Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
National house prices break read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 28 Apr 2021
National house prices break 18-year record
Building on the post-pandemic recovery trend, national house prices saw the steepest quarterly increase in almost 18 years, with a majority of the capital cities...
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Newcastle’s industrial market sees surge in demand read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 28 Apr 2021
Newcastle’s industrial market sees surge in demand
The Newcastle and Hunter Region’s industrial property market has continued to attract swelling demand driven mostly by strong local economic activity as well as...
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Victoria leads on loan commitments and construction work done: CommSec read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 28 Apr 2021
Victoria leads on loan commitments and construction work done: CommSec
The latest State of the States report has shown that Victoria leads the country for home loan commitments and construction work done.
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Perth sales boom slows as supply improves read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 28 Apr 2021
Perth sales boom slows as supply improves
Perth’s sales activity has continued its growth trajectory, albeit at a slower pace compared with the first quarter.
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Big 4 tips price growth to slow based on 4 key reasons read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 27 Apr 2021
Big 4 tips price growth to slow based on 4 key reasons
Despite remaining bullish on Australia’s housing outlook, a big four bank has tipped that affordability pressures and prudential measures will cool the market in the...
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Highest-yielding suburbs in Australia’s capital cities revealed read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 27 Apr 2021
Highest-yielding suburbs in Australia’s capital cities revealed
With national rents surging at the fastest pace in 14 years, certain areas are performing much better than others as rental yields stagnate across the country.
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WA’s industrial property market driving Australia’s economic growth read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 27 Apr 2021
WA’s industrial property market driving Australia’s economic growth
With confidence returning and the jobs market rebounding, Western Australia is believed to be at the forefront of Australia’s economic recovery, a new report has...
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17-month stays now the norm in Sydney read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 27 Apr 2021
17-month stays now the norm in Sydney
Recent data has revealed that most NSW tenants are vacating rental properties within just 500 days.
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Top yields revealed: Rents grow at fastest pace since 2007 read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 27 Apr 2021
Top yields revealed: Rents grow at fastest pace since 2007
Housing rents are rising at the fastest pace since 2007, but experts are warning that rental conditions around the country are extremely diverse.
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NT property market read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 26 Apr 2021
NT’s property market heats up following 5-year slump
Following a five-year reign of the “most depressed” property market the Northern Territory has seen in decades, which saw almost a decade of capital gains wiped...
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