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Hotspots • 08 MAR 2019

Property market update: Brisbane, February 2019

As the housing markets of Sydney and Melbourne continue to decline, the Brisbane property market shows signs of stability for the year ahead. How can investors...

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Hotspots • 07 MAR 2019

Is property investment different for women?

With the theme of International Women’s Day 2019 being #BalanceforBetter, Smart Property Investment spoke to some female property experts to find out what property...

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Hotspots • 07 MAR 2019

Revealed: best-selling price ranges in the last 12 months

The number of property sales in affordable price ranges has remained dominant, but very affordable property sales are on the decline, while expensive property sales are...

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Finance • 07 MAR 2019

New housing supply decline impacting economy at large

New analysis of Australia’s gross domestic product figures show that the softening being seen in residential building activity is harshly affecting the overall...

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Tax & Legal • 07 MAR 2019

Industry body calls for improvement to agent training

The CEO of a real estate body has called on the NSW government to improve the standards for selling agents, who currently only need four days of training to sell...

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Tax & Legal • 06 MAR 2019

New modelling reveals cost of proposed property tax changes

Modelling by an investor lobby group has found Labor’s proposed policies to change negative gearing and capital gains tax will cost the country $32 billion.

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Finance • 06 MAR 2019

Central bank speaks on property, mortgage trends in 2019

The governor of the Reserve Bank has revealed the central bank's thoughts on the current property price cycle and access to finance in 2019. 

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Hotspots • 06 MAR 2019

Rent and mortgage payments patterns revealed for last quarter

The December quarter saw housing affordability and rental affordability worsen, with the variations depending on location. 

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Hotspots • 06 MAR 2019

Property market update: Sydney, February 2020

Despite the general softening of the Sydney property market, experts said that the NSW capital still holds opportunities for wealth creation – just don’t mind the...

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Hotspots • 05 MAR 2019

Fresh housing supply figures released, mixed results for investors

The pipeline for new supply increased during January 2019 but is still significantly lower than last year, according to new data.

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