Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
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Hotspots • 11 Jan 2011
Weak building activity to lock home buyers out
The latest Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Construction Index (Australian PCI) in conjunction with the Housing Industry Association has confirmed...
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Hotspots • 11 Jan 2011
RBA gets pat on the back
The Reserve Bank is currently doing a very good job of managing the Australian economy, according to HSBC.
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Hotspots • 07 Jan 2011
Floods take their toll but QLD market “resilient”
The full impact of Queensland's devastating flooding will not be clear for some time but early government estimations predict the damage bill to be at least $5 billion.
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Hotspots • 07 Jan 2011
Home buying activity slides
Last year’s spate of rate hikes had a significant effect on home financing, new research has found.
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Hotspots • 07 Jan 2011
Home building slumps in 2010
Building approvals have continued their downhill run and are not expected to improve any time soon.
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Hotspots • 07 Jan 2011
Looking ahead
Australian property values have finished the year with a soft landing following the RBA’s hard stance on interest rates, but the big question now is what’s on the...
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Hotspots • 07 Jan 2011
New home sales drop
The number of new homes sold fell slightly in November as the Reserve Bank’s cash rate hike bit down on home buyers.
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Hotspots • 06 Jan 2011
ANZ offers help to flood victims
Highlighting its commitment to the Australian public, ANZ has announced its plans to provide more than $1 million to Queensland flood relief.
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Hotspots • 06 Jan 2011
Dollar to stay strong
The Australian dollar is expected to hover around parity with the greenback for the next few months.
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Hotspots • 05 Jan 2011
Property market to strengthen in 2011
The property market could enjoy an increase in activity in 2011, according to estate agency RE/MAX.
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