Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
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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Crowd read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 21 Mar 2019
Key investor market slips away in last quarter
Analysis of recent ABS data has shown that the decline in overseas migration eased over the recent quarter, which is important for property.
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Suburbs read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 21 Mar 2019
Good yield needed to succeed in today’s market: Accountant
With a number of major property markets currently at a softening phase, experts encourage investors to reassess their strategies in order to thrive amid fluctuations....
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Bill Shorten read icon 4 min read
Hotspots • 21 Mar 2019
What rent, values look like under Labor: New modelling
An updated modelling of the Labor government’s proposed changes to negative gearing has found that yields are likely to go up while prices are likely to decline,...
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