Login
REVEALED: The suburbs experts say are about to surge over the next 12 months
Developed using insights from some of the nation’s top property investors, the report combines expert on-the-ground knowledge with data analysis to identify suburbs with the strongest growth potential in the year ahead.
Now in its fourth year, the FAST 50 is designed to help investors cut through market noise and focus on locations positioned for future performance, rather than relying solely on historical results.
The report arrives against a backdrop of shifting economic conditions, with financial headwinds building and uncertainty around the future direction of interest rates.
This year’s FAST 50 was developed with support from Pure Property Investment.
Want to access the FAST 50? Click here.
Smart Property Investment managing editor Liam Garman said the report was created to provide investors with a practical, forward-looking guide to where opportunity may lie next.
“Everyone has an opinion on where the market is heading, but the challenge for investors is separating signal from noise,” he said.
“That is where the FAST 50 comes in. It highlights suburbs that leading professionals believe are best positioned for growth, supported by both experience and data.”
Pure Property Investment chief executive Paul Glossop said property data remains critical in guiding investment decisions.
“With structural undersupply now firmly entrenched, many of our most proven long‑term markets are entering a continued upswing through 2026–27,” he explained.
“Based on our analysis, the suburbs highlighted in this year’s report are positioned to outperform through both continued capital appreciation and rental growth well above long‑term averages. The opportunity for investors who act decisively in 2027 (and beyond) is significant.”
The FAST 50 2027 report uses a blended methodology combining expert insight with housing market data to identify suburbs with strong growth potential.
A panel of 15 property professionals was asked to nominate their top 20 suburbs for investment over the next 12 months, providing supporting rationale for each selection. These recommendations were then consolidated into a shortlist and assessed against Cotality data.
Suburbs were evaluated across quarterly growth, 12-month growth, gross rental yield and long-term performance. Locations with fewer than 50 annual sales were excluded, and only house price data was used. Final rankings reflect a weighted combination of expert views and data-driven metrics.
Want to access the FAST 50? Click here.