Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
Big dumpy mining truck read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 11 Oct 2018
Surprise as rental yields up to 9.2% in mining towns
Fresh analysis has found some mining towns with significantly high yields – in one case, up to 9.2 per cent – after what has been a nightmare downturn period. 
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School read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 09 Oct 2018
Top property lecturer reveals his best lessons
This property lecturer of over 10 years shares four constants every property investor should be aware of when building their portfolio. 
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Red arrow going down read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 08 Oct 2018
Values decline in all major capital cities
Downward trends are continuing across Australian property markets, with fresh data showing a price drop across all major capital cities last week. 
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It’s the investor, not the investment, that counts read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 08 Oct 2018
It’s the investor, not the investment, that counts
I’ve seen opportunists that create illusions of building a huge multi-property portfolio through a singular approach. In truth, there’s many strategies out there,...
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Investment tip: Should you set up a trust structure? read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 08 Oct 2018
Investment tip: Should you set up a trust structure?
Apart from buying property in their own name, in co-ownership or in a company name, investors also have the option to purchase a real estate asset using a trust. Find...
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Investors, mortgage stress read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 05 Oct 2018
Getting it right with calculating mortgage stress
Basic calculations for mortgage stress could leave you with the wrong perception of how your financing arrangement impacts your portfolio. We spoke to an expert to see...
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handshake, deal, join forces, top analytics read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 05 Oct 2018
New property analytics tool hits the market
Two powers in the investor and real estate sectors have partnered to deliver a new analytics tool for property investors. 
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downturn, upward, rise, prediction on supply, 2019 read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 05 Oct 2018
New supply downturn tipped for 2019
Subdued numbers in new home sales is heralding a downturn in home building to last throughout 2019.
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Perth, September 2018 read icon 5 min read
Hotspots • 05 Oct 2018
Property market update: Perth, September 2018
Some of the effects of the end of the mining boom seem to be lingering in Perth, causing a continuous decline in dwelling values across the capital city. Can the Western...
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property market update 2018 brisbane cityscape read icon 6 min read
Hotspots • 04 Oct 2018
Property market update: Brisbane, September 2018
Brisbane’s property market has yet to take off as spectacularly as other capital cities, but experts believe that there’s more to the Queensland capital than being a...
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