Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
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Hotspots • 19 Aug 2011
NSW Central Coast tipped for growth
Properties on the New South Wales Central Coast are proving an affordable alternative and attractive investment choice for Sydney-siders, according to one real estate...
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Hotspots • 17 Aug 2011
Overseas investors target Oz market
International investors have set their sights on Australian property, one industry pundit has claimed.
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Hotspots • 17 Aug 2011
Concerns continue for US property market
Bleak conditions in the US property market are forcing governments and banks to take drastic action, according to RP Data.
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Hotspots • 15 Aug 2011
Gen Y's eye investments
A majority of Gen Y property buyers would prefer to acquire an investment property as their first  purchase.
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Hotspots • 12 Aug 2011
Investors told to buy now - August 2011
With property prices at the bottom of the cycle, investors are being told to buy now.
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Hotspots • 11 Aug 2011
McMansions on outer as buyers downsize
Large ‘McMansion-style’ houses are quickly losing their appeal as buyers seek smaller and more efficient houses, with three-bedroom, two-bathroom homes particularly...
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Hotspots • 11 Aug 2011
Dour outlook for residential building
The nation’s residential building activity is likely to remain flat this year after new home lending fell 0.4 per cent in June, HIA senior economist Andrew Harvey has...
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Hotspots • 10 Aug 2011
Agent to offer vendors home insurance
A Sydney-based real estate franchise network said it would offer vendors an insurance policy that covers the eventual home buyer for major system and appliance repairs...
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Hotspots • 10 Aug 2011
Gladstone properties selling in 24hrs
Properties are being sold in less than one day and rental vacancy rates are touching zero in areas around the resource-rich Queensland town of Gladstone, local agents...
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Hotspots • 10 Aug 2011
Early offers often the best: Ray White
More than half of sellers who had signed a contract of sale this year had already rejected a higher offer, new data released by Ray White Group has revealed.
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