Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
changes to foreign investment policy read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 30 Nov 2016
Changes to foreign investment policy good news for property investors
An industry body has said the changes to the policy are “most welcome news” and will benefit other investors in off-the-plan property.
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Christopher Joye on The Smart Property Investment Show read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 28 Nov 2016
Will property prices fall? When? And by how much? What investors need to know
In this special episode of The Smart Property Investment Show, economist, commentator and investor Christopher Joye reveals the big economic events and local trends...
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Apartment building to drop by 40% by 2018/19 read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 28 Nov 2016
Apartment building to drop by 40% by 2018/19
Multi-unit commencements could plummet by more than 40 per cent in the next few years as home building returns to “more normal levels”, according to a chief...
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Paul Glossop read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 28 Nov 2016
Which capital city presents the best buying opportunities?
With 2016 coming to a close, it’s worth looking at which cities have been performing – and where investors should be turning for their next smart buy.
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Shane Kempton read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 28 Nov 2016
7 deadly sins made by investors
With interest rates now at record lows, more people are deciding to buy an investment property to help fund their retirement - but some problematic trends are...
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property investments, expenses, budget, repayment terms, rental price Australia read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 27 Nov 2016
How can you minimise the costs of holding an investment property?
Keeping and maintaining an investment property entails different expenses that usually varies depending on many factors, but budding property investors must not be...
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property investments, budgeting mortgage repayments, costs, invest read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 26 Nov 2016
Real costs to consider when holding an investment property
While many property investors tend to take a breather after paying the deposit and budgeting the mortgage repayments for their asset, they will do well to understand...
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Steve Waters read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 25 Nov 2016
How to be a good landlord
The fact of the matter is you can't have a successful property portfolio without tenants, but too many investors forget that.
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Top 10 Sydney suburbs for 2017 read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 25 Nov 2016
Top 10 Sydney suburbs for 2017
Starr Partners’ Douglas Driscoll shares some of the best suburbs for property investment in Sydney this 2017.
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Paul Bennion read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 23 Nov 2016
Is Perth an ‘investor’s paradise’?
Smart investors know how to time the market and get in when the going's tough. So is Perth at the perfect point in the property cycle to grab a bargain?
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