Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
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Hotspots • 24 Mar 2023
Two-thirds of investors frustrated by ‘broken’ rental system
With a lot less hassle and higher returns, many landlords would be better off putting their money into super instead of housing, a new report claims.
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Hotspots • 22 Mar 2023
Market downturn slashes time needed to save a deposit
More than a year has been shaved off the time required for a couple to save a 20 per cent home deposit in certain Australian markets.
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Hotspots • 21 Mar 2023
NSW election: Labor’s property promises
Will the NSW Labor Party unseat the incumbent Liberals at the upcoming state election to take power for the first time since 2009? 
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Hotspots • 21 Mar 2023
NSW election: The Liberals’ property policies
Should they hold onto power at the upcoming election, how does the reigning Liberal Party intend to move on housing?
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Hotspots • 17 Mar 2023
How good (or bad) design can impact a property’s potential yield
Instead of concentrating purely on looks, the most important element of design and development is “designing for yield”, an architect has stressed.
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Hotspots • 16 Mar 2023
9 Sydney suburbs defy downturn with double-digit growth
The Sydney market may have been falling, but that hasn’t stopped several Sydney suburbs from bucking the trend in a big way.
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Hotspots • 15 Mar 2023
Post-pandemic, how healthy is Australia’s property market?
As the nation approaches the three-year anniversary of the first COVID-19-induced lockdown, CoreLogic analyses the data and poses the question: Has the market returned...
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Hotspots • 11 Mar 2023
What Australian cities offer the best ‘habitability’ to immigrants?
Sydney and Melbourne are not necessarily the best locations for the 195,000 permanent migrants moving to Australia this year, according to new research.
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Hotspots • 10 Mar 2023
GC commercial rides wave of residential stability: Report
The Gold Coast property market has been able to ride out the great property correction of 2023, which has led to better-than-expected outcomes for the commercial space,...
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Hotspots • 10 Mar 2023
5 game-changing policies to tackle NSW’s housing crisis
Ahead of the 25 March elections, academic experts have recommended five policies that could provide relief from the NSW housing crisis.
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