Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
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Hotspots • 23 Jun 2011
Relief for NSW as levy rise deferred
Investors and home buyers can let out a small sigh of relief with news that the New South Wales Government will defer a scheduled 50 per cent increase in development...
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Hotspots • 22 Jun 2011
Australian housing misses the mark
Housing stock in both Sydney and Melbourne is failing to meet the needs and wants of local residents, a new report has revealed.
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Hotspots • 21 Jun 2011
Commodity boom no boon for average Australian: Bouris
The Reserve Bank is being urged to keep the cash rate on hold for an extended period of time as Australians suffer under the weight of expensive interest rates and...
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Hotspots • 21 Jun 2011
Cautious buyers borrow smarter
Increased caution is not necessarily a bad thing for home buyers, one industry pundit has claimed.
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Hotspots • 21 Jun 2011
iPhone app to ease buying and selling process
Century 21 has joined forces with RP Data, releasing the group’s first property iPhone application to assist investors, home buyer's and sellers alike.
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Hotspots • 18 Jun 2011
New development for Sydney’s inner west
Property development group Australand has announced plans for a new residential development in Sydney’s sought-after inner west.
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Hotspots • 17 Jun 2011
Living costs demand change in property prices
Australian property prices may see a correction over the coming years as the cost of living continues to soar, Yellow Brick Road chairman Mark Bouris has claimed.
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Hotspots • 17 Jun 2011
Market flat but online browsing soars
Despite a widely reported slump in the property market Fairfax Media’s real estate site Domain.com.au (Domain) has recorded its best ever month.
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Hotspots • 17 Jun 2011
QLD unit market takes a hit
Prices and sales of Queensland units and townhouses have slipped right across the state as patchy economic conditions and natural disasters take their toll.
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Hotspots • 16 Jun 2011
Sydney housing shortage tightens
The Sydney property market needs up to 10 new suburbs built annually in order to meet the growing housing shortfall, Raine & Horne has claimed.
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