Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
Todd Hunter read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 23 Nov 2016
Knowing when to sell
Too many investors mis-time the market and offload their properties at the wrong time. Here's how to maximise your profits. 
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Amy Mylius read icon 4 min read
Hotspots • 23 Nov 2016
4 steps to effective negotiation
Property investors need to have strong negotiation skills — but it isn't all about talking price.
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Fred Nucara read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 21 Nov 2016
5 questions for investors when looking at industrial real estate
We’re all familiar with the benefits that investors can reap from diversifying their property portfolio, but an often-overlooked option is industrial property.
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Hotspots • 20 Nov 2016
80% of buyers fed up with out-of-date mortgages
Australia’s recent five-year property boom has set a precedent for home buyers to act with more immediacy, which has led 85 per cent of Aussies to admit the mortgage...
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Hotspots • 20 Nov 2016
Thumbs up for rental platform’s new pet ID feature
A leading rental property platform recently added a pet-enabler feature to its offering, and so far it has been a resounding success. 
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Hotspots • 20 Nov 2016
Why you should strive to make your tenants feel at home
Many property investors are heavily dependent on tenants for the continuous growth of their yield, and according to Managed’s Thom Richards and Nick Bouris, there’s...
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Rising property market mistakes read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 18 Nov 2016
6 things not to do in a rising market
Mistakes made in a rising market always end the same way: a protracted marketing period, extra advertising costs, buyer caution and a weaker negotiating position....
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10 bushfire tips to help protect your property assets read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 18 Nov 2016
10 bushfire tips to help protect your property assets
Bushfires create a serious risk to life, the environment and properties located in rural and urban areas. Here’s what to do to reduce the risk during the bushfire...
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‘List now and beat the pack’ read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 18 Nov 2016
‘List now and beat the pack’
Investors thinking about selling soon are smack in the middle of the in-between zone. List now for a middle-December auction — or wait, let Christmas go on, and then...
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How to get a straight answer from a real estate agent read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 18 Nov 2016
How to get a straight answer from a real estate agent
You know the drill. You see a property you’re interested in, but you cannot get the agent to tell you what the price is. Here is what you should know about agents and...
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