Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.

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Investors Turn to USA

The strength of the Aussie dollar combined with the collapse of the US housing market is proving an enticing...
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New protections for SA strata title owners

Owners and purchasers of community and strata titled properties in South Australia will receive extra protection and...
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Exit fee ban causes confusion

The federal government’s decision to ban home loan exit fees from July 1 is causing confusion among property buyers...
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Property sales march forward

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Market awash with listings

Residential property listings are up by close to 50 per cent compared to last year, new research has revealed.
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Winter the best time to buy: APM

Investors  looking to snap up a property bargain should do their shopping in winter, Australian Property Monitors...
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Bidders fail to bite at auction

Auctions in both Sydney and Melbourne once again failed to impress buyers, with the capital cities returning lacklustre...
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Buyer confidence improving

Despite recording a fall a sales activity, Ray White says buyers remain positive about the property market.
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Buying time in Sydney’s high end

The top end of Sydney’s property market may have had a patchy run of late but there are still good buying...
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Rental returns on the rise

Rental rates increased across the nation in the March quarter with growing demand for rental properties expected to...
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Couples put property before babies

Couples are delaying plans to start a family in order to get their foot on the property ladder.
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QLD's biggest urban renewal project starts

Queensland is set to see its largest urban renewal project in history, with the RNA Showgrounds Regeneration Project...
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Boost for NSW housing

New South Wales buyers and renters are set to benefit from the new state government’s plan to boost housing supply.
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Auctions miss the mark

Buyers in Sydney and Melbourne once again held the upper hand, with clearance rates failing to top 60 per cent in both...
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Melbourne: property underdog

Despite being labelled the property underdog, Melbourne is actually doing quite well, WBP Senior Residential...
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Questions mark over exit fee ban benefit

Mortgage brokers are divided as to whether investors and home buyers will benefit from the federal government’s...
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New home building to weaken in 2011

New home building is set to fall by 15 per cent in 2011, placing increasing pressure on Australia’s already stretched...
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Rental yields best in Darwin

Darwin is offering investors the strongest rental yields, while Melbourne’s rental returns are lagging, new research...
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House prices tread water

Australian house prices held their ground in February, the latest RP Data/Rismark Hedonic Index has revealed.
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Building approvals slump - April 2011

Building approvals have fallen for the second consecutive month, new research has found.
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Reform needed for SMSFs: Chan & Naylor

Self-managed super funds (SMSFs) are an increasingly popular component of Australians’ retirement maximisation...
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New govt good news for NSW

Saturday’s New South Wales state election resulted in a lot more than a new government.
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Confidence drops, but still a good time to buy: Genworth

Home buyer confidence has dipped 1.5 per cent since September 2010, according to the Genworth Home buyer Confidence...
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2011: The year of recovery

The residential property market is showing signs of a strong recovery in 2011.
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Weak start to 2011 for new homes

Sales of new homes in 2011 remain well down on their stimulus-driven highs, a new report has found.
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