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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.

Hotspots 07 NOV 2011

Brighter outlook for home building activity in 2012

New house and land activity should increase over the coming 12 months in Sydney, south-east Queensland and Perth, BIS...

Hotspots 07 NOV 2011

Auction activity remains flat

Auction activity continues to remain relatively weak, with clearance rates in Sydney and Melbourne just tipping 50 per...

Hotspots 07 NOV 2011

Investment confidence low, survey says

Confidence in the property investment market is largely “in the doldrums”, according to a new Property Industry...

Hotspots 04 NOV 2011

Residential dwelling approvals drop

The average number of residential dwellings approved for construction nationally fell in September, new statistics show.

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Hotspots 03 NOV 2011

Adelaide lifestyle residential developments launched

A $200 million, high quality residential development site was launched this week in line with the South Australian...

Hotspots 03 NOV 2011

First time investors return

First time buyers and investors are returning to the market at the greatest rate since September 2009.

Hotspots 02 NOV 2011

Soft conditions for new homes

New home sales dropped in September, with detached house sales at their lowest monthly level since December 2000, new...

Hotspots 02 NOV 2011

Brisbane house prices plummet, says ABS

Brisbane house prices saw the biggest drop of the state capitals over the September quarter, according to latest...

Hotspots 02 NOV 2011

Sydney investors are savvy borrowers

Property owners in Sydney are savvy loan borrowers who are not afraid to refinance for a better deal, new research has...

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Finance 02 NOV 2011

‘Swift action’ from online lenders

Loans.com.au customers will be among the first to benefit from the Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision yesterday to...

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Finance 02 NOV 2011

Cash rate cut to spur refinancing

Thirty-six per cent of property owners are more likely to refinance now the cash rate has dropped, a Mortgage Choice...

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Finance 02 NOV 2011

RBA Cuts Rates - November 2011

For the second consecutive year, the Reserve Bank of Australia has managed to upstage the race that stops a nation –...

Hotspots 01 NOV 2011

Property market eyes strong return

The residential property market is expected to bounce back into form in 2012.

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Finance 01 NOV 2011

Victoria to cut stamp duty payment deadline

The time limit for the payment of stamp duty will be reduced under laws introduced by Victoria’s Baillieu government...

Hotspots 31 OCT 2011

Melbourne apartments rise up

Melbourne high-rise apartment developments are heading into their strongest growth period in history, according to an...

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Finance 31 OCT 2011

Interest rate cut to 'encourage' auctions

Current flat auction activity in all major capital cities could pick up if the Reserve Bank of Australia decides to...

Hotspots 28 OCT 2011

House prices stall as population slows

The stall in house prices can be explained by the population, new research has revealed.

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Finance 28 OCT 2011

No deposit loans remain unlikely

First time buyers continue to seek out 100 per cent home loans, despite few lenders providing this product.

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Hotspots 27 OCT 2011

Smart Property Investment recognised in benchmark ranking

Smart Property Investment and sister publications Real Estate Business and The Adviser have helped secure Momentum...

Hotspots 27 OCT 2011

House prices drift sideways as behavioural tide turns

The Australian housing market will start to soften, a new ANZ report said.

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Hotspots 27 OCT 2011

Year of the million dollar property

Thursday, 17 March 2011By: Mia SantoromitoWhile Chinese zodiac may have proclaimed 2010 the year of the tiger, it...

Hotspots 26 OCT 2011

Investors should ignore negative property market talk

The Australian property market wasn’t in bad shape and would begin to improve as part of a normal cycle, the head of...

Finance 26 OCT 2011

Rate ‘declines’ in borrowers’ interest

Recent “notable declines” in interest rates will assist new borrowers, the Reserve Bank of Australia’s Deputy...

Finance 25 OCT 2011

Rate cut won't boost spending

If the RBA cuts rates before Christmas a majority of Australians will save rather than spend, a new survey has found.

Hotspots 25 OCT 2011

Wheels still turning: two speed property market

Australia’s housing market and multi-speed economy's performance are largely reliant on commodity prices and ...