Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
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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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Hotspots • 10 Aug 2011
New home lending in the doldrums
Economic forecasters believe the outlook for residential home building is now “very weak”, after data showed new home lending was down in June.
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Hotspots • 09 Aug 2011
Property investors should act now
Potential property investors should always buy when the market is soft, one economist has claimed.
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Hotspots • 09 Aug 2011
SMSF association calls for fraud and theft cover
The Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals’ Association (SPAA) has encouraged debate on the issue of financial loss due to fraud or theft, saying its impact is not...
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Hotspots • 09 Aug 2011
Consumers let up on majors
Consumer sentiment towards Australia’s big banks is improving month on month, one industry figurehead has claimed.
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Hotspots • 09 Aug 2011
Residential starts won't meet demand
Residential building activity will vary widely across the nation in the next few years, but supply still won't meet underlying demand.
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Hotspots • 08 Aug 2011
Auction numbers fall over weekend
The number of auctions declined in most major capitals on the weekend, and clearance rates remained flat, according to Australian Property Monitors .
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