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Hotspots • 03 MAR 2021
Why commercial property is critical for your portfolio in 2021
Gone are the golden days where you could purchase residential properties with yields of 6, 7 or 8 per cent or build a self-sustaining property portfolio based solely on...
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Investor Strategy • 03 MAR 2021
Q&A: Scott O’Neill, Rethink Investing
In this special Q&A, Smart Property Investment speaks to the director of Rethink Investing, Scott O’Neill.
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Hotspots • 02 MAR 2021
Perth’s sales listings hit 10-year low
Perth is experiencing an “extraordinary” decline in listing volumes, with sales listings hitting a 10-year low in February.
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Hotspots • 02 MAR 2021
Perth’s rental stock dries up
Perth desperately needs an influx of rental stock in the market to provide renters with more housing options, an expert has said.
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Hotspots • 02 MAR 2021
Housing finance records continue to tumble
Australian housing loan commitment has reached another record high in January, rising by 10.5 per cent in the last month alone, official figures show.
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Hotspots • 02 MAR 2021
Australia’s most popular rental suburbs revealed
Tenants should brace themselves for rental price hikes as tightening vacancy rates continue across the country, new research has revealed.
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Hotspots • 02 MAR 2021
Brisbane property market update February 2021
This article will highlight what has been happening in the Brisbane property market during February 2021.
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Hotspots • 01 MAR 2021
Australian home values rise at fastest rate in 17 years
Overall, Australian home values surged 2.1 per cent higher in February, the largest month-on-month change in CoreLogic’s national home value index since August...
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Hotspots • 01 MAR 2021
New stock on market in March, expert predicts
With the mismatch between supply and demand pushing prices higher, an expert believes new listing numbers could see a more substantial lift in March as agents increase...
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Hotspots • 01 MAR 2021
Extreme disparity in Aussie rental markets revealed
The disparity in rental markets across Australia has been extreme, with overly tight rental conditions in Perth and Darwin contrasting the plunging figures in Sydney and...
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