Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
rentvestors, house key, place of residence read icon 4 min read
Hotspots • 17 Apr 2018
Should rentvestors eventually buy a principal place of residence?
A lot of investors have been taking the rentvesting route for different reasons, but should they always aim to purchase a principal place of residence as their endgame?
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How to work out the best investment strategy read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 17 Apr 2018
How to work out the best investment strategy
Prior to releasing a book about property investment, The Property Mentors’ Matthew Bateman and Luke Harris spent around two decades creating wealth through real...
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A house being held read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 16 Apr 2018
Fluctuations in home values lead to overall stabilisation; listings mostly down
Home values in the major capital cities fluctuated last week, overall resulting in values holding steady, the latest CoreLogic data showed.
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For lease, leaseback properties, oppportunities in leasing, risks in leasing, opportunities and risks read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 16 Apr 2018
Leaseback properties: Opportunities and risks
Leaseback properties offer high yields and capital growth to investors but, naturally, they also come with risks. How can you make the most out of their wealth-creation...
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The biggest investment planning folly read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 16 Apr 2018
The biggest investment planning folly
Budding investors spend time, effort and money to prepare for their investment journey, but The Property Mentors’ Matthew Bateman and Luke Harris say that there...
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Do you need a property consultant? read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 16 Apr 2018
Do you need a property consultant?
Following the rise of free online resources, is paying for property advice still worth its weight in gold?
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Why should you engage a solicitor? read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 16 Apr 2018
Why should you engage a solicitor?
Generally, solicitors are legal practitioners whose knowledge and expertise of the law goes further than property regulations. How do they fit into your investment...
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Investing, renovation, property investment, property market read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 15 Apr 2018
Investing in ‘renovator’s delight’ properties: strategies and risk management
This investor has moved on from purchasing residential properties to developing real estate assets by knocking established houses down and rebuilding better dwellings....
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Rental yield markets, best performing market read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 13 Apr 2018
Revealed: The country’s best performing rental yield markets
New data has revealed that, surprisingly, the country’s strongest rental yields for both houses and units are outside of the big two markets of Sydney and Melbourne.
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Value falls, property market read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 13 Apr 2018
Recent value falls confined to upmarket markets only, report finds
Over the March 2018 quarter, dwelling values were down by 0.5 per cent, but the fall was confined to the most expensive segment of the market only, while the middle and...
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