Latest Property Investment News

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.

melbourne cbd landscape spi_rzkqne

Hotspots • 19 JAN 2023

Victorian market shows ‘great investment potential’

The state’s regions have capped off a strong 2022 despite eight interest rate rises and “a confluence of pressures from the rental market”, says the REIV.

chris minns daniel mookhey spi_dk7yer

Tax & Legal • 18 JAN 2023

NSW Labor’s hefty election housing promises

As NSW’s Labor Party look to emulate its federal counterparts and win office at the looming 25 March election, Opposition Leader Chris Minns has announced his...

Perth suburbs spi

Hotspots • 18 JAN 2023

Revealed: Top 10 most searched suburbs in Perth in 2022

Buyers who are looking to turn the great Australian dream into reality on West Australian soil have revealed their top 10 suburb picks, with lifestyle locations shown...

NSW aerial suburbs new spi

Tax & Legal • 18 JAN 2023

Stamp duty v property tax: What NSW first home buyers should consider

Should NSW first home buyers avail of the state’s new property tax scheme or stick with paying stamp duty when purchasing a home this year? An expert weighs which...

steve mickenbecker canstar spi_q1niyi

Finance • 17 JAN 2023

New lending slows as rate hikes take toll

New analysis has revealed the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) cash rate hikes have stemmed the nation’s property market.

Perth suburbs spi

Hotspots • 14 JAN 2023

Perth property prices poised for ‘moderate’ growth in 2023: REIWA

While 2023 is predicted to be another chapter in the housing market’s books characterised by price corrections, one state body is expecting a different story to unfold...

Sydney aerial shot new reb

Hotspots • 13 JAN 2023

Steep value declines categorise 2022’s end: Report

A new report found national home prices wrapped up 2022 with declines, as rising rates continued to erode Aussies’ buying power.

Greenwich Sydney spi

Hotspots • 13 JAN 2023

Rents hit record high in 2022 despite market slowdown

An easing of Australia’s rental market in the final quarter of 2022 was not enough to halt the country’s annual rents from growing at record highs, according to new...

australia aerial shot spi 3

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...

construction house site spi_lxuvn9

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...