Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
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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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Hotspots • 04 Sep 2023
Brisbane slashes fees to ramp up high-density building
Brisbane has unveiled a plan to encourage the delivery of thousands of new homes by offering financial incentives in the form of infrastructure charge waivers to private...
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Hotspots • 04 Sep 2023
Double-digit growth in rents on show in Sydney’s luxury market
The harbourside city has seen the third-highest growth in luxury residential rents over a 12-month period in a global index of 10 cities.
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Hotspots • 01 Sep 2023
Dispelling Perth’s foreign buyer myths
It’s the headline which has been all the rage in mainstream media for some time now: foreign investors are buying up ALL of Australia’s property – but is this...
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Hotspots • 31 Aug 2023
What investors need to know about the student accommodation crisis
According to the acting executive director of the Student Accommodation Council, Adina Cirson, Australia’s “need to increase housing, for both domestic and...
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Hotspots • 30 Aug 2023
Your guide to Qld’s new minimum housing standards
With the Sunshine State’s minimum housing standards set to kick off on 1 September 2023, here is everything Queensland property managers need to know ahead of the...
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Hotspots • 30 Aug 2023
Rent growth to slow in 2024: CoreLogic
The upward trajectory of national rents, which rose for the 35th consecutive month in July, will not remain a permanent fixture, a new forecast has shown.
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Hotspots • 29 Aug 2023
More Aussie mortgage holders at risk than ever before
Almost a third of mortgage holders are deemed to be at risk of mortgage stress, according to new data from Roy Morgan.
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Hotspots • 29 Aug 2023
NSW home building plans begin to take shape
A new report from the NSW productivity commissioner has reinforced the government’s high-density building plans by showing that the infrastructure cost is...
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Hotspots • 29 Aug 2023
Appraisal numbers signal burst of spring listings
Auction volumes have been indicating that vendors are returning to the market, and now a look inside a national network’s appraisal numbers shows just how big spring...
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