The hottest spots investors wanted to know about in 2017
Looking back at the year that was, we reflect on the areas and suburbs that investors had to know more about.
When it comes to buying property, the best piece of advice is always location, location, location. If you buy in the wrong area, you could find yourself in a pickle.
Out of all of the hotspot articles we have published in 2017, we have found the ones that you find with the most interesting areas to invest into.
Here are the top 10 hotspot articles where investors have provided an insight into premium locations:
10. Apartments and detached housing doing well in the ACT
A new report has highlighted the property market in the ACT, showing which areas are currently hot and not for investors.
9. May’s top 10 suburbs revealed
REA has released the REA Group Property Demand Index – June 2017, which reveals the Australian suburbs with highest demand.
8. Buyer’s agents give their 2017 spring property predictions
Buyer’s agents from around Australia give their insights into how they think the market will shift this spring, highlighting one capital city’s property market at its strongest in 12 years.
7. Pyrmont an apartment hotspot with 120% rise in prices
A new research report has highlighted the rise in apartment prices in Pyrmont over the last decade, which will be compounded in the future with new infrastructure development planned.
6. Adelaide rising as new apartment hotspot
New data by Urbis indicates Adelaide’s apartment yields are higher than metropolitan Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney.
5. Footscray attracting young adults seeking apartments
Apartments in Melbourne’s inner circle of Footscray have become a hot ticket item for the younger generation.
4. Sales surge in Darwin as market makes strong return
The Darwin real estate market is formally on the rebound, with the latest data from the Real Estate Institute of Northern Territory (REINT) showing significant sales growth in the June 2017 quarter, according to one of the territory’s leading networks.
3. Perth property that can save investors a year’s salary
Investors looking to purchase in Perth may be happy to know that when compared to prices last year, property values have fallen an equivalent of one year’s salary, according to one expert.
2. Australia’s capital cities – rising or declining?
Domain Group have released their Domain Metro State of the Market Report, which reveals that median house prices mostly rose over the June quarter, while median house rates mostly held and rental prices eased off.
1. Areas in regional NSW – rising or declining?
Domain Group has released its State of the Market Report – Regional, looking at activities in regional NSW to see how median house prices and rent prices are doing over the June quarter and the year to date.
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