Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
Apartment approvals fall 17.5% read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 04 Nov 2016
Apartment approvals fall 17.5%
Total dwelling approvals have experienced a sharp decline, with some states hit worse than others. 
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Sydney property values read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 04 Nov 2016
Capital city dwelling values reach ‘new record highs’
Dwelling values have continued to rise across five of the eight capital cities in the quarter ended October 2016.
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How Generation Y can invest read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 04 Nov 2016
6 ways young people can build wealth through property
By just 25, Stephanie Brennan had a seven-property investment portfolio, valued at $2.7 million with an equity position of $800,000. Here are six investment lessons you...
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Do you need a buyer's agent? read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 02 Nov 2016
Do you need a buyer’s agent?
If negotiations have been a sticking point for you in the past, or if the idea of dealing directly with the seller’s agent makes you uncomfortable, then it might be...
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5 boom suburbs for 2017 read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 02 Nov 2016
5 boom suburbs for 2017
Property market predictions for next year are starting to flood in – and there are five suburbs where prices could soar.
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Michael Ossitt on The Smart Property Investment Show read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 31 Oct 2016
‘From just $2,000 in my pocket to 6 properties’
Property investor Michael Ossitt reveals to The Smart Property Investment Show podcast how he went from having just $2,000 to his name as a backpacker, to owning a...
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How to pick a real estate agent read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 31 Oct 2016
How to pick an agent
Picking an agent to list your investment with may seem like a daunting prospect but according to Century 21 chairman and owner Charles Tarbey it’s “really...
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House prices in Australia read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 31 Oct 2016
3 cities’ house prices reach record levels
Median asking prices for homes in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra have risen to new record levels, while prices in Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Darwin have dropped,...
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5 tips to grow a multimillion-dollar portfolio from scratch read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 31 Oct 2016
5 tips to grow a multimillion-dollar portfolio from scratch
It sounds pretty aggressive, 12 property purchases in two and a half years, but it actually hasn’t been for one Sydney-based property investor – and most people, he...
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Investors warned about short-term outlook for apartment market read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 28 Oct 2016
Investors warned about short-term outlook for apartment market
Changes in the lending landscape have put the brakes on the off-the-plan market, but what's next for apartment investors? Do they need to strap in for a bumpy ride? 
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