Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
Regional markets experience uplift in demand read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 27 Jun 2016
Regional markets experience uplift in demand
Australia’s regional areas are dominating when it comes to growth in value of property sales, with one area recording a rise of over 90 per cent.
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Hotspots • 27 Jun 2016
Why Labor's negative gearing policy might be bad for everyone: Part 2
What are the potential effects of Labor’s negative gearing policy on rents, house prices and the wider economy post-July 2017?
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5 easy ways to spot a hotspot read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 24 Jun 2016
5 easy ways to spot a hotspot
Do you want to grab a bargain property which is set to soar in value? Here are five characteristics of boom suburbs. 
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Where 'Smart Property Investment' has been buying read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 24 Jun 2016
Where 'Smart Property Investment' has been buying
The Smart Property Investment team has acquired 11 properties in five years. Here, we reveal the location of our properties and how we found our own hotspots. 
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Investors own half of all Australian apartments read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 24 Jun 2016
Investors own half of all Australian apartments
A new report has uncovered the locations most favoured by property investors, including one capital city where 63 per cent of units are held by investors.
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How to find hotspots outside of Sydney and Melbourne read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 24 Jun 2016
How to find hotspots outside of Sydney and Melbourne
With increased speculation that property prices across many of the country’s markets may plateau or even fall, how can you find depressed markets which will buck the...
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3 ways to identify the next hotspot read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 24 Jun 2016
3 ways to identify the next hotspot
Get ahead of other investors by learning how to forecast the next up-and-coming suburbs.
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Unlikely town tipped to be next big hotspot read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 24 Jun 2016
Unlikely town tipped to be next big hotspot
Despite facing negative press earlier this year, one mining town’s “outstanding potential” is predicted to attract an influx of investors and owner-occupiers.
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Shane Kempton read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 22 Jun 2016
Is it a renter's market?
With rent prices for Australia’s combined capital cities experiencing a decline over the past year, investors should be mindful of what to expect in the current...
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Simon Buckingham read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 22 Jun 2016
Why Labor's negative gearing policy might be bad for everyone: Part 1
In the lead-up to the federal election, now is a good time to explore the effects that Labor’s stated policies could have on property investors and beyond.
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