Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
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Hotspots • 16 Nov 2016
Storm season is brewing, are you ready?
As the year draws to a close, storm season is just beginning, with wild weather already impacting parts of the country. Here are five things you need to do to prepare...
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Philippe Brach read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 16 Nov 2016
How do your kids impact your borrowing capacity?
In the name of responsible lending, banks will only approve a loan to those consumers who they believe will be able to pay it back without significant hardship. That’s...
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Eddie Dilleen on The Smart Property Investment Show read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 15 Nov 2016
8 properties by 25: Former housing commission kid reveals how he changed his life and created wealth
Twenty-five-year-old Eddie discusses how he saved $20,000 working in McDonald’s after his HSC and used that to start a property portfolio.
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How to think – and purchase – like a buyer's agent read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 14 Nov 2016
How to think – and purchase – like a buyer’s agent
You’re an investor with a couple of properties under your belt. Now you want to find the right property and get it for a cheaper price. So, what do you do next?
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Gus Kernot read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 14 Nov 2016
Buying an apartment? Do these 4 things first
Investors, renters and home owners are increasingly turning to units — but what do you need to do to ensure you make the best possible purchase? 
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Success ahead, culture saving read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 14 Nov 2016
How defying the ‘saving culture’ helped this investor succeed
Hank Hong came to Australia from Vietnam, growing up in a household where saving was a vital part of survival, but his success as a property investor came from the...
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Victoria, Australia, mortgage volumes, growth in property, investment read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 13 Nov 2016
Victoria ahead of NSW in mortgage volumes, according to new data  
Victoria has emerged as the state with the highest growth in property lodgement volumes since last quarter, in spite of concerns about rising household debt, one of...
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Hotspots • 12 Nov 2016
Should you build a duplex to create equity?
Building a duplex is one of the most common strategies used by property investors to improve their equity over a short period of time and consequently help one avoid...
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Consumer confidence bounces back read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 11 Nov 2016
Consumer confidence bounces back
Recent research has revealed that consumer confidence has rebounded sharply, offsetting its recent decline.
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Investor lending read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 11 Nov 2016
Investor lending soars
Fresh figures have revealed that investor lending continues to climb along with house prices. 
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