Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
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Hotspots • 09 Nov 2011
Sydney agency investigated for trust account abuses
Allegations of trust account abuse by a Sydney-based real estate franchise – which has since had its franchise agreement cancelled by the franchisor - follow two...
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Hotspots • 09 Nov 2011
Rents jump and prices tipped to grow, Perth
Rental market pressure has increased in Perth, according to new data from the Real Estate Institute of WA (REIWA).
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Hotspots • 09 Nov 2011
Website helps find overseas investment property
A new property listings website will aim to help overseas investors, including Australians, to purchase property in the US.
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Hotspots • 07 Nov 2011
Brighter outlook for home building activity in 2012
New house and land activity should increase over the coming 12 months in Sydney, south-east Queensland and Perth, BIS Shrapnel has claimed.
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Hotspots • 07 Nov 2011
Auction activity remains flat
Auction activity continues to remain relatively weak, with clearance rates in Sydney and Melbourne just tipping 50 per cent.
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Hotspots • 07 Nov 2011
Investment confidence low, survey says
Confidence in the property investment market is largely “in the doldrums”, according to a new Property Industry Confidence Survey.
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Hotspots • 04 Nov 2011
Residential dwelling approvals drop
The average number of residential dwellings approved for construction nationally fell in September, new statistics show.
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Hotspots • 03 Nov 2011
Adelaide lifestyle residential developments launched
A $200 million, high quality residential development site was launched this week in line with the South Australian Government’s development plan.
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Hotspots • 03 Nov 2011
First time investors return
First time buyers and investors are returning to the market at the greatest rate since September 2009.
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Hotspots • 02 Nov 2011
Soft conditions for new homes
New home sales dropped in September, with detached house sales at their lowest monthly level since December 2000, new data has revealed.
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