Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
Auction frenzy read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 23 Jun 2015
Investor crackdown fails to cool auction fever
Auction clearance rates have surpassed 80 per cent for the eighth consecutive weekend in Sydney and sixth weekend in a row in Melbourne.
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Property price crash read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 23 Jun 2015
Australia suffering ‘largest housing bubble on record’
Two economists have delivered a chilling warning: the country’s changing attitude to property has made a housing ‘bloodbath’ all but certain.
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Victor Kumar read icon 4 min read
Hotspots • 22 Jun 2015
Tighter lending guidelines: what they mean for you
There are four main ways the banks are starting to restrict investors, but how will this actually work and how will it impact upon your portfolio's growth?
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Investment losses read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 22 Jun 2015
Top 5 loss-making investment locations revealed
The regions where sellers have encountered the biggest losses have been uncovered in a new report.
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Investors Choice Awards read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 22 Jun 2015
Nation’s best property experts to be revealed
Investors across the country can have their say on their ultimate property A-team with the launch of the inaugural Investors Choice Awards.
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Simon Pressley read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 22 Jun 2015
Regional city on the rise
There are a number of major projects which will improve infrastructure, amenities and employment opportunities on one of Australia's larger regional cities.
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Sydney investor market read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 18 Jun 2015
Time running out for Sydney
Investors looking to cash in on booming conditions in the New South Wales capital may need to act quickly in order to avoid a price fall, according to a market...
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Investor crackdown read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 17 Jun 2015
Investor crackdown a ‘failure’
Recent attempts by regulators and the banks to put the brakes on investor activity have failed, with harsher measures on the horizon as a result, according to a market...
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Cam McLellan read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 17 Jun 2015
Why smart investors don't sell
There are many reasons investors consider selling their properties, but before you try to cash in on the boom – make sure you know what you're signing up for.
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Where to buy read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 15 Jun 2015
Top 5 buyers’ and sellers’ markets
A new analysis of Australia's property market conditions has revealed the five regions that most favour vendors and those where buyers hold the power.
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