Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
Foreign buyer reforms would harm market read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 30 Mar 2015
Foreign buyer reforms would harm market
A proposed crackdown on foreign investors could punish first home buyers and push Sydney prices even higher.
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Supply and demand both rising read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 30 Mar 2015
Supply and demand both rising
Conflicting evidence has confused the debate about whether the market is cooling or will continue booming.
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Philippe Brach read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 30 Mar 2015
4 tips for successfully structuring your portfolio
Financing your properties may not be the most exciting part of investing – but if you get it right from the beginning, you give yourself and your portfolio a massive...
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melbourne read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 27 Mar 2015
6 hotspots for 2015
The six suburbs in one capital city which are set to outperform other markets have been highlighted in a new report which claims there are hotspots to suit “all...
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Rental yields fall below 2pc in some suburbs read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 27 Mar 2015
Rental yields fall below 2pc in some suburbs
Australia’s lowest rent yielding suburbs are split between four capital cities.
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How to be an A-grade investor: part 2 read icon 4 min read
Hotspots • 27 Mar 2015
How to be an A-grade investor: part 2
Want to get more from your portfolio and accumulate more properties, faster? Here are the top secrets on how to lift your game 
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Population forecasts point to tough housing trend read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 26 Mar 2015
Population forecasts point to tough housing trend
Affordability may become a bigger problem in coming decades as the rise in single-person households makes property harder to find.
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Fiona Blayney read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 26 Mar 2015
Picking the perfect tenant
Investors want to maximise financial returns while keeping their properties in tip-top shape. Your tenants play a key role in this. 
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7 suburbs to watch read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 25 Mar 2015
7 suburbs to watch
New research has revealed the seven suburbs in one capital city which are expected to grow due to infrastructure developments and demographic changes.
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rba read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 25 Mar 2015
Major downturn may be coming: RBA
Buyers have been warned that the surge in investment activity could trigger a jump in speculative behaviour and ultimately a “significant” fall in prices.
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