Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
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Hotspots • 16 Aug 2023
Riding out the storm of legislation
The past few months have been significant for Australia’s property investment sector with the post-pandemic rent crisis making daily headlines.
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Hotspots • 16 Aug 2023
Big concerns for future of home building
Home building activity is set to slow to its lowest levels in more than a decade, the chief economist at HIA has warned.
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Hotspots • 16 Aug 2023
Rent freeze chatter ‘a major distraction’ ahead of national cabinet
Ahead of today’s national cabinet meeting, the Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) has urged the nation’s leaders “to get on with the job of housing...
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Hotspots • 14 Aug 2023
Australia’s top 10 emerging apartment markets
The investment prospects of apartments are improving as Australians increasingly embrace life in high-rises.
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Hotspots • 14 Aug 2023
Lots going on in WA’s Rockingham
The West Australian suburb (and city council namesake) has a bright future ahead of it.
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Hotspots • 14 Aug 2023
$11m tech tool to slash planning time, get ‘people into homes quicker’
A NSW state government technology platform is making it easier to assess land for housing not across the state, but potentially Australia-wide.
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Hotspots • 14 Aug 2023
Big 4 bank now sees property prices rising this year
A major bank has revised up its forecasts for Australia’s housing market.
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Hotspots • 14 Aug 2023
Land shortages could spoil plans for residential building boom
At a time when building is as important as ever, a shortage of appropriate land for development will soon slow progress on residential construction.
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Hotspots • 11 Aug 2023
Are we in a seller’s market?
Listings data from PropTrack revealed new listings dried nationally across June, indicating national market conditions have grown favourable to vendors despite strong...
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Hotspots • 10 Aug 2023
WA walks back cultural heritage laws, apologising for landowner ‘confusion’
The West Australian government repealed the cultural heritage laws affecting landowners mere weeks after the new rules took effect.
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