Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
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Hotspots • 13 Mar 2012
Gen Y looking to buy property
The first home buyer market is set to go into overdrive in the coming years, with 90 per cent of Gen Ys confident they will own their own home.
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Hotspots • 13 Mar 2012
Infrastructure set to drive property growth
A number of key infrastructure projects are set to make a mark on Western Australia’s lagging residential market, according to CBRE’s latest MarketView report.The...
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Hotspots • 13 Mar 2012
Long weekend hurts auction volumes
Victoria's long weekend has had a negative impact on the state's auction activity, with clearance rates falling in comparison to this time last week.
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Hotspots • 12 Mar 2012
Capital cities 2012 growth forecast
While none of Australia's capital cities are expected to boom this year, RP Data's Tim Lawless has told Smart Property Investment's sister publication The Adviser that...
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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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