Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
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Hotspots • 31 Jul 2012
Suburb plans opened up for comment
Investors in ten targeted suburbs will be able to have a say on issues of infrastructure, master plans and strategy for the areas over August.
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Hotspots • 31 Jul 2012
Property owners must face 'tough truths'
Buyers who can’t sell their property must face “some tough truths” about the price they’ve set, and shouldn’t rely on the agent to tell them what they want is...
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Hotspots • 31 Jul 2012
Units more popular than houses
Units are a more popular choice for investment than houses, according to research by RP Data.
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Hotspots • 30 Jul 2012
New tool helps investors find best properties
Investors looking for properties that suit their individual strategy are set to benefit from a new recently released search tool.
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Hotspots • 30 Jul 2012
Poor growth due to cautiousness
Poor house price performance is the result of cautious ‘attitudes’ from the Australian public, according to treasurer Wayne Swan.
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Hotspots • 30 Jul 2012
40pc of properties double in value
More than 41 per cent of Australian homes are now worth more than twice what their owners originally purchased them for.
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Hotspots • 27 Jul 2012
Google tool to help find hotspots
A new tool from Google is set to help investors choose the best property in Sydney, through an addition to the existing Google Maps.
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Hotspots • 27 Jul 2012
Prices in Melbourne edge higher
Property prices in Melbourne improved marginally in the June quarter although remain down on the same time last year, new data from the Real Estate Institute of Victoria...
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Hotspots • 27 Jul 2012
Investors eye market opportunity
Falling term deposit rates combined with the volatile share market is driving investors back into the property market, according to one company.
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Hotspots • 26 Jul 2012
SPI reaches more Australians than ever before
Subscriptions for Smart Property Investment magazine have gone through the roof according to the latest data from a major Australian magazine subscriptions broker.
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