Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
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Hotspots • 22 Jun 2012
Boost your sales price by styling -- more on the living room
The living room is often neglected when it comes to staging, but it’s an important room to get right from the get go. If you want to get more bang for your buck at...
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Hotspots • 21 Jun 2012
Noosa hotspotted as the ‘town to watch’
Noosa remains a buyers’ market, but future growth in the coastal town’s property prices will be underpinned by continued population growth, infrastructure investment...
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Hotspots • 21 Jun 2012
NSW leads big fall in dwelling starts
Dwelling commencements fell sharply in the March 2012 quarter, with NSW leading the way with a 37.4 per cent plunge from December
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Hotspots • 20 Jun 2012
National demand increasingly outstripping supply
The gap between housing supply and demand increased by 28,000 dwellings nationally in the year to June 2011, the most recent National Housing Supply Council report has...
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Hotspots • 19 Jun 2012
Investors ‘targeted’ by government, Qld
Investors are being used as cash cows to raise Queensland Government revenue, and this technique may see investors sell out of the market, warned the Real Estate...
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Hotspots • 18 Jun 2012
Sydney property has its 'best years ahead'
Sydney’s property market has its “best years ahead”, with prominent trend forecaster Bernard Salt predicting robust buyer demand going forward, particularly in...
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Hotspots • 17 Jun 2012
Eyes wide open
My latest annoyance concerns the re-emergence of 'property investment' companies who sell 'house and land' packages to investors under the guise of the company being...
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Hotspots • 17 Jun 2012
Opportunity is alive and well
A cost-effective renovation in Sydney’s West has proved lucrative investment opportunities still exist, despite the current flat market mantra.
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Hotspots • 15 Jun 2012
Styling tips for your living room
While the living room is where we are able to relax and be comfortable, socialise and spend our time in your home, you will have to sacrifice some of your own personal...
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Hotspots • 14 Jun 2012
Melbourne sees supply of six new suburbs
Melbourne has been expanded even further with boundary changes for housing development under a new announcement from planning minister Matthew Guy.
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