Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
Hank Hong on The Smart Property Investment Show read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 08 Nov 2016
How to build a sophisticated multi-property portfolio
Hank Hong buys property in all different ways – by himself, with family members and with financial backers to create small developments – and he has lots of lessons...
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NAB revises national house price forecasts for 2016 read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 07 Nov 2016
NAB revises national house price forecasts for 2016
NAB has adjusted its house price growth forecasts for this year after sharp price rises and an uptick in investor credit. 
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Supreme Court dismisses spruiker’s appeal read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 07 Nov 2016
Supreme Court dismisses spruiker’s appeal
A property group’s attempt to appeal a decision that found it provided unlawful advice has been unanimously dismissed and the group was ordered to pay ASIC’s costs.
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9 trends transforming home ownership read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 07 Nov 2016
8 trends transforming home ownership
The nation’s largest mortgage lender believes the way Australians buy a home could change drastically over the next 15 years, as more people team up to split the cost...
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The 3 golden rules of investment renovating read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 07 Nov 2016
The 3 golden rules of investment renovating
You may think renovating is cool and you could get plenty of satisfaction out of it, but there is a right way to investment renovation – and a wrong way. To get it...
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Handshake read icon 4 min read
Hotspots • 07 Nov 2016
Finding the right partner to sell your properties
Working with real estate agents are just as important for investors selling properties as it is for investors buying them. Smart Property Investment’s Phil Tarrant...
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bullseye read icon 4 min read
Hotspots • 04 Nov 2016
2017’s top 15 suburbs - and they’re not in Sydney
Hotspots, hotspots everywhere. Where are the experts tipping for growth next year?
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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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