Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
choosing a builder checklist investment home builder cameron bell read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 19 Sep 2016
14-point checklist for choosing homebuilders
Building a new home is likely to be one of the single biggest projects you’ll ever undertake in your lifetime, so it makes sense to approach this major undertaking...
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Peter Gianoli read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 19 Sep 2016
Capital growth versus yield
Do property investors need to choose between these two strategies — or is it possible to strike a balance between the two?
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Should I invest in strata? read icon 4 min read
Hotspots • 19 Sep 2016
What are body corporates, owners corporations and strata schemes?
Body corporates, sometimes referred to as owners corporations, will likely play a major part in many investors' lives, by virtue of Australians’ increasing tendency to...
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Oversupply of property in Australia read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 16 Sep 2016
The two markets most in trouble
With predictions ramping up that the widespread good times could be coming to an end for Australian property investors — which two markets are in the most danger?
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Pets in investment properties read icon 4 min read
Hotspots • 16 Sep 2016
Should you allow pets in your investment property?
If you are feeling hesitant about allowing tenants with pets to rent your property, it might be time to take another look. 
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How to find the best property manager read icon 6 min read
Hotspots • 15 Sep 2016
How to find the best property manager
A good property manager can be the difference between an investment property that plods along and one that supercharges your portfolio’s growth — so how can you...
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Property market warning read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 14 Sep 2016
Investors warned: property market ‘theme park scary’
In the coming 12 months, Australia could be heading for a serious property "hangover" as the consequences of rapid price growth, over-development and increasing...
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Shane Kempton read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 13 Sep 2016
How to spot an up-and-coming suburb
It’s what every investor and homebuyer is on the lookout for — an up-and-coming suburb that you can buy into for cheap with returns for years to come.
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SMSF property spruiker read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 13 Sep 2016
Jail time for property spruiker
A Victorian man has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to property-related charges following an ASIC investigation.
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road arrows pointing down dual income property investment read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 13 Sep 2016
What is a dual-income investment?
Earning two incomes from the one property sounds like every investor’s dream come true, but is there more to dual-income investments than meets the eye?
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