Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
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Hotspots • 30 Aug 2010
Mixed results for auctions
Auction activity in Adelaide and Sydney picked up over the weekend, indicating a recovery synonymous with the warmer spring season, according to Australian Property...
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Hotspots • 27 Aug 2010
Buying power shifting to buyers: RP Data
The spring selling season is off to a slow start but market conditions appear to bode well for first time buyers and investors.
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Hotspots • 27 Aug 2010
Western Sydney housing supply 'crippled'
“Crippling” fees and taxes are “sterilising” New South Wales’ housing supply, according to a Sydney real estate group.
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Hotspots • 26 Aug 2010
New home building surges
New home building activity has surged in the June quarter, pointing to a long-anticipated recovery in residential building activity.
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Hotspots • 25 Aug 2010
SA, TAS markets best buying options in Spring: REBAA
The property market is set to heat up with the onset of the spring selling season but activity is expected to be more subdued than usual.
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Hotspots • 24 Aug 2010
Investor activity to gather pace
Warmer weather and favourable investment conditions should ignite investor activity in the property market, according to national mortgage broking group Mortgage...
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Hotspots • 23 Aug 2010
Hung parliament adds to economic uncertainty
A hung parliament has added to uncertainty in the outlook for the Australian economy, with investor and consumer activity likely to remain on hold until a government is...
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Hotspots • 23 Aug 2010
Slight pickup in auction activity
Auction activity in Victoria’s capital city saw a glimmer of improvement over the election weekend, despite numbers remaining low, Australian Property Monitors’...
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Hotspots • 20 Aug 2010
Home buyer activity lags
Owner occupier borrowing activity has been consistently trending downwards for 12 months now, new research shows.
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Hotspots • 20 Aug 2010
Housing makes it into election
With just one day left before the 2010 federal election the Coalition has announced a “Plan for Real Housing”.
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