Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
The suburbs where home owners are gearing to sell read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 28 Jun 2021
The suburbs where home owners are gearing to sell
Following months of drought, which has starved buyers for choice, Aussies are finally thinking about selling their homes as confidence in the market rises.
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Auction market continues to improve amid Sydney lockdown read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 28 Jun 2021
Auction market continues to improve amid Sydney lockdown
Even with a last-minute lockdown affecting Sydney, auction volumes Australia-wide rose over the weekend.
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Records keep tumbling in east-coast property boom read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 25 Jun 2021
Records keep tumbling in east-coast property boom
Australia’s booming property market has seen a record number of transactions and price growth, an industry expert has revealed.
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Nicholas Building goes on sale read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 25 Jun 2021
Swanson St’s iconic Nicholas Building goes on sale
The Melbourne landmark is expected to raise a price of over $80 million.
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TikTok and viral ‘Dreams’ help sell Melbourne home in 6 days read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 25 Jun 2021
TikTok and viral ‘Dreams’ help sell Melbourne home in 6 days
There’s a new real estate marketing tool in town, and it just sold a property in six days.
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Property market update: Perth, May 2021 read icon 6 min read
Hotspots • 25 Jun 2021
Property market update: Perth, May 2021
Perth’s property market mania did not show any signs of easing in May, as several suburbs in the city boasted outstanding price growth rates five months into the year....
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Roaring post-COVID ’20s on the cards for property investors? read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 24 Jun 2021
Roaring post-COVID ’20s on the cards for property investors?
Barring an external shock, property investors look set to benefit from the post-COVID boom in the Australian economy. 
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Profit-making resales soar, but for how long? read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 24 Jun 2021
Profit-making resales soar, but for how long?
The continuous growth of Australian housing market has put upwards pressure on the portion of profit-making resales, new research has found.
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auction anxiety read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 24 Jun 2021
Could Sydney’s COVID outbreak lead to auction anxiety?
Capital city auction activity is lifting week-on-week, but the COVID outbreak in Sydney may result in some downward revisions.
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‘First home buyer schemes putting buyers in excessive debt’ read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 24 Jun 2021
‘First home buyer schemes putting buyers in excessive debt’
While the government touts its efforts to boost home ownership, one real estate network warns that current first home buyer schemes could be a catch-22.
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