Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
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Hotspots • 15 Feb 2023
20 suburbs where first home buyers can escape the ‘rent race'
A new study revealed the top 20 suburbs across the country where first home buyers have a higher chance of escaping the “rent race” by getting into their own home.
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Hotspots • 11 Feb 2023
City and coastal living costing Aussies more: Domain
New research from Domain has found Australia’s land prices surged over the last few years despite lot sizes shrinking.
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Hotspots • 11 Feb 2023
Sunshine Coast feels the heat from interstate buyers as virtual inspections ramp up
One Queensland region is now a cut above the rest for buyers looking to buy a property outside state lines, a new report showed.
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Hotspots • 11 Feb 2023
New year sees soft start for Australian residential property listings
There were fewer Australian properties listed for sale in January than last December, according to new data from SQM Research.
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Hotspots • 10 Feb 2023
Property leaders cagey on 2023’s first rate hike
As the country reels from yet another cash rate increase, what will the ramifications of the RBA’s latest decision be on property?
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Hotspots • 10 Feb 2023
Aussies aren’t having a bar of affordable housing policies
A new report from the Property Council of Australia (PCA) has revealed the extent of the community’s perspective on Australia’s housing crisis.
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Hotspots • 08 Feb 2023
Perth, Adelaide emerge as the most competitive rental markets
The new year failed to bring good tidings to renters, as a new report showed that the number of available rental listings fell to a record low in January.
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Hotspots • 08 Feb 2023
Buyers have turned up the heat again in Brisbane
Quite surprisingly, the start of 2023 has been a lot different to the end of 2022 in the Brisbane property landscape. 
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Hotspots • 07 Feb 2023
Perth’s property market continues to outperform East Coast amid rate rises: REIWA
While the east coast continued to deal with cooling values at the start of the year — thanks to eight consecutive hike rates in 2022 — a western state is enjoying...
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Hotspots • 07 Feb 2023
Expert sheds light on ‘optimistic’ future for the property sector
Despite the market being currently aplomb with less-than-desirable conditions, a leading demographer and media commentator explained why investors and property owners...
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