Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
10 small Aussie towns with big property price growth read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 10 Feb 2021
10 small Aussie towns with big property price growth
COVID-19 has altered the dynamics of real estate, putting the spotlight on regional towns as more people look to swap the city rush with the laidback regional...
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Regional WA reports strong performances read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 10 Feb 2021
Regional WA reports strong performances
Regional Western Australia saw median price growth in seven of its nine centres over the last quarter of 2020, new data has shown.
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Significant lift in office occupancy levels expected shortly read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 09 Feb 2021
Significant lift in office occupancy levels expected shortly
Office building owners and managers expect a significant increase in occupancy levels over the next month or two, as capital city CBDs post increasing activity.
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Melbourne offices read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 09 Feb 2021
Less than 1 in 3 Melbourne offices occupied as return to work continues
Melbourne’s offices still remain fairly empty, with the occupancy rate sitting at 31 per cent in January, well below the national average.
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Chinese investors lured to Australia read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 09 Feb 2021
Chinese investors lured to Australia with $9k rebates and immigration lawyers
Developers and agents in Australia are targeting cashed-up Chinese investors with various incentives, as they look to profit from Chinese New Year, an industry expert...
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new home read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 08 Feb 2021
Time to save for a home drops as affordability increases
Half a year has been cropped off the time Aussies need to raise a house deposit as a result of a rapid increase in housing affordability, which pursued significant...
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Buyers return to the market in numbers read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 08 Feb 2021
Buyers return to the market in numbers, prompted by rate freeze
Capital city clearance rates are picking up as low borrowing costs are touted to stick around for another few years, with all cities recording rates of above 70 per cent...
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Industrial sector outperforms all real estate classes read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 08 Feb 2021
Industrial sector outperforms all real estate classes
While most real estate asset classes struggled amid COVID-19, the industrial sector thrived, accounting for nearly 30 per cent of total investment volumes in 2020.
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Dr Tony Matthews read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 08 Feb 2021
Why this expert doesn’t expect the regional appeal to last
A certain class of individuals is heading to the regions, with their city jobs in tow, as a direct result of the shifting mindset created by the COVID-19 pandemic, but...
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Auction activity continues to swell read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 05 Feb 2021
Auction activity continues to swell
Auction activity continues to swell, with 1,321 homes scheduled for auction across Australia’s capital cities last week, with just under half of all auctions taking...
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