Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
Millennials, property investment advice, property investment, avoid bad property advice read icon 4 min read
Hotspots • 22 Aug 2018
Millennials in the market: How to avoid bad property investment advice
At 27, chiropractor Wayne Hedley has successfully bought a $415,000-Gold Coast townhouse that generates more than $400 a week, busting the belief that the younger...
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red flag, bad investment area, property investment, property investing, Steve Waters of Right Property Group read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 21 Aug 2018
The 3 red flags that point to a bad investment area
Knowing where not to invest is as valuable as knowing where to invest. Smart Property Investment speaks again with editor Phil Tarrant's buyer’s agent Steve Waters of...
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Perth suburbs, premium property, popular suburbs in Perth, property investment read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 21 Aug 2018
The most popular Perth suburbs for premium property
With just over one in ten houses selling for $1 million in Western Australia’s capital city, knowing which suburbs these houses are located in can point you towards...
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investment opportunities, property investment, hotspot, real investment, Sydney, Melbourne read icon 4 min read
Hotspots • 21 Aug 2018
Real investment opportunities not in 'hotspots', says expert
As the biggest property markets in Australia continue to go south after an unprecedented property boom, there has been no shortage of big warnings on the media about...
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capital city, Australia, Property Investment Professionals of Australia read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 20 Aug 2018
How does Australia’s best performing capital city move?
If you want to see how property could move in the future, it’s important to see how it moved in the past. New research takes a look at which capital city has been the...
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Capital city, property values, property investment read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 20 Aug 2018
Capital city property values mostly hold steady
Last week saw two major capital city markets decline, while the rest saw no movement at all, according to the latest data from CoreLogic.
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Sydney market, property investment, property market, tougher Sydney read icon 4 min read
Hotspots • 20 Aug 2018
Tougher Sydney market ‘just going back to normal’, says agent
While sales results in Sydney have undeniably been lackluster lately, experts believe that the market movements in the capital city are nothing but a normal part of any...
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vacancy rates, Sydney, regional NSW read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 17 Aug 2018
Vacancy rates steady in Sydney, mostly down in regional NSW
The rental market in NSW saw modest success over the month of July, research from the Real Estate Institute of NSW (REINSW) indicates.
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house affordability, supply figures, house market, property investment read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 17 Aug 2018
Record supply figures in top markets point to easing affordability
With the property market bubbling down to supply and demand, one industry expert has stated that demand is being met with ample supply, and is helping push down property...
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lending environment, lend money, cash, Australian dollars read icon 5 min read
Hotspots • 17 Aug 2018
How technology is changing the lending environment
Technology has undeniably influenced the property investment landscape over the years, giving way to innovations such as online record-keeping and 24/7 consultancy...
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