Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
Celebrity buyer's agent faces tribunal for ‘dishonesty’ read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 18 Feb 2016
Celebrity buyer's agent faces tribunal for ‘dishonesty’
A high-profile buyer's agent and judge from The Block has been accused of unprofessionalism, dishonesty and a conflict of interest while dealing with a group of unit...
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Property turning investors off SMSFs read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 17 Feb 2016
Property turning investors off SMSFs
The proportion of prospective SMSF trustees citing property investment as a reason to set up an SMSF has declined, new research has revealed.
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Julian Lancey read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 17 Feb 2016
My sink-or-swim investment strategy
In this episode of the Smart Property Investment Show, real-life investor Julian Lancey reveals the strategies he uses to keep his portfolio costs down, why he’s...
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Create your own Capital Growth and Supercharge your portfolio read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 17 Feb 2016
Create your own Capital Growth and Supercharge your portfolio
Promoted by Building a duplex disproves the mathematical equation 1/2 + 1/2 = 1, because the two units have a combined rental return and equity greater than an...
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Cam McLellan read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 16 Feb 2016
Pay off your home in 10 years instead of 30
Using property investment to pay off your family home faster will have you working smarter – not harder.
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The 'meet in the middle' market read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 15 Feb 2016
The 'meet in the middle' market
Buyers and sellers in one capital city seem to be engaged in a power struggle, with both sides battling for supremacy in a fluctuating market.
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Middle-ring suburbs focus of Sydney apartment boom read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 15 Feb 2016
Middle-ring suburbs focus of Sydney apartment boom
Increasing affordability pressures are continuing to drive the off-the-plan apartment boom in Sydney, with a rising number of new approvals located outside of the...
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New housing supply remains strong read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 12 Feb 2016
New housing supply remains strong
The number of building approvals exceeded 230,000 last year, allowing for a strong finish to 2015.
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They said what? read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 11 Feb 2016
They said what?
Property. Everyone loves talking about it, sometimes with hilarious consequences. See just how well you've been listening and take our weekly quiz. 
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Brisbane hotspots uncovered read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 11 Feb 2016
Brisbane hotspots uncovered
A new report has ranked some of Australia’s largest capital cities on their suitability for investors, highlighting the suburbs most likely to offer investors bang for...
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