Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
Sydney suburbs read icon 10 min read
Hotspots • 05 Sep 2019
Property market update: Sydney, August 2019
With the property market generally regaining stability, experts believe that Sydney, along with Melbourne, are ultimately on their way to recovery after months of...
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Cameron Kusher read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 05 Sep 2019
Hold your cards close: Why the length of property ownership is rising
New research has shed light on the length of home ownership, including why buyers are choosing to keep their property for longer than in years’ past.
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Property market read icon 5 min read
Hotspots • 04 Sep 2019
The future of the property market after rate cuts, other big market moves
After two consecutive rate cuts, experts are expecting more cuts before the end of the year, ultimately impacting the current credit environment. How will investors be...
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Simon Peisley read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 04 Sep 2019
The cognitive biases costing you money with your investment property
To be a successful property investor, it is critical to understand common human cognitive or psychological biases that often lead to poor decisions and investment...
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Tim Reardon read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 03 Sep 2019
New property approvals continue to fall
As the housing market shows strong signs of recovery through auction clearance rates, new home sales continue to be weak, according to industry experts.
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House property read icon 4 min read
Hotspots • 03 Sep 2019
Property markets changing for the better: mortgage broker
Despite the ups and downs, mortgage broker Marissa Schulze believes that the property markets of Australia are headed towards better days. How will the market shift...
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Apartments read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 02 Sep 2019
Apartments drive 9.7% decline in building approvals
The number of dwellings approved in July contracted by 9.7 per cent over the month and 28.5 per cent over the year, new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has...
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RBA read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 02 Sep 2019
Property investors to see ‘new norm’ in lending: mortgage broker
With the RBA cutting rates, APRA finalising the easement of rules for assessing loan serviceability and the government passing cuts to personal income tax rates,...
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Houses read icon 4 min read
Hotspots • 30 Aug 2019
‘What is enough?’: How to know your ‘magic number’ as a property investor
Amid the excitement of accumulating assets, property investors tend to overlook their end goal⁠ — that is, when to stop buying and finally focus on paying off debts....
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Steve Waters read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 29 Aug 2019
Opinions or advice: Be careful which you are getting
One of the great 21st century traps is that within the palm of our hand we hold a mobile device connected to the largest database of information in the history of the...
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