updates affecting your property investment. Smart Property Investments is the top source for latest property market reports, insights, news and useful tips and strategies from experts.

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Hotspots 31 AUG 2022

Australia’s fastest-selling homes — and where to find them

Despite the slowing down of the nation’s real estate, homes are still selling swiftly in certain conclaves of the...

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Finance 31 AUG 2022

Warning issued as Sunshine State scams snatch would-be tenant bonds

A spate of Sunshine Coast rental scams that have emerged this past week highlight the ever-constant threat of cyber...

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Hotspots 31 AUG 2022

Australia’s most affordable suburbs for first home buyers

New research has identified 10 affordable and desirable Australian housing markets that offer a great opportunity for...

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Hotspots 31 AUG 2022

Property market update: Brisbane, July 2022

Brisbane may have outshone other markets throughout the tail end of 2021 and into the start of 2022, but the Queensland...

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Hotspots 30 AUG 2022

Is price growth in Qld starting to stall?

The latest data from the Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) has highlighted how the Sunshine State’s property...

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Hotspots 27 AUG 2022

Housing crisis spills into job crisis

A new report has illuminated the extent that the affordability crisis has impacted the regional Australian economy.

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Hotspots 27 AUG 2022

4 essential ‘P’s’ of investment property selection

The saying goes: you make profits in property when you buy, not when you sell. While you can obviously boost rent and...

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Hotspots 26 AUG 2022

Important lessons of property market cycles in Australia

In the past few years, we’ve seen so much movement in the property market. Despite the pandemic, the housing market...

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Hotspots 26 AUG 2022

Rezoning: how it benefits your property investment

Why rezone a property? Rezoning property is a method of increasing the value of land and buildings by changing their...

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Finance 26 AUG 2022

Is it better to rent or buy property in 2022?

The question of whether you should rent or buy has always been a dilemma for everyone who wants to get into real estate...

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Finance 26 AUG 2022

Queensland property scheme operator pleads guilty to fraud

Pensioners were among those targeted by the scam, which saw some victims borrow against their homes to invest in...

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Hotspots 25 AUG 2022

Ray White: Market downturn unlikely to stretch any further

The global economic environment looks to be shifting away from increasing inflation this month. What does this mean for...

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Finance 25 AUG 2022

Tax-exempt landlords in for a shock under Qld’s new regime

Changes to Queensland’s tax code that will charge investors land tax based on the value of their entire Australian...

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Finance 24 AUG 2022

3 in 4 home owners gripped with mortgage anxiety amid rising rates, report shows

Rising rates are causing an increasing number of Aussies to feel anxious about their mortgages, a new report has...

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Hotspots 24 AUG 2022

What SA's new-low deposit home loan scheme means for investors

Will South Australia’s new low-deposit home loan scheme make or break the property market? According to an expert,...

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Finance 24 AUG 2022

Should your rate stay fixed or move to variable?

Suncorp became the 15th lender to cut its fixed home loan rate in August, which begs the question — should borrowers...

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Hotspots 23 AUG 2022

Chinese withdrawal limits post-pandemic foreign investment rebound

Last year saw the lowest level of foreign investment in the Australian property market, driven by the COVID pandemic...

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Finance 22 AUG 2022

How brokers could form referral partnerships with advisers

A mortgage brokerage has pushed brokers to target specific markets when forming referral partnerships with financial...

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Finance 20 AUG 2022

Riding the property rollercoaster until 2024? Here’s what’s in store

New price forecasting has aimed to illuminate where property values will rest by the end of next year and beyond.

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Hotspots 19 AUG 2022

The boom is not over yet: 10 regions positioned for further growth

While housing values in Sydney and Melbourne are declining, an expert has highlighted that there are markets across the...

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Tax & Legal 17 AUG 2022

Property manager faces court over alleged referral fee scheme

A Victorian property manager will face Melbourne Magistrates Court over allegations that his business accepted...

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Hotspots 17 AUG 2022

Trophy regional markets lose lustre as demand fizzles

A new report showed that regional lifestyle areas — particularly NSW and Queensland’s trophy markets — are now...

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Hotspots 16 AUG 2022

Property market update: Melbourne, July 2022

Melbourne continued its downward spiral in July, as the property values in the city recorded deeper declines during the...

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Hotspots 13 AUG 2022

Busselton, Broome lead regional WA price growth

Western Australia’s regional centres continued to deliver solid growth during the latest three-month period, as data...

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Hotspots 13 AUG 2022

Why choosing the wrong agent can cost you thousands

It’s hard to believe we experienced a property boom during a pandemic. During lockdowns and restrictions, homes were...

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