Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
Trader fined read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 16 Sep 2020
Trader fined $64k over services to 2 properties
A Gold Coast business is being forced to front $64,000 after a trader was found guilty of accepting payment but failing to supply goods and services to two consumers.
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Arjun Paliwal read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 16 Sep 2020
How to beat the national headlines
Despite national commentary showing properties have fallen due to the COVID-19 pandemic, investors who look beyond the national figures and focus on the micro will be...
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Apartment market shows signs of recovery read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 15 Sep 2020
Apartment market shows signs of recovery
Despite the number of new projects dropping in recent months, a director says there may be some indication the apartment market is on track for recovery.
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Preliminary clearance results hold steady read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 14 Sep 2020
Preliminary clearance results hold steady
Preliminary results from CoreLogic show the majority of areas held steady when it comes to auction clearance rates for the week concluding 13 September.
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The importance of statistical weighting in property data read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 14 Sep 2020
The importance of statistical weighting in property data
Investors are being urged to deep dive into the data, with statistical weighting likely to show property nationally has fallen, despite many regions still performing...
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Is the worst over read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 14 Sep 2020
Is the worst over?
New figures released by the Real Estate Institute of NSW suggest that the worst may be over, with rental vacancies easing as both landlords and tenants respond to the...
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Where to now for the property market? read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 14 Sep 2020
Where to now for the property market?
The recent COVID-19 outbreak in Victoria and, to a lesser extent, NSW highlights the extreme nature of this pandemic and how it is likely to remain part of our lives...
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Proposed policy to ‘cripple’ mum and dad investors read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 14 Sep 2020
Proposed policy to ‘cripple’ mum and dad investors
Proposed changes set to revamp the NSW housing market could see more harm than good, according to an expert in the space.
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Property market update Melbourne read icon 10 min read
Hotspots • 11 Sep 2020
Property market update: Melbourne, August 2020
Most of the property market has remained resilient as the economy struggles with the impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak, but Melbourne continues to follow a downward...
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Arjun Paliwal read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 10 Sep 2020
How to get ahead through counter cyclical buys
Property investors who are worried about falling markets are being advised that it could be an opportunity to grow their portfolio, so long as they can successfully...
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