Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
Can location make a 1,500% difference to a property’s price? read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 03 Mar 2022
Can location make a 1,500% difference to a property’s price?
Experts have always touted the value of location, with new research that compares the price of a typical four-bedroom house across 12 Australian suburbs confirming...
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Heavy stamp duty read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 02 Mar 2022
Heavy stamp duty fees ‘trapping’ Victorians in rental market, report says
A new report has revealed Victorian home buyers pay the highest stamp duty fees compared to any other state in Australia, effectively hurting potential property...
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overseas arrivals impact property markets read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 02 Mar 2022
Will overseas arrivals impact property markets?
As Australia’s international borders reopened on 21 February 2022, demand for property associated with the return of overseas arrivals is expected to be “slow”,...
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Regional Victoria, NSW and Qld top destinations for relocation read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 02 Mar 2022
Regional Victoria, NSW and Qld top destinations for relocation
Australians have been moving out of cities to places with more flexibility and lifestyle options, hoping to escape from pandemic restrictions, with new research...
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flooding read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 02 Mar 2022
Flooding won’t leave lasting imprint on market – experts say
Two property professionals have offered reassurance to investors that the flooding currently impacting South-East Queensland is not expected to impact the long-term...
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reopening read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 02 Mar 2022
City rental markets respond to Australia’s reopening
Rental markets in major cities are set for some of the biggest changes in real estate over the months ahead, according to a new analysis from PropTrack.
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flooding read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 01 Mar 2022
Flooding decimates property across NSW and Qld – how it’s unfolding
South-East Queensland and northern NSW have been decimated over the past two weeks by a “rain-bomb” event that has caused record flooding throughout the region.
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Perth read icon 11 min read
Hotspots • 26 Feb 2022
Property market update: Perth, January 2022
Perth hit the ground running in 2022, as the Western Australian capital recorded its biggest monthly gain in property values since May 2021. With the city bucking the...
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Perth read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 25 Feb 2022
Want to invest in WA? Here’s what you need to know
As Western Australia prepares to exit its COVID-induced isolation from the rest of the country, Damian Collins, president of the Real Estate Institute of Western...
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HIA predicts gentle landing for housing ‘super cycle’ read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 25 Feb 2022
HIA predicts gentle landing for housing ‘super cycle’
Almost two years since the HomeBuilder scheme was introduced, a flurry of detached home construction and renovation activities is keeping the industry at its peak,...
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