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Latest Property Investment News

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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Finance 16 MAR 2011

Self-employed struggle to secure home loans

Self-employed borrowers have been hardest hit by cautious lending policies, a new survey has found.

Hotspots 16 MAR 2011

Heritage property fines increased

Developers and renovators that deface or demolish heritage listed properties in Western Australia can now expect a...

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Investor Strategy 16 MAR 2011

How to arrange the first home owner's grant

Exactly how and where can you secure your first home owner’s grant (FHOG)? Look no further, Smart Property Investment...

Hotspots 16 MAR 2011

Sydney’s inner west full of opportunities

It’s not the nation’s capital city but when it comes to the Sydney property market, there’s no doubt its...

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Finance 15 MAR 2011

Brokers top choice for rural buyers

Regional investors and home buyers prefer to source their finance from mortgage brokers rather than going directly to a...

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Finance 15 MAR 2011

Fixed rate offerings heat up

Competition amongst the banks is gathering momentum in the fixed rate arena with ANZ the latest to announce changes to...

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Hotspots 15 MAR 2011

Govt urged to address affordability

Mortgage Choice chief executive officer Michael Russell is urging the federal government to step in and put a stop to...

Hotspots 14 MAR 2011

Sydney street world's 9th priciest

Sydney’s Wolseley Road has been ranked the ninth most expensive street in the world.

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Finance 14 MAR 2011

Home loan take up increases in Feb

Home finance activity showed signs of recovery in February following a post-floods slump in January.

Hotspots 14 MAR 2011

Auction clearance rates improve in Sydney

Sunny weather helped to boost the Sydney property market over the weekend with the New South Wales capital clearing...

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Finance 14 MAR 2011

Lender slashes fixed rates

ING DIRECT has reduced the interest on its three year fixed rate home loan by 0.14 per cent.

Hotspots 11 MAR 2011

Property investment show offers insights to Perth investors

The first ever Perth Property Investor Show will take place at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre next weekend,...

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Tax & Legal 11 MAR 2011

Law reform needed for SMSFs

More needs to be done to make investing through self-managed super funds more attractive, according to Chan &...

Hotspots 11 MAR 2011

New name for St George

St George has announced that it will rebrand its Victorian network as the Bank of Melbourne this August.

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Finance 11 MAR 2011

ANZ named lender of the year

ANZ has been named Australia’s lender of the year at the inaugural The Adviser's Australian Lending Awards held at...

Hotspots 10 MAR 2011

Housing market at risk from ‘Black swan events’

‘Black swan events’ pose a genuine threat to Australia’s housing market and broader economy, according to a...

Hotspots 10 MAR 2011

First timers race to beat prices

Rising rents and property prices are motivating first time buyers to get into the property market, according to a new...

Hotspots 10 MAR 2011

Housing more unaffordable

Housing affordability deteriorated in 2010 off the back of the Reserve Bank’s four official cash rate rises, a new...

Hotspots 10 MAR 2011

Time to buy: investors

A vast majority of investors believe now is a good time to purchase an investment property, a new survey has revealed.

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Finance 10 MAR 2011

Home finance activity slumps in January

Natural disasters worked to dampen property buying activity in January with new data revealing a plunge in new home...

Hotspots 10 MAR 2011

Property sales drop 20pc

The number of property sales fell 20 per cent in 2010, new research has revealed.

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Hotspots 10 MAR 2011

SPI unveils new website

Smart Property Investment today launched a new website that offers investors and home buyers greater access to property...

Hotspots 09 MAR 2011

Rental market tight in VIC

Melbourne’s outer suburbs are showcasing strong potential for investors with vacancy rates in the area the lowest in...

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Finance 09 MAR 2011

Buyers choose non-banks

Increasing numbers of investors and home buyers are choosing non-bank lenders to finance their property purchases,...

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Finance 09 MAR 2011

Major cuts rates

The war between Australia’s major lenders shows no signs of abating, with Westpac slashing interest rates across a...