Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
Brisbane CBD dubbed Qld’s ‘only healthy rental market’ read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 19 Jan 2021
Brisbane CBD dubbed Qld’s ‘only healthy rental market’
Brisbane’s inner-city rental market has made a comeback with a 3.3 per cent vacancy rate, solidifying an upward trend for the Queensland market.
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Brisbane, Adelaide prices tipped to grow as investors zero in on smaller cities read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 19 Jan 2021
Brisbane, Adelaide prices tipped to grow as investors zero in on smaller cities
Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth are tipped to experience the strongest price growth this year, as 19 per cent of existing investors explore new purchases, an expert has...
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Double-digit price growth to stick around as ‘property boom’ arrives read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 19 Jan 2021
Double-digit price growth to stick around as ‘property boom’ arrives
According to leading indicators, Australia’s property boom officially began in November, following several slow months on the back of the COVID crisis, with...
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Sydney, Melbourne boast highest capital city sales read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 18 Jan 2021
Sydney, Melbourne boast highest capital city sales
After a COVID-induced downturn, Sydney and Melbourne have reinforced their continued recovery, logging more sales than the remaining capital cities over the past month.
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Housing construction to ‘bottom out’ mid-2021 read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 18 Jan 2021
Housing construction to ‘bottom out’ mid-2021
The construction of new homes in Australia is forecast to “get worse before it gets better”, according to Deloitte Access Economics, but should start to recover...
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Inner Sydney rental vacancies stabilise as exodus from middle ring continues read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 18 Jan 2021
Inner Sydney rental vacancies stabilise as exodus from middle ring continues
Sydney’s inner ring continued to attract tenants in December as the end of 2020 brought more stability to the rental accommodation market after a period of...
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COVID trends read icon 5 min read
Hotspots • 18 Jan 2021
COVID trends: Will they continue in 2021?
Despite suffering its first recession in almost 30 years, Australian property markets remained remarkably resilient in the face of a global pandemic. Will the green...
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Melbourne property ends 2020 with a $900k bang read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 18 Jan 2021
Melbourne property ends 2020 with a $900k bang
For the first time, Metropolitan Melbourne house values have surpassed a median price of $900,000.
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Darwin wins rental race in December quarter read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 15 Jan 2021
Darwin wins rental race in December quarter
Darwin’s rental market has emerged as the unlikely winner of 2020 following massive gains in the December quarter.
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New home loan demand shatters records read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 15 Jan 2021
New home loan demand shatters records
The total value of loan commitments for investor housing rose 6 per cent month-on-month to reach $5.6 billion in November last year, as the property market heated up in...
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