Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
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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Decline, arrow down read icon 1 min read
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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Michael Hermans read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 15 May 2018
5 mistakes to avoid on your first residential development
The general consensus is that owning and developing residential property is the safest way to financial independence, but things can get complicated very fast for those...
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Find good real estate agents read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 15 May 2018
How to find good real estate agents
When selling a property, a lot of investors choose to capitalise on the value added by real estate agents instead of doing it all by themselves. How do you pick the...
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Hotspots • 14 May 2018
Trend emerges in latest ABS figures
The March 2018 housing finance figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that the number of housing loans has continued to decline over the last six...
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Sydney units, apartment read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 12 May 2018
Leading economist predicts Sydney unit demand to outgrow house demand
One of Australia’s leading economists has claimed growth of unit prices in Sydney will overtake growth of house prices, and Sydney’s market will stay Australia’s...
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