Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
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Hotspots • 31 Jan 2013
Deeper data needed for investment insight
Many property investors know to get the different sets of data for the suburb they are analysing, but few are taking the next necessary steps, a panel of experts has...
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Hotspots • 31 Jan 2013
Funding approved for affordable housing in mining town
The Western Australian state government has approved $6.6 million of funding to address a shortage of affordable housing for workers in Newman.
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Hotspots • 31 Jan 2013
Residential Property Development – Rewards
One of the cardinal rules of investing in property is to manage your risk. Generally the lower the risk associated with a particular investment, the lower the return and...
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Hotspots • 30 Jan 2013
Oversupply hurting Sydney rental market
Property investors should be cautious of buying in areas where there is a surge of new apartment developments, which may affect rentals nearby.
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Hotspots • 30 Jan 2013
Melbourne’s median prices on the move
Where vacancy rates were previously increasing to national highs, new statistics have confirmed strengthening demand and median property prices increasing in Melbourne.
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Hotspots • 29 Jan 2013
Development set for Tasmanian suburb
More affordable housing is on the way for Clarendon Vale, with a subdivision of land set to deliver 47 new lots for affordable housing.
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Hotspots • 29 Jan 2013
Affordable housing in WA no risk to investors
The injection of 1,300 new affordable homes into Western Australia is expected to be absorbed without any oversupply, according to Perth’s Property Wizard’s managing...
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Hotspots • 29 Jan 2013
How do I know if I am buying a lemon or not?
How can I be sure I am not buying a lemon of a property?
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Hotspots • 25 Jan 2013
Free online tool can be used to track ripple effect
A new online tool for first home buyers, which identifies the average mortgage repayment in an area, could also be useful to find an equitable market, according to...
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Hotspots • 25 Jan 2013
Risky to have just property in SMSF: HLB Mann Judd
Trustees who keep the bulk of their self-managed super fund (SMSF) assets in property could be making a dangerous investment move, according to HLB Mann Judd.
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