Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
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Hotspots • 15 Feb 2013
New home approvals offer hope
Despite a third successive monthly decline in home loan approvals nationwide, mortgage broker network 1300HomeLoan believes a welcome rise in the number of loans for new...
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Hotspots • 15 Feb 2013
NSW suburb ticking investment boxes
An area in southern Wollongong may be ticking the boxes for investors with a number of experts noting interest in the area starting to pick up.
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Hotspots • 14 Feb 2013
If you are a new investor, you must do this
  Where do I start? A common question asked by all people who have heard about property investing and understand that it is an avenue for wealth creation but are not...
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Hotspots • 14 Feb 2013
Investors Ask: Depreciation benefits
Q. I’m looking at buying an investment property and am yet to decide whether to buy new or old. I know new properties have more depreciable items; however, with an...
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Hotspots • 14 Feb 2013
Small developments give options for big profits
For those with little cash left after a deposit, a small development or subdivision may be easier to implement than a renovation.
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Hotspots • 14 Feb 2013
Multi-billion reason to fuel SA economy
South Australia is currently sitting on billions of barrels worth of shale oil, according to independent reports – enough to accelerate the state’s flatline...
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Hotspots • 14 Feb 2013
Buyer activity surging in Queensland
An upsurge of buyers in Brisbane are heating up the competition for investors, a buyer’s agent on the ground in Queensland has told Smart Property Investment.
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Hotspots • 13 Feb 2013
Investors flock north
Supply in Darwin remains tight with a growing number of interstate investors flocking north to secure a piece of the capital’s property market.
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Hotspots • 13 Feb 2013
New buyers put investments before home
New buyers looking to dive into home ownership may want to reconsider, and perhaps pick up an investment instead, according to a leading home loan expert group.
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Hotspots • 12 Feb 2013
Simple ways to avoid extra costs
Inexperienced property buyers tend to gloss over the purchase conditions when they’re convinced they’ve found a great property at a great price, giving the seller...
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