Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
Prospective property buyers read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 19 Aug 2020
Prospective property buyers urged to be ‘better prepared’ amid pandemic
Business clients seeking cash-out for working capital and property investors looking to get into the market need to provide far more details about their finances in...
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Red tape reduction to benefit home owners read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 19 Aug 2020
Red tape reduction to benefit home owners
The recently announced reduction in red tape for trades is a step in the right direction and has the potential to benefit home owners, according to the HIA.
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South-east Queensland becomes state hotspot read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 18 Aug 2020
South-east Queensland becomes state hotspot
Buyers have jumped on opportunities being presented in the south-east Queensland market, with new research showing the area experienced its strongest monthly sales in...
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Auctions slightly up year-on-year read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 17 Aug 2020
Auctions slightly up year-on-year
Preliminary results have shown a slight increase in the volume of auctions across the combined capital cities in comparison with this time last year.
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Brisbane read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 17 Aug 2020
‘You’re not buying into a city, you’re buying into a suburb’
Investors are being reminded about the importance of location when seeking to build out their property portfolio.
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Investors warned on ‘dodgy operators’ read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 17 Aug 2020
Investors warned on ‘dodgy operators’
Property investors are reminded to tread carefully when engaging with advertisements on social media, after a man posing as a goods and services provider turned out to...
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Update on Melbourne’s housing market read icon 5 min read
Hotspots • 17 Aug 2020
Update on Melbourne’s housing market
With Melbourne in the midst of stage 4 lockdowns, here’s how the city’s property market is coping.
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New home sales jump read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 14 Aug 2020
New home sales jump by 64%
The volume of new home sales over the past two months has climbed by 64.4 per cent, which is being credited to the Australian government’s HomeBuilder scheme.
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Melbourne read icon 11 min read
Hotspots • 14 Aug 2020
Property market update: Melbourne, July 2020
Melbourne’s stage 4 restrictions have been weighing heavily on the national economy following the recent COVID-19 outbreak around the world. How will the Victorian...
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Be alert ‘but not alarmed’ in Qld strata communities: expert read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 13 Aug 2020
Be alert ‘but not alarmed’ in Qld strata communities: expert
While the Sunshine State has closed its borders to travelers from other states due to the escalation of the COVID-19 pandemic, Archers the Strata Professionals partner...
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