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Hotspots • 19 JUN 2019

Hot tips for the Queensland property market

Investors looking to enter the Queensland market and want to opt for something with a bit of distance away from the CBD of Brisbane might want to look out for these...

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Hotspots • 18 JUN 2019

How rental and vacancy rates are performing in major capitals

New data reveals the national vacancy rate for May, and how asking prices for rentals have performed for property investors.

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Hotspots • 18 JUN 2019

Property in 2060: What will it look like for investors?

A new report projects what major shifts in the economy need to take place to ensure growth, and the make-up of the property market factors significantly in these...

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Hotspots • 18 JUN 2019

Revealed: Where NSW is spending big on infrastructure

The NSW state budget for 2019-20 has been handed down, with a record spend on infrastructure. Here’s where the money’s being planned to be spent.

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Hotspots • 17 JUN 2019

Investors face headaches as residents evacuated from towers in Sydney

An issue with apartment towers in Sydney’s inner south has seen its residents evacuated and has highlighted the need for investors to keep calm in stressful situations...

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Hotspots • 17 JUN 2019

Only one capital city declined in values last week

The latest weekly property market data has shown even further signs of value stabilisation across the country, with all major capital cities seeing values hold steady...

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Hotspots • 15 JUN 2019

6 high-yield areas in an affordable market

Suburbs on the west coast are among the most affordable in Australia at the moment, and some are recording over nine per cent yields.

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Hotspots • 15 JUN 2019

Why the current market is ripe for cash flow

The property market post-election has seen a considerable boost in confidence, and one expert claims that it’s creating conditions that make long-term cash flow a...

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Hotspots • 13 JUN 2019

What being too close to a main road means for your property

Following infrastructure projects is one way property investors can find areas ripe for growth, but can the same be said for road projects?

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Hotspots • 13 JUN 2019

Value decline in premium properties starts to slow

Analysis of market data over the last year has found that the rate of decline in value of the top end of the market has begun to ease out and is predicted to recover...