Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
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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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Hotspots • 02 Nov 2011
Brisbane house prices plummet, says ABS
Brisbane house prices saw the biggest drop of the state capitals over the September quarter, according to latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
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Hotspots • 02 Nov 2011
Sydney investors are savvy borrowers
Property owners in Sydney are savvy loan borrowers who are not afraid to refinance for a better deal, new research has revealed.
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Hotspots • 01 Nov 2011
Property market eyes strong return
The residential property market is expected to bounce back into form in 2012.
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Hotspots • 01 Nov 2011
In the face of adversity
Despite multiple cancer diagnoses, Vicki Keenan has refused to give up her passion for life – or for property investment.
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