Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
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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negative gearing is necessary read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 12 Apr 2018
Why negative gearing is necessary
For many generations, our governments accepted responsibility for providing and maintaining basic essential community services such as power, water, hospital and...
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Investment success read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 12 Apr 2018
Two tips for long-term property investment success
After witnessing firsthand the challenges of property investment, investor Andrew Scott still wants to grow his three-property portfolio with his wife—but how does he...
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Australia’s latest property hotspots read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 12 Apr 2018
Australia’s latest property hotspots revealed, according to the latest REA data
Melbourne and Hobart are home to the top 10 most in-demand suburbs in Australia, and Warrandyte in Victoria is the country’s most sought-after suburb, according to the...
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Adam Rigby, Upside Realty read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 12 Apr 2018
Utilising technology to provide transparency
CEO of Upside Realty Adam Rigby has created a company that he believes is genuinely different to others in the real estate industry — a business that embraces and...
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Apartment downturn, APRA, property investor read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 12 Apr 2018
APRA-initiated investor retreat behind apartment downturn
Investors have been the target of a number of regulatory interventions and the country is now seeing their impact on residential building activity, the HIA has said.
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house prices, hotspots to watch, property hotspots, property market, NAB read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 11 Apr 2018
NAB’s tips on house prices and hotspots to watch this year
The latest NAB Residential Property Survey for the first quarter of 2018 reveals the bank’s outlook on property prices moving state by state as well as the suburbs it...
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Apartment, investors, property investor, property development read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 11 Apr 2018
Investor regulatory interventions causing apartment downturn
Analysis of ABS data by the Housing Industry Association (HIA) has revealed that due to investors being impacted by regulatory interventions, there’s been a reduction...
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Boxer CRV read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 11 Apr 2018
How will this $195bn Australian Defence Force project affect investors?
Rheinmetall Australia has decided to partner with Queensland for the LAND 400 Phase 2, a billion-dollar project that will develop more than 200 new vehicles and...
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Caution tape, real estate agent read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 11 Apr 2018
Real estate agent clichés you should be wary of
While real estate agents seem wise and charming about a property, there are times when they use common clichés and marketing tactics to achieve a property purchase.
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