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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 07 FEB 2019

Investors upbeat despite market wobbles

Most property investors aren’t concerned with the current state of the market, with many believing that the worst of...

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Tax & Legal 07 FEB 2019

Dodgy WA landlords facing $20k fines

Landlords and agents in Western Australia are being warned to keep their tenancy bonds in order or face hefty...

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Hotspots 07 FEB 2019

Values up 200% in past 20 years

The last 20 years’ of price growth in Australia’s property market paints a much more positive view than the last 12...

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Hotspots 07 FEB 2019

Coastal WA suburb sees rental yields rising

Investors looking to find higher yields may want to look towards coastal Perth suburbs, with one in particular seeing...

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Hotspots 07 FEB 2019

Investment tip: 2019 is not a year to be aggressive, says mortgage broker

Despite a ‘big year’ predicted for the Australian property market this 2019, one expert encouraged investors to...

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Hotspots 06 FEB 2019

Property market update: Brisbane, January 2019

Following the softening of the Sydney and Melbourne property markets, Brisbane has been widely cited as the next...

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Hotspots 05 FEB 2019

Property market update: Melbourne, January 2019

After experiencing the effects of softening market conditions for much of 2018, will the Melbourne property market see...

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Hotspots 05 FEB 2019

New figures show buyer's market gains pace nationwide

Just one capital city market avoided a value decline over the last week, and instead held steady.

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Finance 05 FEB 2019

Royal Commission: Property experts react, share insight for investors

Experts in the property industry have handed down their judgement on the banking royal commission’s final report,...

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Hotspots 05 FEB 2019

State-by-state breakdown released for new-build approvals

New supply is predicted to reach its lowest point over the last five years, analysis of ABS data indicates.

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Finance 05 FEB 2019

First cash rate call for 2019 revealed

The Reserve Bank has today released the outcome of its monthly board meeting, the first for 2019.

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Finance 04 FEB 2019

Rate cut expected as early as next month

With the RBA expected to announce yet another hold on the official cash rate for Tuesday, experts have released their...

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Finance 04 FEB 2019

What’s the silver lining for borrowers in Royal Commission’s final report?

The Royal Commission has handed down a troubling report for Australia's banking system, but it’s not all bad news for...

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Hotspots 04 FEB 2019

Rentals up nearly 50% in boom-to-bust market

The capital city of one recovering market saw a rise of almost 50 per cent over the last month, new data indicates.

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Hotspots 04 FEB 2019

Property market update: Sydney, January 2019

The Sydney property market witnessed softening market conditions in 2018 as it came off the peak of the market cycle....

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Hotspots 01 FEB 2019

Borrowers’ mortgage experience revealed

A new report has shone a light on how borrowers acquire mortgages, and the data shows overwhelming levels of...

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Hotspots 01 FEB 2019

Big buying opportunities as January price data released

The first month of 2019 has seen current housing trends remaining consistent, with all but one capital city market...

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Tax & Legal 01 FEB 2019

Government pushed on minister to tackle property taxes, red tape

Following months of calls for a property service commissioner, an industry body has launched a petition to place real...

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Hotspots 31 JAN 2019

How Sydney's affordability compares to the rest of the world

Housing affordability is an issue for Australians, but new data shows that, at least for the apartment market, Sydney...

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Hotspots 31 JAN 2019

Surprise in price figures from WA for regional areas

Regional WA saw an inconsistency in price growth over the December quarter, with overall growth rising despite the...

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Hotspots 31 JAN 2019

How property investors can succeed in buyer's markets

As they go onto a softening phase, Sydney and Melbourne have become buyer’s markets—providing several investment...

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Tax & Legal 30 JAN 2019

'Absurd' negative gearing policy needs clarity, lobbyists say

Another property body has called out for Bill Shorten and Labor to clarify key elements of its negative gearing...

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Hotspots 30 JAN 2019

CPI spike in December tipped as good news for property investors

Analysis of new data shows a rise in the CPI figure for the December 2018 quarter, which one industry body says is good...

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Finance 30 JAN 2019

How property investors can secure financing in 2019

One of the biggest themes in the property market over the past year has been the tightening of the credit environment,...

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Hotspots 29 JAN 2019

Building materials of the future: Bio-solid bricks

RMIT University is spearheading research to re-invent the way bio-materials are used in building and construction,...