Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
Cate Bakos read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 19 Jul 2013
Mining town success: How we did it
Back in mid 2010 my husband and I were keen to expand our investment portfolio into Queensland.
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Hotspots • 18 Jul 2013
Building activity soaring in NT
Recent figures are telling of soaring building activity in the Northern Territory, with some areas seeing record residential construction statistics.
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Hotspots • 18 Jul 2013
Housing shortage of 230,000 homes
In a report released by the HIA Economics group entitled Housing to 2020 it stated that we have a aggregate shortage of housing totalling 230,000. But what does that...
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Hotspots • 18 Jul 2013
Photos can make or break profit
Sub par real estate photography may save you thousands on the purchase of your new property. A recent study by Florida University found that at least one photo in a...
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Hotspots • 18 Jul 2013
Change is on the way!
I started investing at the age of 18 while I was working part-time and by the age of 23 I was more than $1 million in debt, which was a little frightening at the time.
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Hotspots • 17 Jul 2013
Overlooked Sydney suburb to boom
An overlooked suburb in Sydney’s west has been tipped as one of the best hotspots in the state with reported growth estimates of eight per cent per annum over the next...
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Hotspots • 16 Jul 2013
Our backyards are shrinking
A few months ago I laughed when a friend suggested the falling standard of the Australian cricket side was due to the ever shrinking Australian backyard. But let's have...
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Hotspots • 16 Jul 2013
Queensland leading growth
Queensland is outperforming the rest of Australia across a range of economic indicators, according to ABS data.
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Hotspots • 16 Jul 2013
Outperformers identified in SA
Three Adelaide suburbs have been picked as outperformers due to their sustained performance above the curve on median price growth.
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Hotspots • 15 Jul 2013
New properties back in favour
New home lending edged higher in May 2013 with investor activity also strong, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics housing finance figures.
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