Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
Sally Tindall read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 15 May 2017
Budget Band-Aids won’t fix housing affordability
In last week's budget, the government unveiled “a comprehensive plan to address housing affordability”. But how successful is it likely to be?
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An aerial shot of a flooded suburb read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 12 May 2017
Is it worth the risk to invest in flood-affected properties?
While there are undeniably many risks in property investment, is putting your money down on flood-affected areas one of those worth taking?
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Why Sydneysiders are snapping up Melbourne properties read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 12 May 2017
Why Sydneysiders are snapping up Melbourne properties
Sydneysiders are turning to Melbourne as their property hotspot of choice, as rampant price growth in their own harbourside city is pricing them out of the market.
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2017 budget lauded for tackling supply, affordability issues read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 10 May 2017
2017 budget lauded for tackling supply, affordability issues
The 2017 budget has recognised the need to address housing supply and affordability through a number of complementary measures, says the Real Estate Institute of...
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6 questions to ask when buying off-the-plan read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 10 May 2017
6 questions to ask when buying off-the-plan
Buying off-the-plan is one way to enter an up-and-coming suburb, but it can be daunting if you haven’t done it before. An off-the-plan sales expert shares his advice.
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Affordability, demographics drive apartments’ popularity read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 08 May 2017
Affordability, demographics drive apartments’ popularity
A major trend in the Australian property market in recent years has been the growing popularity of apartment living.
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Investors seen as smallest impediment to affording a home read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 08 May 2017
Investors seen as smallest impediment to affording a home
According to data from CoreLogic, investors are seen nationwide as the least likely factor preventing people from getting their first home.
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Quarter of capital cities have median house prices over $1m read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 08 May 2017
Quarter of capital cities have median house prices over $1m
Recent data has revealed that 25.2 per cent of the combined capital city suburbs in Australia have a median house price of at least $1 million.
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What to look for and what to look out for when investing read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 05 May 2017
What to look for and what to look out for when investing
With so many variables to look out for, investors can be overwhelmed when determining whether a property is right to invest into. One investor shares his insights on...
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Rentvesting owners missing out on thousands of dollars read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 05 May 2017
Rentvesting owners missing out on thousands of dollars
New owners who are rentvesting could be missing out on thousands of dollars of tax savings through tax depreciation, says a quantity surveyor.
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