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Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
Why council zoning changes are your best insight into future capital growth read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 06 Mar 2017
Why council zoning changes are your best insight into future capital growth
With population growth and urban sprawl square in the cross hairs of some of our largest metropolitan cities, local council zoning changes are quickly becoming a gold...
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Curbing foreign enthusiasm a bad idea, says industry body read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 06 Mar 2017
Curbing foreign enthusiasm a bad idea, says industry body
An extra 4 per cent tax on foreign buyers of residential property in Western Australia will slow economic growth and reduce housing affordability at a time when...
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Strong gains in regional Victoria read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 03 Mar 2017
Strong gains in regional Victoria
New REIV data shows homes in regional Victoria produced some of the state’s strongest returns in the last three months of 2016.
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Fintech allows investors to diversify their SMSF investment read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 01 Mar 2017
Fintech allows investors to diversify their SMSF investment
Multi award-winning fintech BRICKX has turned its hand to SMSF property investment, allowing investors more option and diversity.
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‘Foreign investment needs to be done’: real estate CEO read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 01 Mar 2017
‘Foreign investment needs to be done’: real estate CEO
It’s time that foreign investment, and its impact on housing affordability, was taken more seriously, according to one real estate CEO.
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Family-sized homes pushing prices in Victoria read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 01 Mar 2017
Family-sized homes pushing prices in Victoria
Demand for space in Victoria has boosted the median house price of family-sized homes, with significant price growth recorded in the past year across regional towns.
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Troy Phillips read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 28 Feb 2017
A successful investor reveals his best advice for his kids
Troy Phillips has spent years of his life as a successful property investor and mortgage broker. Aside from financial freedom and stability, another one of his goal is...
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Industry experts on the future of property – part 2 read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 27 Feb 2017
Industry experts on the future of property – part 2
Several industry experts have voiced their opinions on what they are expecting from the property industry in 2017, and the lessons learned from 2016. 
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How to avoid being a 'wounded bull' bidder read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 24 Feb 2017
How to avoid being a ‘wounded bull’ bidder
A buyer’s agent’s tips on how you can keep your nerve at auctions and avoid paying too much for your investment.
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The dopamine effect read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 24 Feb 2017
The dopamine effect
Travelling the extent that I do, means I spend plenty of time in airports.
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