Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
Gold Coast value, arrow up, increase, property market, rental market read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 12 Jan 2018
Gold Coast value predicted to push up due to rental ‘famine’
Queensland’s second-largest city is expected to see property prices experience double-digit growth this year due to significant “rental famine”, according to one...
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South Australia and Western Australia read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 12 Jan 2018
South Australia and Western Australia the places to be in 2018: Century 21
Century 21 chairman Charles Tarbey believes that property markets across Australia have had generally good runs in 2017 and 2018 is only expected to usher in more...
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Hotspots • 11 Jan 2018
How property investors can get good education without spending too much
Grant Iverson spent roughly four years educating himself about the ins and outs of property investment, spending about $100,000 on classes and different resources, but...
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Selling property, property management, investing, investment, house market read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 11 Jan 2018
Selling property is one of life’s most stressful tasks, survey reveals
The results of a new survey confirm what many investors potentially see as hyperbole – selling a property is one of the most stressful experiences in life, with real...
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Lachlan Williams, investor read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 11 Jan 2018
How Lachlan Williams went from 0-4 properties in less than a year
Property investor and IT worker Lachlan Williams is joined by Phil Tarrant and shares how he went from owning no properties at all to four in the timeframe of less than...
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2018 good year for property investors, property investment, rental market, property market read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 10 Jan 2018
Is 2018 going to be a good year for property investors?
Despite the challenges that were faced by property investors last year, Century 21’s chairman Charles Tarbey believes that 2018 will be a great year for the real...
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buying into a development, do's and don't, property market, buying tips, investment, investing read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 10 Jan 2018
What to do and not do when buying into a development
Buying into a development can seem like a daunting task for some people, and so the CEO of a construction company, who is also an investor, shares tips on how you can...
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home approvals, property market, investment, investing, detached house approval read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 10 Jan 2018
New home approvals rise to 15-month high
According to data from the Housing Industry Association (HIA), approval for new dwellings are at a 15-month high, the highest level since August 2016.
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Decline in values, December home values, Sydney, Darwin, Australian market, property market, investment, investing read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 10 Jan 2018
Declining December Sydney and Darwin values point to softer 2018
House values saw declines in Australia’s major property markets as well as Perth and Darwin, according to CoreLogic’s latest Hedonic Home Value Index.
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Hotspots • 09 Jan 2018
The impact of removing negative gearing: high rents and zero affordability
With Treasury documents outlining how Labor’s negative gearing and CGT discount policies would really impact the Australian economy, one expert says policymakers...
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