Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
Brisbane read icon 11 min read
Hotspots • 26 Jul 2022
Property market update: Brisbane, June 2022
Brisbane was not spared from the weakening market conditions sweeping across the country, as the Queensland capital continued to see its monthly growth lose impetus in...
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Qld’s rental supply far from ‘healthy’, report says read icon 4 min read
Hotspots • 23 Jul 2022
Qld’s rental supply far from ‘healthy’, report says
Queensland’s rental market continues to be a battlefield for tenants, as vacancy rates remain significantly below levels considered by the state’s peak real estate...
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rentvest read icon 5 min read
Hotspots • 22 Jul 2022
5 reasons to rentvest instead of buying a home
As property market conditions continue to shift and with buyers returning to the driver’s seat, is now the right time to make the Great Australian Dream of being a...
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Tamworth read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 21 Jul 2022
5 regional markets defying the property market downturn
Despite a declining national property market, led by the activity of Sydney and Melbourne, there remain numerous regional markets where prices are on a slow uptick.
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NSW to bolster unit values with EV funding boost read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 20 Jul 2022
NSW to bolster unit values with EV funding boost
The strata sector lauded the NSW government’s additional budgetary measures to support electric vehicle charging across apartment buildings, which it claims will set a...
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Melbourne read icon 13 min read
Hotspots • 20 Jul 2022
Property market update: Melbourne, June 2022
The downtrend in Melbourne’s property market accelerated in June, with the Victorian capital closing out the year as one of the epicentres of declines among capital...
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Property downturn intensifies as more markets see declines: Report read icon 4 min read
Hotspots • 20 Jul 2022
Property downturn intensifies as more markets see declines: Report
A new report showed that Australia’s property market downturn continued to pick up pace during the latest quarter, as more markets felt the sting of the consecutive...
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Outer Melbourne read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 20 Jul 2022
Outer Melbourne hits record-breaking house prices
A new report from the Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) showed that median property prices in outer Melbourne suburbs had hit a new record high in the latest...
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The metaverse and the birth of the new wave of property investment read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 16 Jul 2022
The metaverse and the birth of the new wave of property investment
Facebook’s decision to rebrand last year as Meta and founder Mark Zuckerberg’s commitment to establishing “a new virtual world for users” is just one example of...
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Tasmania read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 15 Jul 2022
Tassie housing sector stakeholders convene to tackle housing strategy gaps
Tasmania’s government has called together housing stakeholders from across the state as it looks to address gaps in its response to housing and homelessness. 
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