Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
Rory O'Rourke read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 04 Feb 2015
Why ugly duckling properties can be a goldmine
Astute investors need to know how to identify run-down properties that will reap them big rewards. 
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Prime Melbourne real estate grows at double-digit rates read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 04 Feb 2015
Prime Melbourne real estate grows at double-digit rates
Strong metropolitan price growth has been matched by a record-breaking regional performance, new data reveals.
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Investors warned about investing in Queensland region read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 04 Feb 2015
Investors warned about investing in Queensland region
Despite improving investment credentials across south-east Queensland, property buyers have been cautioned about buying an investment property in certain markets.
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Prices continue to surge in bigger cities read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 03 Feb 2015
Prices continue to surge in bigger cities
Sydney and Melbourne investors have enjoyed massive gains since the GFC, even as prices in other cities have grown at around the inflation rate.
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Investors missing out on thousands of dollars read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 02 Feb 2015
Investors missing out on thousands of dollars
Property buyers are missing out on thousands of dollars in savings when adding to their portfolio by accidentally skipping a key step in the process, a finance expert...
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Property market will 'stay hot' read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 30 Jan 2015
Property market will 'stay hot'
Record-low rates will continue to fuel rising real estate prices, according to the head of Mortgage Choice.
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Chris Gray read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 29 Jan 2015
7 tips for buying in a boom market
Here are seven steps to follow to ensure you secure the right home or investment property in a booming market.
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Property prices go backwards in four cities read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 29 Jan 2015
Property prices go backwards in four cities
Australia’s property markets have continued to put in a mixed performance, with new pricing data revealing prices have started to decline in four of the eight major...
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Darwin property market future uncertain read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 29 Jan 2015
Darwin property market future uncertain
The performance of Darwin's property market is dividing commentators, raising questions as to whether the NT capital is in a recovery or “full blown slump”.
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harbour read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 28 Jan 2015
Sydney ‘not slowing down’
Despite increasing commentary that Sydney's property market is facing a price correction, one leading analyst predicts another year of stellar growth.
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