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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 28 JUN 2016

More foreign investors tipped for South-East Queensland

New withholding rules and additional taxes to foreign investors in New South Wales and Victoria are set to attract more...

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Finance 28 JUN 2016

Rental rates improve for high-density market

Units have seen improved rates over the past 12 months, offering better returns for investors in most capitals.

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Hotspots 27 JUN 2016

Australian house price growth on the decline

Despite being a global top performer for annual house price growth, the Australian market is experiencing a slowdown.

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Hotspots 27 JUN 2016

Regional markets experience uplift in demand

Australia’s regional areas are dominating when it comes to growth in value of property sales, with one area recording...

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Hotspots 24 JUN 2016

Investors own half of all Australian apartments

A new report has uncovered the locations most favoured by property investors, including one capital city where 63 per...

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Tax & Legal 23 JUN 2016

Foreign taxes to ‘damage’ housing supply

Increased surcharges and taxes to foreign borrowers are counter-productive and put housing supply in Australia’s...

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Hotspots 22 JUN 2016

Government sets sights on property hotspot

Despite concerns of apartment oversupply in Australia’s biggest cities, the federal government has announced that it...

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Hotspots 20 JUN 2016

House prices to peak in one capital

One capital city’s housing market is “nearing a peak and could be entering a slump”, according to a new report.

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Tax & Legal 20 JUN 2016

Investors facing ‘unfair outcomes’ from land tax

In light of the ongoing housing affordability debate and recent calls to abolish stamp duty, REINSW president John...

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Hotspots 15 JUN 2016

Foreign investor surcharge ‘potentially disastrous’

The Queensland government’s decision to introduce an additional surcharge for foreign investors has been slammed by...

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Tax & Legal 15 JUN 2016

Changes to negative gearing ‘will exacerbate the problem’

Questions surrounding the impact that negative gearing might have on housing affordability are back in the spotlight in...

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Hotspots 15 JUN 2016

Property investors given the upper hand following court case

Landlords can breathe a sigh of relief after a court ruling concerning Airbnb was handed down late last week in favour...

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Tax & Legal 15 JUN 2016

‘Outrageous’ laws landing buyers with dud properties

“Fundamentally unjust” property laws, with numerous loopholes, are responsible for too many investors and home...

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Hotspots 09 JUN 2016

‘Poor neighbours’ can offer big opportunities for investors

Investors have been urged to look at the neighbouring areas of suburbs that have already begun to experience growth, to...

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Finance 08 JUN 2016

Investors to face rate hikes

Despite predictions of further RBA rate cuts after the federal election next month, home owners could be stung with a...

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Tax & Legal 08 JUN 2016

Labor’s negative gearing model ‘dangerously misleading’

As the federal election draws closer, an industry lobby group for property investors has warned that the Labor...

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Hotspots 08 JUN 2016

Sydney market drives up national dwelling values

A new report shows Australia's housing market has improved thanks to strong gains and auction results in Sydney.

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Finance 07 JUN 2016

RBA reveals cash rate decision - June 2016

The Reserve Bank of Australia has announced the decision of its monthly board meeting.

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Hotspots 07 JUN 2016

Investors saving for years to buy property

Almost one-third of investors took more than four years to save the deposit for their investment property, Mortgage...

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Hotspots 03 JUN 2016

Investors face unprecedented hurdle in 2016

Property investors have been warned that the changing nature of the real estate market and data reporting could derail...

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Hotspots 01 JUN 2016

‘Ingredients in place for Australian housing crash’

With a new report suggesting all signs point to a housing crisis, are property investors faced with a huge cause for...

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Hotspots 01 JUN 2016

Industrial property luring investors from residential market

Strong rental returns and low interest rates are driving residential investors to the industrial property market,...

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Hotspots 01 JUN 2016

Secrets to finding your own hotspots revealed

Active property investors across the country are always looking for the perfect investment location – but how do you...

regional property

Hotspots 31 MAY 2016

Regional market leaves capital city in the dust

One state’s regional suburbs are experiencing significantly stronger price growth than its capital city suburbs,...

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Hotspots 30 MAY 2016

High-performing regional markets revealed

A new report has highlighted the country’s best performing regional areas while offering affordable alternatives for...