Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
TikTok and viral ‘Dreams’ help sell Melbourne home in 6 days read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 25 Jun 2021
TikTok and viral ‘Dreams’ help sell Melbourne home in 6 days
There’s a new real estate marketing tool in town, and it just sold a property in six days.
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Property market update: Perth, May 2021 read icon 6 min read
Hotspots • 25 Jun 2021
Property market update: Perth, May 2021
Perth’s property market mania did not show any signs of easing in May, as several suburbs in the city boasted outstanding price growth rates five months into the year....
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Roaring post-COVID ’20s on the cards for property investors? read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 24 Jun 2021
Roaring post-COVID ’20s on the cards for property investors?
Barring an external shock, property investors look set to benefit from the post-COVID boom in the Australian economy. 
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Profit-making resales soar, but for how long? read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 24 Jun 2021
Profit-making resales soar, but for how long?
The continuous growth of Australian housing market has put upwards pressure on the portion of profit-making resales, new research has found.
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auction anxiety read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 24 Jun 2021
Could Sydney’s COVID outbreak lead to auction anxiety?
Capital city auction activity is lifting week-on-week, but the COVID outbreak in Sydney may result in some downward revisions.
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‘First home buyer schemes putting buyers in excessive debt’ read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 24 Jun 2021
‘First home buyer schemes putting buyers in excessive debt’
While the government touts its efforts to boost home ownership, one real estate network warns that current first home buyer schemes could be a catch-22.
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CBA seconds Westpac’s sooner than anticipated rate rise forecast read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 23 Jun 2021
CBA seconds Westpac’s sooner than anticipated rate rise forecast
Commonwealth Bank has seconded Westpac’s predictions, forecasting that interest rates will rise well ahead of the RBA’s 2024 timeline.
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NSW infrastructure spend read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 23 Jun 2021
NSW’s $108.5bn infrastructure spend: Where is the money going?
The NSW state government just announced a record-setting amount of new infrastructure spending. Here’s where that money is going.
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REIWA sees value in off-market sales read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 23 Jun 2021
REIWA sees value in off-market sales
Identifying a gap in the market, the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia has introduced a new website feature it believes will help Western Australians get ahead...
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infrastructure contribution system read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 23 Jun 2021
Property developers set to pay under NSW ‘infrastructure contribution system’ reforms
The way that property developers are taxed in NSW is set for the biggest reform in three decades.  
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