Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
Industry body backs investors on affordability debate read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 19 May 2016
Industry body backs investors on affordability debate
A second property organisation has come to the defence of investors in the wake of the industry’s debate on housing affordability, and has outlined two strategies to...
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Property market a ‘war zone’ read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 18 May 2016
Property market a ‘war zone’
Investors have been warned that Australian property is in a “strange place right now”, with a few key battles on the horizon.
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Price boom in regional suburbs read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 16 May 2016
Price boom in regional suburbs
Increased demand for larger homes has seen a significant rise in prices in multiple regional towns, according to recent figures.
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Paul Bennion read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 16 May 2016
Which cities would suffer most from negative gearing changes?
Very low rental returns in two Australian capitals could indicate that investors with properties in these cities are now relying heavily on negative gearing. So what...
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Hotspots • 16 May 2016
Investors not to blame for affordability crisis
Property investors have been unfairly caught in the crossfire amid the examination of the current housing affordability crisis, according to Performance Property...
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Investors warned about looming risks read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 13 May 2016
Investors warned about looming risks
Property investors have been cautioned that the next two years could present some serious problems for their portfolios.
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Hotspots • 13 May 2016
Queensland markets ‘crying out’ for investors
Despite ongoing reports of oversupply in some Brisbane suburbs, multiple real estate markets in Queensland are experiencing ‘very tight’ rental vacancy rates....
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Michael Murray read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 13 May 2016
Sydney’s top 5 millionaire suburbs
Finding a home in any Australian capital city will set you back hundreds of thousands of dollars, but some suburbs answer only to millions.
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Notorious property spruiker charged read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 12 May 2016
Notorious property spruiker charged
A notorious South Australian company director has been charged with misappropriating $1.8 million in SMSF property investments.
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The Smart Property Investment Show read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 11 May 2016
'How property helped me quit the rat race'
Michael Xia is an investor with 14 properties in his portfolio, but initially he wasn’t driven by a hefty retirement goal – he just wanted to quit the corporate job...
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