Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
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Hotspots • 03 Oct 2013
Coastal suburbs offer long-term growth prospects
Property investors and first home buyers wanting to secure long term rates of capital growth should focus on Perth’s coastal suburbs.
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Hotspots • 03 Oct 2013
Investors will respond to widening gap
The gap between Sydney house prices and house prices in other major Australian cities is widening. Investors should recognise this.
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Hotspots • 03 Oct 2013
Mixed results for regional investors
Country areas in New South Wales, Western Australia and the Northern Territory experienced strong capital growth in August, according to new statistics from Residex.
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Hotspots • 03 Oct 2013
Property bubble is 'bulldust': economist
A leading economist has dismissed the possibility that Australia is heading towards a housing ‘bubble’.
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Hotspots • 02 Oct 2013
Solar can deliver savings for strata schemes
As consumers feel the pinch of power price rises, investors are being encouraged to consider the switch to solar power to reduce electricity costs. However, unit owners...
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Hotspots • 02 Oct 2013
Home values reach record high
Combined capital city home values have risen by 1.6 per cent over the past month, moving 0.7 per cent higher than the record high of October 2010.
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Hotspots • 02 Oct 2013
REIA rejects Australia wide agency licensing laws
The Real Estate Institute of Australia has rejected proposals for state governed real estate agency licensing to fall under one governing body and training system...
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Hotspots • 01 Oct 2013
Queensland auction clearance rate plummets
Auction clearance rates have fallen sharply in south east Queensland, dropping by around 30 per cent since early spring, new data shows.
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Hotspots • 01 Oct 2013
Student apartments: Are they cash cows?
Buying an apartment that has a prescribed use as student accommodation can seem very attractive when compared to standard apartments in similar locations. Purchase...
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Hotspots • 01 Oct 2013
Real estate key to boomers' retirement woes
Real estate investments can go a long way towards helping baby boomers retire in a lifestyle they're accustomed to.
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