Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
buyers agent, property buying, property market, property investment, investing, investment good locations, suitability for property investment read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 09 Dec 2017
Should your buyer’s agent be based at the area you will be buying from?
Many property investors believe that a buyer’s agent is one of the most important members of their professional team, but how do you determine who will be the...
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Victor Kumar read icon 4 min read
Hotspots • 08 Dec 2017
The key steps to successful property development – simple subdivisions
When it comes to property development sites, never take the selling agent’s word on its “potential” end value and project costs. The agent will give you rough...
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For rent houses, Perth's median house, rent prices, increase in rent prices read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 08 Dec 2017
Perth’s median house and rent prices stable, with rents set to rise
Perth experienced steady median house and rent prices over the month of November, with rental prices being described as swinging to investors’ favour.
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Housing affordability, mortgage stress, property market, property selling read icon 4 min read
Hotspots • 07 Dec 2017
Housing affordability on par with early 2000s levels
A new report shows that housing affordability slightly eased Australia-wide over the September quarter, lessening the impact ever so slightly on mortgage stress.
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Sydney housing at highest value read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 07 Dec 2017
Sydney housing at highest value since 2007
Despite moderate declines very recently and with a healthy current median value of $904,041, Sydney remains the country’s most expensive housing market, as it has been...
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Canberra Australia, long-term investment read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 07 Dec 2017
Why this investor believes Canberra is good for long-term investment
Curtis Stewart started his property investment journey in his early 20s—a feat that might seem a bit overwhelming but definitely achievable with the right amount of...
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Simon Pressley, Propertyology read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 07 Dec 2017
Q&A session with Simon Pressley – you ask, we answer!
Have you been waiting to hear your question on the podcast? In this episode of The Smart Property Investment Show, we bring in managing director of Propertyology, Simon...
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Financial team, teamwork, fit and be comfortable with each other, team, property professionals, property market read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 06 Dec 2017
Building a financial team: ‘You’ve got to fit and be comfortable with each other’
Simon and Vanessa Refalo may have started their investment journey a bit late but the knowledge and guidance they continuously seek from different resources and property...
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Paul Glossop read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 06 Dec 2017
Does high yield result in low capital growth? No, not by a long shot!
As a property investor and the owner of investment property buyer’s agency Pure Property Investment, I’m constantly asked what I believe is the better investment...
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Declining dwelling values warning read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 06 Dec 2017
Sydney dwelling values fall by 0.7 per cent
With the dwelling value in the NSW capital falling by 0.7 per cent over November, the overall value drop for the quarter has trickled down to 1.3 per cent.
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