Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
Australia’s property sectors are getting noticed — and it’s not the asset classes you’d expect read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 03 Jul 2018
Australia’s property sectors are getting noticed — and it’s not the asset classes you’d expect
Early indicators of new deals have seen a strong start to 2018, painting a rosy picture for the Australian deal market, particularly in the real estate space. Market...
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Ex-Google director announced as new Domain CEO read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 03 Jul 2018
Ex-Google director announced as new Domain CEO
Domain has announced the appointment of a former Google director as managing director and CEO, who will transition into his new role in late August.
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Melbourne, property market update, June 2018 read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 03 Jul 2018
Property market update: Melbourne, June 2018
The slipping homes values in the “premium markets” of Melbourne and Sydney have resulted in the “most substantial decline in housing demand’ in Australia. Is it...
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Hotspots • 02 Jul 2018
Property market update: Brisbane, June 2018
While other capital cities saw home values decline consistently in the past months, Brisbane stood strong and displayed admirable resilience — “buoyed by steady...
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Scales, coins, balancing, good portfolio, property investment, cash flow read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 02 Jul 2018
Cash flow and compounding growth: ‘Balance’ makes a good portfolio
Smart Property Investment’s Phil Tarrant has successfully built a multi-property portfolio with a net equity worth around $2.49 million—a significant growth from an...
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Clouds, silver lining, property values, property investment read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 02 Jul 2018
Not all doom and gloom as June dwelling values declined
Despite overall home values nationwide declining, there are still some notable markets that are standing strong. Do you have any property in these markets?
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property market update 2018 perth cityscape read icon 5 min read
Hotspots • 02 Jul 2018
Property market update: Perth, June 2018
The housing market in Perth is slowly showing signs of improvements after it experienced its “worst cycle ever” following the end of the mining boom in Western...
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Hotspots • 29 Jun 2018
Renovate, sell or buy: How to maximise positive cash flow
After growing a multi-property portfolio and achieving 39 per cent compounding growth from an initial investment of around $250,000, Smart Property Investment’s Phil...
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Hotspots • 29 Jun 2018
Major markets see new house sales continue to slip
The outlook for new home sales for the month of May and over the first half of the year is not too good as both are trending downward, but this isn’t necessarily the...
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Hotspots • 28 Jun 2018
Property transactions on the way down
Good news for buyers but bad news for sellers: analysis of settled transaction data for residential property has found settled transactions have been declining for...
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