Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
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Hotspots • 25 Jul 2013
Balancing development and environment
Environmentalists have for many years painted property developers as the bad guys. Unfortunately, in days gone by, we were all tarred with the one brush as a few rogues...
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Hotspots • 25 Jul 2013
Area cemented as upcoming hotspot
An emerging hotspot has received another boost that should set it in good stead for the future, a property investment expert has revealed.
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Hotspots • 23 Jul 2013
ACT overtakes NT as second best economy
A surprise shuffle of the country’s best performing state and territory economies has seen the ACT leap to second place.
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Hotspots • 22 Jul 2013
State designates Qld suburb for growth
The Queensland state government has targeted a Sunshine Coast suburb as a priority development area (PDA), aiming to improve the city over the next 20 years.
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Hotspots • 22 Jul 2013
Gold Coast sees growth ahead
The Gold Coast market has lately seen a pick-up in homebuying activity, perhaps largely due to a $1.2 trillion transformation, according to PRDnationwide.
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Hotspots • 19 Jul 2013
Property market on the rise
The property market is well and truly past the bottom of the cycle, with solidly growing buyer activity being seen across a majority of the capitals according to a new...
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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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