Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
Perth read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 08 Jun 2022
Perth’s 2022 home growth trumps eastern counterparts
Home values in the West Australian capital have seen a greater increase than in both Sydney and Melbourne since the start of the year.
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Building approvals read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 08 Jun 2022
Building approvals decline as costs and shortages climb
The latest data from the ABS shows that the number of new homes receiving building approval is down more than 30 per cent from the same time last year. 
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Brisbane read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 08 Jun 2022
Brisbane clinches #10 spot on global price growth ranking
Three Australian capitals cracked the top 20 list of global cities that have recorded the strongest property price growth in residential prices over a 12-month period,...
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CBA read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 07 Jun 2022
CBA tips capital city housing to dive over 2023
The major bank has updated its Australian property forecast, stating that homes across the country’s capitals will fall by potentially 10 per cent.
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Queensland ‘a rising star’ among dimming property markets: REIQ read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 04 Jun 2022
Queensland ‘a rising star’ among dimming property markets: REIQ
Queensland’s market is not going in the same downward direction as its southern cousins anytime soon, according to the Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ). 
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Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra prices push national average into decline read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 03 Jun 2022
Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra prices push national average into decline
Despite most capital city markets experiencing an increase in dwelling value, national housing prices have recorded their first fall in nearly two years.
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MP Julie Collins named Minister for Housing read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 03 Jun 2022
MP Julie Collins named Minister for Housing
Australia’s new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has revealed his full cabinet, appointing a member of parliament from the state facing some of the most extreme housing...
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Are these Australia’s most family-friendly suburbs? read icon 4 min read
Hotspots • 01 Jun 2022
Are these Australia’s most family-friendly suburbs?
A new report has revealed what makes a suburb family-friendly – before highlighting which areas have made the cut.
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Perth read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 01 Jun 2022
Sales rise as rentals tighten in Perth
Increased sales activity has not coincided with an increase in available rentals in the West Australian capital.
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Perth read icon 10 min read
Hotspots • 01 Jun 2022
Property market update: Perth, April 2022
Perth’s dwelling values hit a new record high in April, marking a recovery in the city’s property prices that was almost eight years in the making.
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