Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
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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Ben Kingsley read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 25 Mar 2015
Should you invest for capital growth or rental yield?
How to decide which investment strategy to pursue  
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Sydney enjoys best auction result of 2015 read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 24 Mar 2015
Sydney enjoys best auction result of 2015
Sydney’s clearance rate has exceeded 86 per cent for the first time this year, while sales have also surged in Melbourne.
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Hotspots • 24 Mar 2015
Coastal city benefitting from Sydney investor rush
Generous yields, affordable commercial real estate and changing perceptions about its economic outlook are helping Wollongong attract Sydney investors.
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Hotspots • 23 Mar 2015
3 booming inner-city suburbs
Three inner-ring capital city property markets have taken off this autumn, with one real estate agency saying things are only going to get hotter.
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Hotspots • 23 Mar 2015
Property spruikers pursue SMSF investors
SMSF practitioners are reportedly being harassed by property developers offering big commissions to spruik developments.
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Sam Saggers read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 20 Mar 2015
7 things about wealth creation you may not know
Creating sustainable life-long wealth can be a pipedream fantasy for many Australians - so here are some facts about financial freedom that you may not know which will...
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