Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
Luke Harris and Matthew Bateman read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 09 Mar 2018
Know your ‘why’ before investing in property
Remember when you were a kid and wanted that latest toy and used all your pocket money to buy it? The same desire can also apply to investing, with many examples of...
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Why a written pre-approval is not a lending guarantee read icon 4 min read
Hotspots • 09 Mar 2018
Why a written pre-approval is not a lending guarantee
Property investor Eric Brown purchased a two-storey warehouse in Lilyfield for $1.73 million hoping to develop it into a multi-residential unit, only to have his...
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fastest selling capital city property, Australia read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 08 Mar 2018
The fastest selling capital city property around Australia
The latest property Pulse from CoreLogic looks at which suburbs are moving property sales the fastest in each of the capital cities, with Hobart coming out as the clear...
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poor performing property markets read icon 5 min read
Hotspots • 07 Mar 2018
Should you invest in ‘poor performing property markets’?
Even after consumer confidence in Brisbane waned following the Global Financial Crisis and the Brisbane floods in 2011, wHeregroup’s Todd Hunter still chose to invest...
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Investor red tape, housing affordability read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 07 Mar 2018
Investor red tape is not the answer for slipping housing affordability
Over the December quarter, housing affordability declined nationwide, and some are saying the answer to the issue isn’t to increase taxes on investors, but for the...
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markets for regional Victoria, property market, property investment read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 07 Mar 2018
The hottest February private sale markets for regional Victoria
The Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) has stated private sales in regional Victoria are strong so far in 2018, but where are properties selling the fastest?
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Passport, immigration read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 07 Mar 2018
Cut immigration or boost suburb density: Grattan
If governments are unlikely to boost suburb density, an effective method to curb housing affordability could be reducing immigration, according to the Grattan...
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success ahead road sign redcliffe kippa ring suburb success read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 07 Mar 2018
Redcliffe and Kippa-Ring: Will a suburb’s success always flow to its neighbours?
Many people opt to purchase assets in suburbs within the vicinity of a booming area, believing that they will enjoy the “flow” of good turnouts minus the huge...
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Brisbane read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 06 Mar 2018
What’s pushing up Brisbane land values?
A new government report has revealed the direction land value is moving in Queensland’s capital city, and what’s behind that movement.
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being a good buyer’s agent read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 06 Mar 2018
Three fundamentals of being a good buyer’s agent
Cohen Handler’s Ben Handler and Simon Cohen strive to grow the buyer’s agency industry in Australia by creating “superstar buyer’s agents” whose main...
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