Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
Perth's rental stock soars read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 05 Nov 2014
Perth's rental stock soars
The number of properties available for lease in Perth has dipped recently, but still remains well above the levels recorded this time last year. 
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Peter O'Malley read icon 4 min read
Hotspots • 05 Nov 2014
Finding value: how to extract the best from the market
Even though it might seem optimistic to seek value in a market that has been rising for two years, there are still opportunities galore in this low interest rate...
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9 steps to successful negotiation read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 05 Nov 2014
9 steps to successful negotiation
Successful property investors know how to negotiate – and nailing negotiations is about more than just talking.
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Canberra market faces ongoing downturn read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 05 Nov 2014
Canberra market faces ongoing downturn
Australia’s capital city has seen a drop in asking prices with one commentator predicting this trend will continue well into 2015.
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Curbing investor activity would be ‘short-sighted’ read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 04 Nov 2014
Curbing investor activity would be ‘short-sighted’
Regulators should “put to bed” any notion of intervening to cool the housing market and slowing investor activity, according to Mortgage Choice CEO Michael Russell.
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Investors placing 'one-way bet' on property read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 04 Nov 2014
Investors placing 'one-way bet' on property
Australians have an "irrational obsession" with property, according to the CEO of one of the big four banks, who said many investors would be better off spending their...
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Land shortage to drive up prices read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 03 Nov 2014
Land shortage to drive up prices
A Brisbane suburb could be set to boom with quality stock in short supply and investors looking to capitalise on growing demand.
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What you must look for in your next investment suburb read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 03 Nov 2014
What you must look for in your next investment suburb
Victor Kumar, director, Right Property Group
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Mining town crash claims ‘misleading’ read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 31 Oct 2014
Mining town crash claims ‘misleading’
Recent claims that a previous investor hotspot is on the brink of collapse and has experienced “bloodshed” in its property prices have been rebuked and investors...
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Top 10 questions to ask your project manager read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 31 Oct 2014
Top 10 questions to ask your project manager
Regardless of your experience, if you're embarking on a new development, engaging the right project manager to look after all the day-to-day tasks is a must. 
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