Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
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Hotspots • 24 Dec 2013
Inner Sydney experiencing ‘unsustainable prices’
Parts of the Sydney property market should be approached with caution due to rapidly rising prices, according to a property research and investment firm.
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Hotspots • 24 Dec 2013
Property market activity remains high
Property companies are uncharacteristically busy in the lead up to Christmas as low interest rates fuel buyer enthusiasm.
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Hotspots • 23 Dec 2013
Buyers cautioned: Beware of auction price baiting
Buyers at auction must be alert for ‘under-quoting’ by real estate agents, a leading real estate expert has warned.
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Hotspots • 20 Dec 2013
One tenth of resales result in loss
Over one in 10 property resales resulted in a loss in the September quarter, according to research from RP Data.
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Hotspots • 20 Dec 2013
Liverpool buyers turned away
Property market activity in Sydney’s Liverpool is so frantic that buyers are being turned away, according to a major real estate agency.
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Hotspots • 20 Dec 2013
Half a million needed to make super funds work
Some accountants and financial planners, seeking to capitalise on the growing self-managed super funds (SMSF) market, are providing dubious advice to investors with the...
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Hotspots • 19 Dec 2013
What happens before you build?
If you have purchased land with the intention to build an investment property on it, there are a number of things you need to do before the building actually starts.
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Hotspots • 19 Dec 2013
Best rental yields revealed
The 10 suburbs attracting the highest rental yields in the country in 2013 have been uncovered in a new report.
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Hotspots • 19 Dec 2013
Poor performers have best potential
Investors should consider buying in Sydney’s underperforming suburbs, according to an online real estate portal.
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Hotspots • 18 Dec 2013
Australians embrace apartment living
More people across Australia will opt for high density living in 2014, according to research by Colliers International.
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