Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
Investors remained quiet in April read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 18 May 2012
Investors remained quiet in April
Housing finance data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) this week showed a slight improvement in new loan commitments, although data from Australia's...
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Missed opportunity free up housing read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 18 May 2012
WA Gvt missed opportunity to free up housing
The failure of the WA government to introduce stamp duty concessions for older citizens looking to downsize was a “lost opportunity”, according to the Real Estate...
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Hotspots • 18 May 2012
What you need to know about protection works
They’re working next door, but who is protecting your property? Knowing the law, writes Andrew Whitelaw, can help protect you when the builders start making a racket
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Hotspots • 18 May 2012
$3.9 billion for Perth transport
Perth is set to see huge financial contributions from the government to address transport problems across the capital in the wake of a growing population.
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European recession good for Australia read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 17 May 2012
European recession good for Australia
A former treasury official has claimed that the collapse of the Eurozone could be good for the Australian economy.
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Hotspots • 17 May 2012
A buyers’ market
Residential property values have fallen across the country but a succession of rate cuts in coming months might just turn things around, writes RP Data’s Cameron...
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New investment search tool launched read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 16 May 2012
New investment search tool launched
A new tool for investors has been launched by homesales.com.au allowing buyers to pinpoint properties based on their strategy.
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Property experts rank top inner city suburbs under $300k read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 16 May 2012
Exclusive: Property experts rank top inner city suburbs under $300k
Smart Property Investment has lead the way with a new groundbreaking report which ranks and reveals the best inner city suburbs where units can be bought for under...
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Resources investments encouraged read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 15 May 2012
Resources investments encouraged, NT
Resources investments are being encouraged in the Northern Territory today, in an attempt to ‘further secure’ the territory’s place as a ‘gas capital’.
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Don't hold off selling in Winter read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 15 May 2012
Don't hold off selling in Winter
Investors waiting until the summer or spring months to flip their property should not rule out putting it on the market in winter, according to a leading real estate...
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