Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
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Hotspots • 12 Mar 2012
Quality stock hard to find in Melbourne
The property sector in Melbourne will help drive the nation’s economy, although the city faces a “chronic undersupply” of investment-grade property, a number of...
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Hotspots • 12 Mar 2012
Qld units, townhouses proving popular
Queensland’s unit and townhouse market - including on the Gold Coast - is beginning to heal, with first home buyers and investors leading the way, new data shows.
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Hotspots • 09 Mar 2012
Proposed planning rules an investment threat
Proposed changes to planning rules are a threat to hundreds of thousands of landowners, according to the Urban Taskforce Australia.
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Hotspots • 09 Mar 2012
Gvt should address housing stress
The government should provide a long-term strategy for housing in the Federal Budget, according to a leading property group.
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Hotspots • 09 Mar 2012
Unemployment may hurt property market
The growing rate of unemployment may affect consumer sentiment to the detriment of the housing market, Multifocus CEO Philippe Brach told Smart Property...
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Hotspots • 09 Mar 2012
Housing industry jeopardized by gvt: HIA
The Housing Institute of Australia has warned the Government that its push towards a budget surplus is jeopardising the health of the housing industry and ultimately...
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Hotspots • 08 Mar 2012
Australians coy on property
Last year’s interest rate cuts have done little to inspire Australians to invest in property, as interest rates and housing affordability continue to unsettle...
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Hotspots • 07 Mar 2012
Residential listings increase in Sydney
Sydney recorded the largest monthly increase in residential listings in February across the major cities, according to new data by SQM Research.
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Hotspots • 07 Mar 2012
Rental returns to gain strength
.In today’s patchwork property market investors have to be more selective when seeking out capital growth, making ren
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Hotspots • 06 Mar 2012
Outlook positive but challenges ahead
The outlook for the Australian economy, and the housing market, remains positive on the back of minerals-related investment, according to BIS Shrapnel’s Economic...
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