Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
4 reasons townhouses are gaining popularity read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 20 Nov 2021
4 reasons townhouses are gaining popularity
The booming Melbourne housing market is undergoing transformation – and it’s seeing more investors and owner-occupiers express interest in townhouses. But why?
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Why new builds won’t stop in 2022 read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 20 Nov 2021
Why new builds won’t stop in 2022
An economist has suggested that the current home building boom will likely be sustained throughout all of 2022.
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Property news you need to know read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 19 Nov 2021
Property news you need to know: The week ending 21 November
Smart Property Investment is pleased to present a weekly round-up of the biggest stories across property, investment, real estate, and finance, with thanks to Momentum...
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Melbourne unit landlords biggest losers amid pandemic read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 17 Nov 2021
Melbourne unit landlords biggest losers amid pandemic
While being a landlord amid the pandemic was no easy feat, it was particularly more difficult for unit landlords in many Melbourne regions, according to a new report. 
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commercial real estate investing read icon 9 min read
Hotspots • 16 Nov 2021
How to get into commercial real estate investing: A beginner’s guide
So you want to start investing in commercial real estate? Here are things to know before diving in.
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Clearance rates shrink read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 16 Nov 2021
Clearance rates shrink during second-busiest week of 2021
There are signs that the property market has already begun to cool as the combined capitals’ preliminary clearance rate has trended downward for the fifth week in a...
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Inner-city Sydney defies the vacancy rate trend read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 16 Nov 2021
Inner-city Sydney defies the vacancy rate trend
Residential rental vacancies in Sydney have marginally decreased after growing last month, new research revealed. 
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future interest rate rises read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 16 Nov 2021
Why future interest rate rises won’t spell doom and gloom
A new study has found interest rates are not to blame for property markets propelling into booms or busts.
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Gold Coast read icon 4 min read
Hotspots • 13 Nov 2021
Gold Coast regions reap rewards for investors
The Gold Coast is seeing some of Australia’s strongest property market pressure, thanks to both ten years of stable development and a dramatic upward trend since...
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Property market update: Melbourne, October 2021 read icon 9 min read
Hotspots • 13 Nov 2021
Property market update: Melbourne, October 2021
Melbourne’s property market continued to lose momentum, recording a muted growth rate in October, despite the late-blooming of the Victorian capital city’s spring...
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