Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
magnifying glass, cash flow, rental returns read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 22 May 2018
Cash flow analysis reveals surprising results about rental returns
New analysis has revealed that investors may not always want to aim for high rental returns, as it could eat into their cash flow.
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Melbourne, Australia, vacancy tax, investors, investment read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 22 May 2018
How Melbourne’s ‘vacancy tax’ will affect investors
In an effort to address the issue of housing undersupply, the Victorian state government applied a vacant residential land tax on homes in inner and middle Melbourne...
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Home values, property market, property read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 21 May 2018
Home values continue to hold steady overall
Home values in the major capital cities for the most part remained steady, with some minor fluctuations being recorded in a few of these cities, the latest CoreLogic...
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Hotspots • 18 May 2018
Capital cities and regional areas: When are they worth your time?
Data indicates that capital city growth far surpasses that of regional areas, but does that mean you should ignore them outright?
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NSW vacancy rates, property market read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 17 May 2018
NSW vacancy rates edge the way of tenants amid changing market conditions
As the market in Sydney continues to turn, housing vacancy rates are beginning show favour towards renters, new research has found. 
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Vacancy rate, for rent read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 17 May 2018
National vacancy remains tight for both houses and units
New SQM figures show that the combined national residential vacancy rate remained unchanged in April.
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Gen Y and Z investors, young people, adult, businessman, Sydney market read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 16 May 2018
Sydney market ripe for Gen Y and Z investors
The current conditions in the Sydney property market are just right for Generation Y and Generation Z property investors to get in.
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Financial control, strategy, finances, calculator read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 15 May 2018
How ‘financial control’ fits into the buy-and-hold strategy
The buy-and-hold strategy may sound all too familiar to many investors, but Brad Beer has sworn by the age-old strategy because of the financial control it has...
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Property market, home values, steady, house market read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 15 May 2018
Biggest markets see home values hold steady
Home values in the major capital cities for the most part remained steady, with some minor fluctuation in the less-popular markets, the latest CoreLogic data showed.
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Hotspots • 15 May 2018
Vacancy rates hold while asking rates slip in April
Over the last month, data by SQM Research indicated vacancy rates overall held steady, while asking rates slightly declined.
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