Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
Paul Bennion read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 20 Oct 2014
Investors must protect themselves in boom times
History shows that property prices will likely fall again at some point, so investors need to have the right strategies and protection measures in place now. 
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Andrew Crossley read icon 4 min read
Hotspots • 20 Oct 2014
House and land versus off-the-plan
If you're considering purchasing new properties as part of your investment portfolio, chances are you're going to have to choose between house and land packages and...
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Investors cautioned about buying into capital city read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 17 Oct 2014
Investors cautioned about buying into capital city
A real estate group is warning investors that impressive median price growth in one capital city is the result of new developments and off-the-plan purchases.
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Queensland suburb to benefit from ‘ripple effect’ read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 16 Oct 2014
Queensland suburb to benefit from ‘ripple effect’
A suburb in Brisbane’s north is set to take off thanks to rising prices in surrounding suburbs and comparative affordability, with one buyer’s agent saying investors...
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SA market pining for summer read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 16 Oct 2014
SA market pining for summer
Figures from the South Australian Valuer General’s September quarter housing data paint a largely flat picture of property sales across the state. However, industry...
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Investors buying up big slows rental growth read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 15 Oct 2014
Investors buying up big slows rental growth
Asking rents have stalled in capital cities after a spike in investment property purchases pushed up supply in the rental market.
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Southern NSW region to boom read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 14 Oct 2014
Southern NSW region to boom
The next investment hotspots will be in certain coastal areas south of Sydney as people move away from the NSW capital and discretionary spending returns to the market,...
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Rich Harvey read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 13 Oct 2014
Is now the time to upgrade?
We all have this inbuilt desire to live in a better environment, have a better home and a better lifestyle. Yet few of us take the required steps to get there.
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apartment read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 13 Oct 2014
Restricting investors would be ‘disastrous’
Abolishing negative gearing or introducing loan to value ratio (LVR) restrictions on investors would immensely damage the housing market and place extreme pressure on...
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Time to sell ‘difficult’ Sydney properties read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 13 Oct 2014
Time to sell ‘difficult’ Sydney properties
Now is the time for investors to sell their properties which don’t tick all the boxes and may traditionally sit on the market for extended periods, according to a...
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