Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
Queensland region has top-yielding suburbs read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 17 Nov 2014
Queensland region has top-yielding suburbs
A tourism-driven region in Queensland is now host to four of the nation’s top 12 suburbs for rental yield for units, according to new research.
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Perth rental market continues to underperform read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 14 Nov 2014
Perth rental market continues to underperform
According to a report from the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia (REIWA) this week, Perth's property market has recorded a five per cent rise in rental stock.
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Busselton leads in the regional market read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 13 Nov 2014
Busselton leads in the regional market
The seaside city of Busselton is top amongst Western Australia’s regional markets.
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Lending slowdown challenges boom time image read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 13 Nov 2014
Lending slowdown challenges boom time image
Although talk of a housing market surge in cities like Sydney and Melbourne is widespread, recent statistics from the Australian Bureau of Statistics suggest that market...
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Hotspots • 12 Nov 2014
Investors ask: Cheap ways to increase rental yield
Q. I often hear about ways to increase your rental yield, but they usually revolve around spending a lot of money or doing expensive renovations. Is there anything...
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Property market not overheating: investors read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 12 Nov 2014
Property market not overheating: investors
Despite months of commentary and speculation about property bubbles and overheated market activity, investors still believe now is the right time to buy.
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Investors turning to Brisbane read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 12 Nov 2014
Investors turning to Brisbane
Property investors across the country are increasingly turning to the Queensland capital and believe the city represents the best investment prospects in the year...
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Calls to make strata systems simpler read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 11 Nov 2014
Calls to make strata systems simpler
With more and more people moving to the capital cities and choosing apartment living, strata rules and regulations need to relax or investors will be held back,...
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Hotspots • 11 Nov 2014
Suburb crowned top rental yield performer
One suburb has vastly outperformed all others when it comes to rental yields within the Sunshine Coast-Ipswich-Gold Coast 'golden triangle'.
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Brisbane property values to benefit from G20 read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 10 Nov 2014
Brisbane property values to benefit from G20
Brisbane’s “dwindling property investment appeal worldwide” could be significantly improved if the city puts on a good performance during the G20 summit later this...
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