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Hotspots • 03 JUN 2019
5 factors to help pick a great investment in Perth
New analysis has found what factors property investors need to look at in order locate a good investment property.
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Hotspots • 31 MAY 2019
Why this broker thinks we’re in for a boom
According to this mortgage broker and property investor, the Australian property market could be in for a property boom following a recent boost in confidence.
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Hotspots • 31 MAY 2019
Where to find yields over 5% in Melbourne
New data has found where property investors can locate above average yields in Melbourne, and they’re in or around the CBD.
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Hotspots • 30 MAY 2019
Investor stories: Where to buy investment properties in Sydney?
Investor Chris Gray has successfully built a 14-property portfolio, focusing mainly on the ‘blue-chip, medium-price, secondhand market’. How do investors find these...
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Hotspots • 30 MAY 2019
How the NBN could affect property investors in the future
With smart homes and smart cities becoming mainstream realities, property investors could benefit significantly from more modernised and digitalised portfolios. Here are...
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Hotspots • 30 MAY 2019
Fresh data reveals wider impact of housing downturn for investors
Analysis of new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has found that a slowdown in housing approvals is being felt in the economy at large.
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Hotspots • 30 MAY 2019
The suburbs hit hardest by price drops
Property investors who have seen big drops in their property's value during this downward cycle should remember the long-term and cyclical nature of property investment...
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Hotspots • 30 MAY 2019
Key measures of success in the Queensland market
Property investors from NSW and Victoria often apply similar methodologies in Queensland, but there are other distinct characteristics to judge a good buying opportunity...
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Finance • 30 MAY 2019
Why your mortgage could get cheaper after next week
The Reserve Bank is meeting next week, and the nation's leading economists believe a cash rate cut could be on the cards. 
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Hotspots • 29 MAY 2019
New flood of investors could boost property prices nationally
New entrants to the property market have increased buying power after the federal election and with potential rate cuts on the horizon, which could stimulate house...
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