Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
South East Queensland read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 29 Jan 2018
Does South East Queensland still deserve attention?
Two years ago, South East Queensland was well talked about despite not exactly living up to the hype it was creating. What about now?
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Home values decline, home value index fell, Australia home values read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 29 Jan 2018
Home values mostly decline nationwide
Home values declined in the majority of capital cities last week, with only one holding, the latest CoreLogic data indicates.
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Property value, boost from infrastructure, arrow up, increase value read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 29 Jan 2018
SA to see value boost from infrastructure, commodities
A large investment in additional infrastructure, strong resources and affordability has been predicted to boost the property market in South Australia this year, leading...
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Eric Wu read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 29 Jan 2018
Where this investor is at with his plan to double his portfolio in 10 years
We check back with investor Eric Wu to see how he’s tracking with his investment goal, as well as find out where in Sydney and Melbourne offer yields reaching between...
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National rental rates, increase in rental rates, rental market, property market, for rent read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 25 Jan 2018
National rental rates rising, yields holding: CoreLogic
Rental rates are on the rise while national rental yields hold flat, according to new CoreLogic data.
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Residential house read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 25 Jan 2018
Residential house building fall to be “softer than anticipated”
A recent survey has found the residential building industry is seeing a positive outlook, with an expected wind down of activity to pick back up in the next six months.
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Simon Cohen, Cohen Handler read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 25 Jan 2018
Q & A session with Simon Cohen – your first questions for 2018!
The first of many Q&A podcast’s for 2018 is here! In this episode of The Smart Property Investment Show, Phil Tarrant and Cohen Handler managing director, Simon...
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Jobs, employee, interview, job hunting, work, property investment, investors, agents read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 24 Jan 2018
WA jobs boost predicted to help property in 2018
With recent data from the Australian Bureau Statistics pointing to a rise of 50,000 new jobs, Perth’s property outlook for the year ahead appears to be positive.
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Sydney, unaffordable market, most unaffordable city for housing read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 23 Jan 2018
Sydney second most unaffordable market in the world
One of Australia’s largest property markets has been labelled the second most unaffordable city for housing in the world, beaten out only by Hong Kong.
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Hotspots • 22 Jan 2018
Melbourne’s cheapest, most expensive and highest growing suburbs revealed
New data collected by the Real Estate Institute of Victoria has revealed the highest performing Melbourne suburbs for the December quarter of 2017.
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