Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
Green homes read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 08 May 2020
Council pushes for greater home building standards
A new strategy has been set with the aim to transform the housing market to ensure new homes are built to a higher standard.
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Finsure Managing Director John Kolenda read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 08 May 2020
Record low rates encouraging refinancers: mortgage experts
Mortgage holders are encouraged to refinance and take advantage of some of the best home loan rates in decades as the market continues to witness record low official...
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Melbourne read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 07 May 2020
Melbourne suburb to benefit from new development
Now officially underway, Neometro’s development is set to benefit the property market of Brunswick, one of Melbourne’s growing inner-city suburbs.
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Sydney read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 06 May 2020
Sydney clearance rates ‘have fallen off a cliff’
Australia’s largest city has seen auction clearance rates dive from above 80 per cent into the 30 per cent in a mere matter of weeks.
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REISA president Brett Roenfeldt read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 05 May 2020
‘Amazing resilience’: REISA applauds state’s real estate efforts
The Real Estate Institute of South Australia has commended the state’s real estate market, noting that new figures showcase “amazing resilience”.
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Victorian vacancy rates improve read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 05 May 2020
Victorian vacancy rates improve
A slight easing has hit the Victorian rental market as vacancy rates see some improvement.
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Property market read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 05 May 2020
Amid pandemic: Property market experiences surge in off-market listings
In light of the ongoing health crisis, experts found that housing stock in the market is substantially higher than what’s advertised online.
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Auction withdrawal rates read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 04 May 2020
Auction withdrawal rates to ‘normalise’
While auction volumes remain low, withdrawal rates are beginning to normalise and are likely to continue to do so over the coming weeks, new research has found.
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Building approvals see steady activity read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 04 May 2020
Building approvals see steady activity
Building approvals have recorded a steady increase in the March 2020 quarter, new research has found.
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Simon Cohen read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 01 May 2020
Expert insights: Building a professional team for property investment
At a time of uncertainty, the professional sector of the property market will be the lifeline of home owners and the market itself, according to a leading property...
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