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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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Hotspots • 28 DEC 2022
2022 in review: Sydney
After a wild 18 months of growth from the onset of the pandemic, Sydney’s 2022 was characterised by rising interest rates and plummeting housing prices.
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Hotspots • 28 DEC 2022
2022 in review: Melbourne
A state election rounded out the Victorian capital’s first non-COVID-19-disrupted year since 2019; however, the city’s housing market remained active year-round.
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Hotspots • 24 DEC 2022
Perth property prices drop 2.8%
The median house price in Perth dropped to $530,000 across the September 2022 quarter, according to the latest insights from Western Australia.
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Hotspots • 24 DEC 2022
2022 in review: Brisbane
Queensland’s capital resisted the market declines for half the year; however, as the year wore on, value decreases began to occur across Brisbane.
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Hotspots • 24 DEC 2022
2022 in review: Perth
Western Australia’s capital remained incredibly resistant to market downturns throughout the year while maintaining relative rental affordability in the face of...
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Hotspots • 23 DEC 2022
Real estate tops investors’ Google searches in 2022: Report
A new study revealed the top 10 investments that received the most Google searches globally, with real estate crowned as the most popular asset in 2022. 
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Finance • 21 DEC 2022
Beware of fake puppies and other holiday scams
Fraudsters are hard at work trying to con you over Christmas, says the Assistant Treasurer.
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Hotspots • 21 DEC 2022
Government gets going on National Housing Supply and Affordability Council plans
The chief executive of Mirvac will be taking on an integral role as chair of the government’s interim National Housing Supply and Affordability Council.  
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