Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
Sydney too hot for its own good read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 23 Feb 2015
Sydney too hot for its own good
It is now “virtually impossible” for the average Sydney family to afford the average Sydney home.
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Off-the-plan apartment ‘boom’ in inner Brisbane read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 20 Feb 2015
Off-the-plan apartment ‘boom’ in inner Brisbane
Queensland’s capital has recently recorded its biggest ever quarter in terms of off-the-plan apartment sales, a new report has revealed.
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Property supply catching up with demand read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 20 Feb 2015
Property supply catching up with demand
Australia’s property market has remained tilted in favour of sellers for the 10th straight quarter – but the balance is shifting.
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Chris Gray read icon 4 min read
Hotspots • 18 Feb 2015
7 steps to successful long-term investing
Here's how to build a property portfolio which will fund the lifestyle you've always dreamed of. 
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21 NSW suburbs set to boom read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 18 Feb 2015
21 NSW suburbs set to boom
A new report has unveiled the 21 suburbs across New South Wales primed to deliver investors the best returns in 2015.
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Overseas buyers ‘increase supply’ and ‘keep prices low’ read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 18 Feb 2015
Overseas buyers ‘increase supply’ and ‘keep prices low’
Tony Abbott’s plan to tighten the rules around foreign investment in residential real estate has been slammed by a group representing Chinese buyers.
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Top 10 rental yields revealed read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 17 Feb 2015
Top 10 rental yields revealed
New data from January has highlighted the Australian suburbs with the highest gross rental yields.
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Foreign investors to be targeted read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 17 Feb 2015
Foreign investors to be targeted
The federal government has promised to make life easier for young buyers by making life harder for foreign investors.
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Property spruikers ‘out in force’ read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 16 Feb 2015
Property spruikers ‘out in force’
With investor activity continuing at record levels, time-poor investors are at risk of being taken for a ride, a team of property professionals has warned.
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Government to provide free property data read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 13 Feb 2015
Government to provide free property data
A government plan to provide free property data has been hailed as a way to fight underquoting, but also criticised as potentially misleading.
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