Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
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Hotspots • 08 Sep 2023
Listings surge as spring sprouts
Following over a year of unfavourable market conditions, new data from SQM Research has revealed a flood of properties entering the market just as the spring selling...
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Hotspots • 07 Sep 2023
How will the market respond to 3 successive cash rate holds?
In what was his final ever board meeting as the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor, Philip Lowe said the central bank’s decision to hold the cash rate indicates...
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Hotspots • 07 Sep 2023
STRA uptake soars as wider housing market struggles
A new report from the Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) has revealed the number of Australian properties available as short-term rental accommodation (STRA) shot...
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Hotspots • 06 Sep 2023
What suburb is Australia’s most coveted?
When it comes to where Australians want to live the most, no Australian suburb appears more wanted than the premiere Sydney harbourside suburb of Mosman.
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Hotspots • 06 Sep 2023
0.9% vacancy rate proof it’s still a landlord’s market
It’s the second month in a row the national vacancy rate has remained steady, in what Domain has also noted as an “annual stabilisation”.
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Hotspots • 05 Sep 2023
RBA springs September cash rate call on the nation
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has revealed its September cash rate call at its monthly board meeting.
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Hotspots • 05 Sep 2023
‘Unlikely bedfellows’ call for Sydney housing reform
Looking to shake up the conversation, a new alliance is highlighting issues trickling into the health, education and business sectors due to a lack of available...
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Hotspots • 04 Sep 2023
Where home owners are in it for the long haul
New analysis has highlighted the top Australian suburbs with a low turnover, where homes are frequently held for decades at a time.
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Hotspots • 04 Sep 2023
Knockdown rebuilds under scrutiny in watchdog blitz
The NSW Department of Fair Trading has revealed it is keeping a close eye on the state’s knockdown-rebuild projects.
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Hotspots • 04 Sep 2023
Short-term v long-term rentals: Which offer better returns?
With no end in sight for the national rental crisis, a new research has revealed just how alluring the financial rewards are for landlords offering their dwellings on...
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