Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
Buyer demand continues to outpace fresh stock read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 01 Feb 2021
Buyer demand continues to outpace fresh stock
Inventory levels were tight at the beginning of 2021, with available supply threatening to fall short of accelerating buyer demand, new research has revealed.
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NSW property effort a fail read icon 4 min read
Hotspots • 01 Feb 2021
REINSW marks NSW’s property effort a ‘fail’ and calls for 5 key changes
While impressed with its efforts in navigating COVID-19, the REINSW has marked the NSW government’s role in the property market in 2020 as a ‘fail’, after the...
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New home loans soar again read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 01 Feb 2021
New home loans soar again, shattering recent records
The total value of loan commitments for investor housing rose 8.2 per cent month-on-month to reach $6 billion in December last year, as the property market continued to...
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Home values continue recovery in January with new record high read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 01 Feb 2021
Home values continue recovery in January with new record high
Dwelling values have returned to pre-COVID levels in every capital city across Australia, led by a 2.3 per cent increase in Darwin.
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Aussie workers to prop up commercial property sector read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 01 Feb 2021
Aussie workers to prop up commercial property sector
Australian workers returning to the office post-pandemic are likely to spur on the commercial property sector as well as help support Australia’s economic recovery,...
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Top regional towns tipped for growth in 2021 read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 29 Jan 2021
Top regional towns tipped for growth in 2021
It has been over 12 months since Australia’s first reported COVID-19 case, and while a lot has changed, the fundamentals of property investing remain the same, an...
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8 ways to maximise your rental returns read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 29 Jan 2021
8 ways to maximise your rental returns
Being an active participant in the entire leasing process is the best way to maximise an investment property’s value, according to one property professional.
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Rents on the rise with the exception of Sydney read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 29 Jan 2021
Rents on the rise with the exception of Sydney
Following the headwinds of early 2020, the rental market finally showed signs of improvement towards the end of the year.
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Housing finance commitments read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 29 Jan 2021
Housing finance commitments top decade averages across Australia
Housing finance commitments have soared across Australia, surpassing decade averages despite the impacts of COVID-19, a new report has revealed.
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Capital city house prices reach record high in December read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 28 Jan 2021
Capital city house prices reach record high in December
Hobart is no longer the most affordable capital city in Australia to purchase a house, following double-digit growth in December.
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