Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
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Hotspots • 09 Sep 2011
Buyers eye return to property market in spring
Interest rate stability and improving economic growth should send more buyers back to the real estate market this spring, RP Data reported in its most recent blog.
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Hotspots • 08 Sep 2011
First timers in race against the clock
First time buyers in New South Wales are set to swarm the property market in a bid to beat the state government’s newly announced stamp duty concession cut-off date.
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Hotspots • 08 Sep 2011
Units popular but house is still king
While unit prices have risen at a faster pace than houses over the last 12 months, new research has revealed that the house is still king when it comes to property...
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Hotspots • 07 Sep 2011
Brisbane property market slumps
Brisbane has trumped Australia’s other capital cities to record the biggest drop in property values over the last 12 months.
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Hotspots • 06 Sep 2011
Investors wait cautiously
Investors and home buyers have made it clear they will take a “wait and see approach” to buying property, with new data showing mortgage demand slumped 17 per cent...
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Hotspots • 06 Sep 2011
Top NSW suburbs revealed
The inner west suburb of Abbotsford has been named as one of the state's best performing housing markets.
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Hotspots • 06 Sep 2011
Strike while the iron’s not yet hot
It’s worth remembering that some of the best gains can be made when markets are flat.
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Hotspots • 05 Sep 2011
Spring fails to ignite buyer spirit
The first weekend of spring has shed little light on the direction of the residential property market, with auctions in Sydney and Melbourne failing to impress potential...
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Hotspots • 02 Sep 2011
Mobile devices lead way in property searches
Almost half of those people looking for a property are using mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets or other internet-enabled devices, new research has found.
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Hotspots • 02 Sep 2011
Housing shortage to become dire by 2020
Australia could face a critical housing shortage by 2020 if immediate action is not taken, the Housing Industry Association (HIA) has claimed.
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