Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
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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Mass campaign to beat sluggish market read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 01 Feb 2016
Mass campaign to beat sluggish market
Desperate times often call for desperate measures – as witnessed by a real estate agent in a struggling regional market bundling 26 listings into one massive auction...
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10 properties in 10 years read icon 13 min read
Hotspots • 28 Jan 2016
How a tradie bought 12 properties in under 4 years
Mitchell Burge read an article about how he could acquire 10 properties in 10 years and thought he’d give it a go – but now he’s set his sights even higher.
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End of boom could trigger 'SMSF failures' read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 28 Jan 2016
End of boom could trigger 'SMSF failures'
There is a “very real probability” that the changing property landscape could cause major problems for investors who have purchased property through their SMSF,...
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Rakesh Gupta read icon 5 min read
Hotspots • 28 Jan 2016
The defining decade: Investing in your twenties
Property investment might be the last thing on your mind this early on in your adult life, but is the key to financial security starting young?
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