Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
Prices continue to balloon as capitals outpace the regions read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 01 Jun 2021
Prices continue to balloon as capitals outpace the regions
Prices continued to balloon across the combined capital cities in May, with each capital city witnessing monthly growth of over 1 per cent. 
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REIQ slams ‘investment killer’ rental reforms proposal read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 01 Jun 2021
REIQ slams ‘investment killer’ rental reforms proposal
The Greens and the Real Estate Institute of Queensland have butted heads over proposed rental reforms, which the latter has termed “simply ludicrous”.
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Rent growth slows read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 01 Jun 2021
Rent growth slows: Find out where the yields are still flourishing
With the closure of international borders weighing heavily on Sydney and Melbourne, the smaller capital cities are posting stronger performances across their rental...
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Perth property market read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 31 May 2021
Perth’s property market is approaching a new all-time high
While the overall Perth median house sale price in March 2021 failed to eclipse the market’s 2014 peak, parts of the region have reached historic highs.
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WA planning reforms set to benefit home buyers read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 31 May 2021
WA planning reforms set to benefit home buyers
The Western Australian government has garnered attention from property investment advocates after beginning consultation on the second wave of proposed planning...
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Property price growth to drop drastically from 2022 read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 31 May 2021
It’s all downhill from here: Property price growth to drop drastically from 2022
With the worst of the pandemic seemingly behind us, bankers are now predicting 15 per cent price growth for Australia’s housing market this year, before...
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Australians went rural in 2020 read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 31 May 2021
300k Australians went rural in 2020, but is the trend over?
Faced with looming lockdowns and rising housing prices, 300,000 Australians chose to leave the city for regional living. 
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Third busiest week of auctions despite Victorian lockdown read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 31 May 2021
Third busiest week of auctions despite Victorian lockdown
What was supposed to be the second biggest auction week of the year took a turn for the worse as volumes dropped following the announcement of another lockdown in...
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Hotspots • 31 May 2021
Post-crisis conditions a recipe for investor confidence
While the Australian economy continues to recover from the pandemic, more than 70 per cent of property investors believe it is already a good time to buy.
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Chasing rental yield or capital growth? Here are the best regions for investors read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 28 May 2021
Chasing rental yield or capital growth? Here are the best regions for investors
With investor activity rising across the nation, find out where investors can get the most benefit out of the rebounding housing market.
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