Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
ASIC bans property adviser read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 09 Feb 2016
ASIC bans property adviser
ASIC has banned a director of two companies from engaging in credit activities and managing corporations for four years.
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Paul Bennion read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 08 Feb 2016
Investors driving apartment boom
Property investors' continued love affair with apartments has been pushing an unprecedented growth in their construction throughout Australia over the past few years.
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Property to remain at top of ATO's hit-list read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 08 Feb 2016
Property to remain at top of ATO's hit-list
One national accounting network has tipped that SMSF property investment will be a big-ticket item on the compliance agenda in 2016.
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4 reasons investors procrastinate read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 05 Feb 2016
4 reasons investors procrastinate
Are these common pitfalls holding you back from achieving your investment goals?
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Capital growth predictions ‘overhyped’ read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 05 Feb 2016
Capital growth predictions ‘overhyped’
A leading real estate commentator has conceded that high growth predictions for one state have been overstated, warning of the possibility of oversupply dragging the...
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2016 property prices read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 04 Feb 2016
Is it boom or doom in 2016... and is ready access to finance assured in the year ahead?
In this week’s The Smart Property Investment Show, @philliptarrant is joined by regular guest and property investor Jim Hall plus mortgage industry veteran, broker...
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Foreign impact on real estate ‘overblown’ read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 04 Feb 2016
Foreign impact on real estate ‘overblown’
A leading researcher has downplayed the impact of Chinese demand on Australian property following recent speculation that tighter controls from Beijing could rattle...
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‘Stark’ gap emerges between city markets read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 02 Feb 2016
‘Stark’ gap emerges between city markets
A new divide has emerged in capital city markets, where property prices are making double-digit gains in some parts of Australia and going backwards in others.
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Canberra records more auction sales than Sydney read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 02 Feb 2016
Canberra records more auction sales than Sydney
The first big auction weekend of the year got off to a surprising start, with Sydney recording the fewest sales of the east coast markets.
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Shane Kempton read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 02 Feb 2016
Perth land sales fall by nearly half over the past year
Good news for established property owners in the Perth market.
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