Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
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Hotspots • 20 Nov 2015
Investors forced to abandon purchases
There’s been plenty of speculation that off-the-plan investors would eventually be hit the hardest by APRA’s lending changes – now evidence has emerged that they...
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Hotspots • 19 Nov 2015
Block-busted!
A real estate TV personality has been caught up in a tussle with Consumer Affairs Victoria, following claims that he misled buyers over an apartment development in...
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Hotspots • 19 Nov 2015
Prices in 4 suburbs set to skyrocket
The detailed announcement of a major infrastructure project this week has the potential to see house prices rise by up to 10 per cent, according to a well-known real...
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Hotspots • 19 Nov 2015
Are you a real estate raconteur?
Can you juggle your jargon and banter with the best buyers out there or are you lost in the lexicon and likely to land a lemon. Find out in our quiz!
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Hotspots • 19 Nov 2015
Bushfire season fast approaching
Investors have been given a timely reminder of the importance of protecting their assets from bushfire threats during the summer months. 
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Hotspots • 18 Nov 2015
Retire richer and sooner
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Hotspots • 18 Nov 2015
Catering to the rental market
When purchasing off-the-plan property, take advantage of the option to customise to fit potential tenants' needs.
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Hotspots • 18 Nov 2015
$5 million purchase caught in foreign investment crackdown
The federal government has announced it has ordered the sale of a further seven illegally-held residential properties, as it warns foreign investors that the amnesty...
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Hotspots • 18 Nov 2015
The build-and-hold model explained
Investor developers favour this model over all others, to take advantage of real savings.
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Hotspots • 18 Nov 2015
Perth prices still feeling the pinch
Prices in one of Australia’s former boom cities are yet to bottom out, according to one expert – with the subsequent market recovery expected to be long and hard....
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