Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
Suburbs read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 25 Mar 2019
How the nation's capitals performed last week
Home values continued to ease across the majority of Australian capital cities last week, except for one which managed to hold steady.
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Two Rock, WA read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 25 Mar 2019
$100bn of investment set for seaside region
Updated figures from the WA state government has revealed that there are over $100 billion-worth of upcoming projects for the state, and one coastal WA suburb is...
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Simon Pressley read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 25 Mar 2019
The many positives of Australia’s property market
In this episode of the Smart Property Investment Show, host Phil Tarrant talks with Simon Pressley, head of research at Propertyology, about the top five positives...
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Sydney, Australia read icon 4 min read
Hotspots • 25 Mar 2019
Expert insight: When is the right time to invest in Sydney again?
Following the softening of the Sydney property market, experts believe that the capital city has started to show signs of recovery, ultimately offering unique...
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Aerial shot of suburbs read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 22 Mar 2019
Property tax changes tipped to impact rental costs
Research from one of Australia’s largest housing building associations has modelled the impact of capital gains tax (CGT) and negative gearing changes on various...
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‘Cosmetically challenged properties’ offer opportunities to Sydney investors read icon 4 min read
Hotspots • 22 Mar 2019
‘Cosmetically challenged properties’ offer opportunities to Sydney investors
Despite the softening of the Sydney property market, experts believe that the capital city continues to hold wealth-creation opportunities for investors. How can...
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Canberra read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 22 Mar 2019
Canberra deemed Australia’s most liveable city by Australians
A new report has found that despite Melbourne’s history of being known as the world’s most liveable city for numerous years, Australians have a different point of...
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NSW read icon 4 min read
Hotspots • 21 Mar 2019
The policies impacting property in the NSW state election
Property policies are a headline issue for the NSW state election, with voters going to the polls this weekend. Smart Property Investment has broken down the headline...
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Why these suburbs are faring better than others as prices fall read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 21 Mar 2019
Why these suburbs are faring better than others as prices fall
New data points to which suburbs with the largest average land sizes in each capital city are bucking against general property market trends.
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Bill Shorten read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 21 Mar 2019
New negative gearing modelling gets green light from property experts
Multiple industry body heads have accepted SQM’s updated modelling of what the property market could look like under Labor’s proposed negative gearing changes and...
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