Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
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Hotspots • 29 Sep 2011
Tight lending stalls home buyers
An increasing number of potential home buyers are reporting tight credit conditions as one of their primary impediments to purchasing property.
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Hotspots • 28 Sep 2011
ING Direct takes out People's Choice Awards
ING DIRECT has been voted Australia’s best bank by more than 23,000 Australians in the 2011 People’s Choice Awards.
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Hotspots • 27 Sep 2011
Hunter Region a good investment
Property experts have flagged the Hunter Region of NSW as a prime investment area.
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Hotspots • 26 Sep 2011
WA buyers and vendors remain optimistic
Buyers and vendors in Western Australia remain optimistic about property prices despite widespread concern for the state's property market, new research has found.
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Hotspots • 26 Sep 2011
Auction activity falls short this spring
Poor auction clearance rates over the weekend have reaffirmed suggestions that the traditionally hot spring selling season may be delayed until later this year.
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Hotspots • 23 Sep 2011
Buyer caution hits new highs
Australians are more worried now about the state of the economy than they were during the depths of the GFC.
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Hotspots • 23 Sep 2011
Investment appetite falls
Despite a sharp increase in consumer confidence last month, new data has found appetite for investing in real estate is abating.
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Hotspots • 22 Sep 2011
Property booms in mining towns
Mining town housing markets are one of the primary beneficiaries of the resources boom, RP Data’s national research director Tim Lawless has claimed.
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Hotspots • 22 Sep 2011
More Aussies feeling the stress of homeownership
The higher cost of living is having a negative impact on Australians, with one in four reporting some form of mortgage stress.
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Hotspots • 22 Sep 2011
First timers flood NSW market
Data from Loan Market Group has confirmed first time buyers in New South Wales are acting quickly to gain pre-approvals in an effort to secure finance before the stamp...
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