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HotspottingBuilding Wealth in Your 40s with Sam Wakefield of OptalifeYour 40s are one of the most powerful decades to take control of your financial future—and in this episode, we show you how. Tim Graham is joined by Sam Wakefield, financial adviser and founder of Optalife, to explore practical strategies for Australians in their 40s who want to grow, protect, and future-proof their wealth. Whether you're playing catch-up, looking to scale up, or getting serious about your goals, this episode is packed with real-world advice. 🧠 Key Takeaways: How to use superannuation strategically to maximise long-term wealth Why property is still a powerful tool for f...
2025-07-2559 minHotspotting🎙 TickerNews Interview: Can Investors Still Get Both Cash Flow and Capital Growth?At a time when many investors feel forced to choose between yield and growth, Hotspotting’s Pulse Report proves you can still have both, if you know where to look. In this TickerNews interview, Tim Graham breaks down the insights from the latest Winter 2025 edition of The Pulse Report, revealing 50 Australian suburbs with strong rental yields and solid prospects for capital growth. Tim also reviews the standout results from the 2024 edition, where featured markets like Townsville’s Aitkenvale and WA’s Midland achieved capital growth of 35–40%, far outperforming the national average of just 3%. 🧠 Key Highlights: Why the...
2025-07-0206 minHotspottingWinter 2025 Price Predictor Index: Australia’s Surprising New HotspotsWhich property markets are heating up—and which are cooling down? In this episode of The Property Playbook, Tim Graham sits down with Australia’s leading independent property analyst, Terry Ryder of Hotspotting, to unpack the insights from the Winter 2025 edition of the Price Predictor Index. Discover which capital cities and regional areas are showing the strongest buyer demand right now, which markets are entering a second growth wave, and why Sydney has fallen to last place. 🧠 Key Takeaways: How sales activity is a leading indicator of future price growth Why Darwin has surg...
2025-06-2513 minHotspottingUnderstanding The Real Estate Market with Smartre TrainingPodcast Episode: Navigating Today’s Property Market with Terry Ryder In this episode, Terry Ryder—Australia’s leading property analyst and founder of Hotspotting—joins host Adam to unpack the true state of the Australian real estate market. Drawing on decades of research and market-watching, Terry delivers a clear-eyed analysis of property trends and growth prospects across the country, breaking it down state by state. From regional hotspots to shifting buyer behaviour, this conversation sheds light on what’s shaping the market right now—and what smart investors need to watch next. Terry also shares...
2025-06-2339 minHotspottingWhat’s Really Stopping Homeowners from Downsizing or Upgrading?Why Moving House Costs More Than You Think Thinking of moving home? It’s not just about finding the right property anymore — the real hurdle is the staggering cost of moving. In cities like Sydney and Melbourne, transaction costs for selling, buying, and relocating now average over $100,000. For many, this financial burden is a major reason they stay put, even when their current home no longer suits their needs. The biggest single cost? Stamp duty — a tax often called the silent killer of housing mobility. Why is this outdated tax st...
2025-06-1204 minHotspottingBehind the Curtain of Affordable Housing PromisesAffordable Housing: The Great Political Mirage Politicians love to promise “affordable housing” — but where are the numbers? Behind the headlines and media events, affordable homes remain an elusive dream, buried under soaring land prices, construction costs, and government taxes. From Brisbane’s zoning reforms to Sydney’s grand plans, we unpack why these announcements often fall short of reality. Why is genuine affordability missing from the conversation? And what’s really stopping new homes from becoming truly affordable? Tune in as we cut through the spin and reveal the h...
2025-06-0905 minHotspottingFactors Behind Rising Property PricesIs Australia really heading into the “grandaddy of all property booms” just because of a couple of interest rate cuts? If you believe the headlines, that’s exactly what’s happening. But here’s the problem: those headlines are mostly rubbish. In this episode, we cut through the media hype and take a hard look at what’s really driving property prices – and it’s not interest rates. From shallow journalism to economist echo chambers, we expose the flawed logic behind the property boom narrative and explain why it doesn’t stack up against real data or historical precede...
2025-06-0606 minHotspottingFrom Wall Street to Toorak: Luxury Real Estate with Nicholas Brooks | Marshall White StonningtonHow does someone go from trading commodities in New York City to selling some of Melbourne’s most luxurious homes? In this episode of The Property Playbook, host Tim Graham sits down with Nicholas Brooks, Director of Marshall White Stonnington, to explore his unique journey into real estate and what it takes to thrive in the top end of Melbourne’s property market. 🔑 What you'll learn in this episode: Nick’s transition from finance in New York to high-end real estate in Melbourne What makes Stonnington one of Melbourne’s most desirable property regions
2025-06-0313 minHotspottingAustralia’s Fastest Growing Cities and What It Means for PropertyAustralia is one of the most urbanised nations on earth, but how is its population growth reshaping the map? New data from .id reveals surprising trends across the country’s fifty largest cities and towns. Some regional centres are surging ahead while others are slipping behind. The Sunshine Coast has quietly become the fastest growing city in the nation, just ahead of Perth. Geelong, Ballarat and Hervey Bay are rising fast, while places like Whyalla tell a very different story. Melbourne has overtaken Sydney again, and a small but booming area in Lake Macquarie has br...
2025-05-3104 minHotspottingThe High Yield Towns We DON’T Recommend - 20 No-Go Zones With The Allure of High Rental ReturnsWhat do some of the highest rental yields in Australia have in common with some of the biggest property busts? In this episode, we explore the darker side of high yield towns and why some locations that promise strong returns can become financial traps. From Moranbah to Port Hedland, the history of boom and bust in resource-driven towns is littered with painful lessons. Why are some towns offering yields above 12 percent while their property values plummet? What really lies beneath the glossy headlines and impressive statistics? And why are so many...
2025-05-2903 minHotspottingThe Hidden Costs Driving Up Australian House PricesWhy does it now cost nearly a million dollars to build a basic home in Australia? The latest NAB Residential Property Survey reveals some uncomfortable truths. Construction costs are soaring, government taxes and delays are adding layers of expense, and productivity in the building sector has fallen dramatically over the past 30 years. Yet investors are still being blamed for rising prices, even though they make up just a quarter of buyers. So what is really driving the housing crisis? If you want to understand the forces shaping property prices, affordability and supply across...
2025-05-2704 minHotspottingThe Election Is Over but Housing Policy Is Still a Mess🎙️ Why the Election Won’t Fix the Housing Crisis Australia has voted — but will the Federal Election result change anything for the housing crisis? For real estate consumers, the answer is... probably not. In this episode, we cut through the political noise and unpack what the election outcome really means for home buyers, investors, renters, and the property industry. While the re-election of the Albanese Government may provide short-term relief for homeowners, it offers little hope for renters or first-home buyers — because,
2025-05-2205 minHotspotting🏅 Brisbane 2032 Olympics – What It Means for Property Investors - Webinar ReplayThis was one of the most highly anticipated and highly attended webinars of the year — and for good reason. In this exclusive session, Hotspotting founder Terry Ryder and iBuyNew CEO Daniel Petersen explore the powerful impact the 2032 Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games will have on property markets across South East Queensland. ✔ Learn from case studies of past Olympic host cities, including Sydney, Athens, London, and Tokyo ✔ Discover how infrastructure, population growth, and legacy planning have driven real estate booms ✔ Understand why Brisbane is poised to outperform every other Australian city over the next...
2025-05-221h 05HotspottingWhat the Real Data Says About the State of the Perth Market🎙️ Perth Property: Boom or Bust? Cutting Through the Noise In the confusing world of real estate commentary, how do you know who to trust? In this episode, we unpack the conflicting headlines surrounding the Perth property market — with some claiming the boom is still raging, while others say it’s well and truly over. So, who’s telling the truth? We expose the dangerous influence of vested interests in property media and explain why so much of what gets published is little more than PR spin. You'll
2025-05-2104 minHotspottingWhere to Find the Best Cashflow Deals According to Our Top 10 Report🎙️ The Positive Cashflow Property Myth Busted Think high interest rates mean goodbye to positive cashflow? Think again. In this episode, we break down why smart investors are still finding strong cashflow opportunities right now across Australia. We explore the truth behind the long-held myth that you can’t have high rental yields and capital growth — and reveal why this old idea no longer holds water. From booming regions like South Australia, Western Australia and Queensland, to overlooked gems like Darwin (the nation’s most
2025-05-1803 minHotspottingDebunking the Link Between First-Home Buyer Support and Price SurgesGovernment support for first-home buyers always seems to spark the same criticism: that it drives up prices and does more harm than good. But where’s the evidence? In this episode, we unpack the recurring claims that FHB schemes like deposit guarantees and grants inflate property values — and ask why these arguments persist despite a lack of supporting data. We explore how media narratives often miss the mark, focusing blame on young buyers instead of tackling the real issues: supply constraints, high construction costs, and planning bottlenecks. If helping first-home buyers is always the...
2025-05-1404 minHotspottingPerth Slows Down but WA Still Holds PromiseAfter several years of standout growth, Perth’s housing market is starting to cool — but that doesn’t mean it’s headed for a fall. In this episode, we break down the latest indicators showing that Perth’s price growth has slowed, even as the state’s economy remains one of the strongest in the country. We also look beyond the capital to Regional WA, where several markets continue to perform strongly, and explore what investors should watch for next. In this episode: Why Perth’s growth has passed its peak The latest dat...
2025-05-1203 minHotspottingBlaming NIMBYs Won’t Fix Broken Housing PolicyScapegoating has become Australia’s unofficial national sport — and nowhere is this more obvious than in the commentary surrounding our housing crisis. In this episode, we take a deep dive into the latest wave of finger-pointing, where so-called NIMBYs (Not In My Back Yard) and Baby Boomers are being blamed for everything from unaffordable housing to stalled development. But is the narrative that older Australians are refusing to downsize or that local residents are blocking new homes actually backed by evidence? Or is it a convenient distraction from deeper, more uncomfortable truths? Tune in a...
2025-05-0905 minHotspottingThe Housing Crisis Scapegoat No One Should BelieveIn this episode, we challenge the growing media and political narrative blaming older Australians for the housing crisis. With new data from Australian Seniors and PropTrack, we unpack why the push to guilt Baby Boomers into downsizing is not only misguided — it's deeply unfair and factually wrong. We expose the lazy policy thinking behind the idea that empty nesters are hoarding homes, and explain why the real culprits are chronic supply shortages, failed planning systems, outdated pension rules, and a political class allergic to real reform. From rising relocation costs to a lack of...
2025-05-0306 minHotspottingThe Surprising City Outperforming Australia’s Major MarketsIn this episode, we dive deep into one of Australia’s most remarkable and resilient property markets—Adelaide. While other cities like Perth are losing momentum, Adelaide continues its upward trajectory, now entering its sixth year of steady growth. Backed by data from Hotspotting’s latest Price Predictor Index, we unpack why buyer demand remains high, which LGAs are leading the charge, and how Adelaide’s long-dismissed real estate market has evolved into a national frontrunner for capital growth. We’ll explore the suburbs showing the strongest signs of continued price increases, the economic d...
2025-05-0104 minHotspottingBeyond the Hype: Terry Ryder’s National Top 10 Best Buys | The Property PlaybookWith over 15,000 suburbs across Australia, how do you know where to invest next—and which markets are set to outperform? In this episode of The Property Playbook, host Tim Graham sits down with Australia’s leading property analyst, Terry Ryder, to reveal the latest insights from Hotspotting’s National Top 10 Best Buys report. Unlike media-driven “hotspots,” these locations have been handpicked for their long-term growth potential, strong local economies, and critical infrastructure investment. 🎯 In this episode, you’ll learn: Why the best investment markets aren’t the ones booming now, but the ones poised for t...
2025-04-2812 minHotspottingPolitical Smoke & Mirrors: The Truth Behind the Housing Crisis DebateAs the federal election approaches, housing policy has finally hit the spotlight — but not for the right reasons. In this episode, Terry Ryder cuts through the spin and dive into the political theatre playing out between major parties over Australia's housing crisis. From vote-chasing tax perks to demand-boosting band-aid schemes, he unpacks why both Labor and the Coalition are missing the mark — and how their policies could actually make things worse. Plus, he takes aim at the Greens’ rental rhetoric and ask the question no one seems to be answering: where are the real st...
2025-04-2607 minHotspottingElection Promises vs. Housing Reality | Tim Graham on TickerNewsWith housing affordability now a key battleground in the federal election, Tim Graham, Managing Director of Hotspotting, joins Ahron Young on TickerNews to unpack what the major parties are promising—and whether those policies will make any real difference. In this episode, Tim explains why most policies on offer are short-term, demand-side sugar hits that fail to address the root of Australia’s housing crisis: supply. 🎯 In this episode, you’ll learn: Why tax deductions and super-for-housing schemes may push prices up The unintended consequences of government stimulus for first-home buyers The critical need for suppl...
2025-04-2406 minHotspottingLandlords Aren’t Winning — They’re Bleeding CashIn this episode, Terry Ryder dismantles the media myths surrounding landlords and reveals a far more sobering reality — most investors aren’t profiting, they’re bleeding cash. With 65% operating at a loss and many forced to sell, Ryder explores why the rental market is under serious threat. From rising interest rates to hostile policies, he exposes how the system is pushing mum-and-dad investors to the brink — and why that spells trouble for renters too. If you're a property investor, tenant, or just someone trying to make sense of Australia's housing mess, don’t miss this...
2025-04-2406 minHotspottingChanging of the Guard: Perth’s Peak and the New Property LeadersPerth's Property Market at its Peak: Tim Graham discusses the shift in Perth's property market as it reaches its peak. He shares insights from Hotspotting's Price Predictor Index, explaining how rising sales activity often leads to price growth, and how Perth's market is now experiencing a slowdown due to decreasing sales. Why Perth Was Doing Well: The strength of Perth's recent growth can be attributed to a proactive state government, affordability, and a resurgence after many years of stagnant prices. Tim highlights how the state's openness to investors has played a key role...
2025-04-1509 minHotspotting📈 Australia’s Property Market Is Moving – Here’s Where the Growth Is Happening Now!In this update, Tim Graham from Hotspotting breaks down the key insights from the Autumn 2025 edition of the Price Predictor Index — revealing which Australian property markets are rising, which are steady, and which are slipping into decline. We analyse 14 major jurisdictions across the nation — from capital cities like Darwin, Melbourne, and Adelaide to regional powerhouses like Regional South Australia, Regional Queensland, and Regional Victoria. With detailed suburb-level insights and sales activity trends, this update highlights the suburbs and towns with real momentum behind them. 📍 Highlights Include: Darwin’s surge to the top: 79% of market...
2025-04-1505 minHotspottingBudget Deficit & Housing Aid - Terry Ryder on TickerNewsTerry Ryder—founder of Hotspotting.com.au and Australia’s #1 independent real estate analyst—joins Ahron Young in the Ticker studio to unpack the 2025–26 Federal Budget and what it didn’t address: the worsening housing crisis. From unaffordable home prices and stalled construction to the lack of support for investors and renters alike, Terry pulls no punches as he explains the structural failures that continue to drive Australia’s housing shortage. 🎯 What you’ll learn in this episode: Why Terry calls the budget an “election bribe” with no real housing reform The key causes of Australia’s high c...
2025-03-2706 minHotspottingCash Hand Outs Or Real SolutionPoliticians at the upper levels of government have failed to deal with the cost-of-living pressures faced by Australians, including all the major components of high inflation such as electricity prices and the high cost of housing. Rather than deal with the underlying core issues, our elected representatives prefer to wait until an election is looming and then throw cash donations at voters to give the impression of dealing with the core problems. At the previous federal election three years ago, Anthony Albanese and his colleagues promised to bring down power prices. Bu...
2025-03-2703 minHotspottingJanetski Gives Investors a Voice!Throughout the past three or four years of government discussion but little action on the housing shortage and the rental crisis, the people who provide the homes that people rent in Australia have never been part of the discussion. Many of our state and territory governments have held inquiries, summits and other talkfests inviting many of the usual suspects but landlords have never been invited to the table. In one state, at least, that has now changed. The new state government in Queensland is showing increasing signs of recognising that investor ow...
2025-03-2703 minHotspottingVictoria’s Tax Hikes Pushing Landlords AwayAs Victoria’s housing market continues to grapple with rising rents and dwindling rental stock, the Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) has issued a timely and urgent plea: reduce the tax burden on rental providers and stop penalising those who are keeping the rental market afloat. But instead of heeding the call, the Allan Labor Government is doing the opposite—hitting landlords, small business owners and short-stay providers with wave after wave of new or higher levies in a desperate bid to plug a $188 billion black hole in the State Budget. This week, the REIV...
2025-03-2705 minHotspottingAustralia's Population Surge & Regional ShiftAustralia’s population grew by 1.8 per cent in the 12 months to September 2024, adding 484,000 people to the national headcount, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). That puts our population at 27.3 million, with overseas migration once again leading the charge—albeit at a slower pace than earlier quarters. While the post-pandemic migration surge has moderated, we’re still seeing 618,000 arrivals versus 238,000 departures, giving us a net overseas migration figure of 380,000. This continues a tapering trend, but still marks a major contributor to the housing pressure being felt across the country...
2025-03-2605 minHotspottingAustralia's Record Resale Profits Revealed Australians who sell residential properties are achieving record profits, according to the latest Pain & Gain Report from CoreLogic. The median profit achieved by Australian vendors was $306,000 in the December quarter of 2024. That’s the highest nominal gain recorded since the data-set began in the mid-1990s. But behind the headline figure lies a more nuanced story—one where detached houses continue to deliver, while units in Sydney and Melbourne are still unwinding the damage of past planning mistakes. The report analysed 95,300 resales nationally over the quarter, with 95% of sellers bookin...
2025-03-2603 minHotspottingGovernment Taxes Crushing Housing CostsNew research has confirmed one of the greatest scandals in Australian real estate – the reality that taxes and charges from the three levels of governments comprise between 40% and 50% of the cost of creating new homes. At a time when Australia is experiencing its greatest ever housing crisis - marked by shortages of homes, poor affordability, escalating rents and increasingly high construction costs - it’s outrageous that anyone building a new house on a small block of land will be paying a huge percentage of the cost to government. Taxes, fees and charges make up almo...
2025-03-2000 minHotspottingWhy Cheapies Can Deliver Big GrowthOne of the many ways media misinforms Australian consumers is their misunderstanding of the difference between building approvals and actual construction of new dwellings. Right now, at a time when we have major dwelling shortages and construction costs are so incredibly high, there is a very important distinction between the number of dwelling approvals and the number of homes actually being built. The difference between the two is quite stark and it speaks to the biggest single problem amid the housing crisis – approvals often are not translating into actual construction of homes, because building costs ar...
2025-03-1305 minHotspottingHow Disasters Can't Stop Property GrowthWhen Cyclone Alfred was bearing down on southern Queensland and northern New South Wales, the impact on the property market was probably not high on the list of considerations for citizens of these areas. But in the aftermath of this major weather event, there will be some thought given to how home values will be impacted by storm damage and floodwaters. The reality is that Australian property markets typically show remarkable resilience in the face of natural disasters, whether they be cyclones, storms, floods, bushfires or periods of drought. ...
2025-03-1203 minHotspottingApprovals vs Reality The Housing Crisis ExplainedOne of the many ways media misinforms Australian consumers is their misunderstanding of the difference between building approvals and actual construction of new dwellings. Right now, at a time when we have major dwelling shortages and construction costs are so incredibly high, there is a very important distinction between the number of dwelling approvals and the number of homes actually being built. The difference between the two is quite stark and it speaks to the biggest single problem amid the housing crisis – approvals often are not translating into actual construction of homes, because building costs ar...
2025-03-1104 minHotspottingWhy Apartments Are Booming in 2025The Great Australian Dream still exists, it’s just that - for many - it now means owning an apartment, not a house with a white picket fence. As property prices continue to grow, the dream of owning a freestanding house has morphed into the dream of owning an apartment - for more and more Australians. Apartment living is no longer just a financial choice, but a conscious decision to seek out a different way of living - a more affordable and low-maintenance lifestyle. The percentage of Australians who live in a freestanding ho...
2025-03-0804 minHotspottingBrisbane: Australia’s Hottest MarketBrisbane was one of the nation’s boom markets in 2024 and likely to do even better this year. The price data shows that Brisbane delivered a strong performance last year, both with house prices and in particular unit prices – but was third in the capital city growth rankings behind Adelaide and Perth. Figures from PropTrack and CoreLogic show Brisbane house prices overall were up 10% last year and unit prices around 15%. In 2025 we expect Brisbane to have another strong year and to overtake those other cities to be the nat...
2025-03-0703 minHotspottingAustralia’s Housing Crisis – How Did We Get Here & How Do We Fix It? | The Property Playbook🏡 Australia's Housing Crisis: Causes & Solutions With housing affordability at record lows and supply failing to keep up with demand, how did Australia's property market reach this crisis point? More importantly—how do we fix it? In this special episode of The Property Playbook, Tim Graham is joined by an expert panel to tackle one of the most pressing issues facing Australian homeowners, investors, and renters: 🎙️ Panel Guests: ✅ Michael Sukkar – Federal Shadow Housing Minister ✅ Kelly Ryan – CEO of the Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) ✅ Terry Ryder – Australia’s #1 Independent Real Estate Analyst (Hot...
2025-03-0732 minHotspottingMining TownsSome investors are attracted to the cheap house prices and very high rental yields in resources sector towns but recent events in two of the nation’s iconic locations demonstrate why this can be a strategy fraught with peril. Hotspotting methodology dictates that a diverse economy is a core factor in any location we are willing to recommend – which means locations dominated by one industry sector seldom make it to our hotspots reports. A country town solely reliant on agriculture, a coastal enclave where everything depends on tourism and mining towns are al...
2025-03-0603 minHotspottingShallow AnalysisI sometimes despair for Australians trying to make sense of real estate markets, when the standard of analysis and commentary in news media is so poor. Knee-jerk responses to short-term data sets from economists, journalists and often from the big-name research houses create a mass of confusing, conflicting and contradictory commentary. The commentary around price data is the worst example of this. For a long time, the biggest problem for consumers trying to make sense of market events has been commentators putting too much importance on short-term resu...
2025-03-0603 minHotspottingRegional QLD: 2025’s Hottest Market?Regional Queensland had a pretty good year for price growth in 2024 but I’m predicting it will have an even better one in 2025. There’s mounting evidence that the combined weight of internal migrants moving to Queensland and investors increasingly pivoting from Western Australia to Queensland will drive significant price uplift this year. In 2024, according to PropTrack figures, the median house price for Regional Queensland increased 10%, which was well above the national average (4%), and better than our three biggest cities, but was slightly below the level of growth achieved in Regional South Australia and Regional WA...
2025-02-2703 minHotspottingNext $1M Suburbs Revealed!Since the start of the pandemic in 2020, many of Australia’s property markets have experienced some extraordinary price growth. Many locations, both city-based and regional, achieved unprecedented price increases with median house and unit prices soaring as demand hit new highs. Where once a million-dollar house or unit median was unusual, that recent growth launched many locations into that club for the first time. As of January 2025, there were 1,194 suburbs or towns with a median house price or median unit price of $1 million or more – 50 more than in September 2024. These figures show that although price grow...
2025-02-2704 minHotspottingChalmers vs. Landlords: Who’s Right?Was the Federal Treasurer being serious when he suggested that investors pass on the new interest rate cut to tenants in the form of cheaper rents? Has Jim Chalmers lost the plot completely or was he making a shallow pitch to voters on the eve of a Federal Election? To suggest that investor owners are in a position to hand out financial benefits to tenants because of this one, very small, isolated reduction in their costs suggests that Chalmers is either divorced from reality or he’s having a cheap shot at landlords to win fa...
2025-02-2703 minHotspotting$1 Million Homes: Australia’s Housing CrisisOne of the most significant housing stories in the past year has slipped under the radar of news media, with very little commentary. The latest official data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows that it now costs over $500,000 to build the average house in this country. That’s the cost of construction of the dwelling and doesn’t include the land price. Given that the price of residential land is also escalating to record price levels, the reality is that the typical house and land package in a capital city is bey...
2025-02-2105 minHotspottingSydney’s Boom Suburbs Revealed!Price data for Sydney provides a striking example of why it’s so important not to generalise about property markets. According to the big-name research sources, Sydney prices grew only a few percent overall in the past 12 months, but individual precincts within Greater Sydney have recorded price growth at boom levels. Unfortunately for people trying to make informed real estate decisions, economists and journalists like to speak about “the Australian property market” and forecast what will happen with “Australian house prices” in the year ahead. This is not only wort...
2025-02-1403 minHotspottingNSW's Work-From-Home ShiftThe trend we have dubbed the Exodus to Affordable Lifestyle is one the key reasons we expect Regional NSW to deliver strong residential property markets in 2025. The trend, of course, is not new – with big cities like Sydney losing population to internal migration for the past 10 years. But the trend remains strong and has not slowed down or reversed, despite forecasts by some economists that there would be a movement of people back to the cities - with big businesses demanding that workers return to the office rather than work remotely.
2025-02-1104 minHotspottingLoans Surge in 2025Prospects for strong buyer demand in 2025 look good, with the latest data released by the Reserve Bank indicating a significant rise in loans for home buyers, investors and businesses. This challenges earlier predictions of a slowdown by economists, who continue to be obsessed with interest rates as the big factor that determines everything in real estate – despite all the mountains of evidence to the contrary. Loans to residential property investors are the highest for two years, while loans to home buyers are the highest in 18 months. The offic...
2025-02-1003 minHotspottingPerth Slows, Regions SurgeHotspotting has been forecasting, recently, changes in the pecking order of price growth among the major markets of Australia – and the latest research data confirms it. Regional real estate and apartment markets are the out-performers in the latest figures from CoreLogic – which also show that Perth is no longer leading the nation on price growth. For some time now, regional Australia has been showing better growth on average than capital city Australia and the latest figures to the end of January show that this, generally speaking, is still the case.
2025-02-0502 minHotspottingInfrastructure DevelopmentOne of the fundamental factors we look for at Hotspotting when assessing locations is infrastructure. We want to know that a location has good basic infrastructure – schools, shops, government services, public transport and recreation amenities. If there is also a major factor in the market like a university campus or a hospital, this can be significant as a big generator of demand for real estate. In addition is good existing infrastructure, one of the big game-changers we look for is major new infrastructure under construction or in plann...
2025-02-0404 minHotspottingThe Property Playbook - EP9: Smart Money Habits for First-Time Buyers with Glen JamesOwning your first home might feel like a distant dream, but the right financial habits can bring it closer than you think. In this episode of The Property Playbook, host Tim Graham sits down with Glen James—creator and host of the Money Money Money podcast and founder of the Glen James Spending Plan. Glen shares practical tips on saving smarter, spending wisely, and investing confidently to help first-time buyers achieve their property dreams. What You'll Learn in This Episode: The most common financial mistakes that hold first-time buyers back and how to avoid th...
2025-01-3113 minHotspottingTransform Your Property Portfolio into a Reliable Retirement Income - Webinar ReplayIn this insightful recording, Tim Graham of Hotspotting is joined by Sam Wakefield, Director of Optalife Financial Planning, to uncover actionable strategies to turn your property portfolio into a steady income stream for retirement. Whether you’re planning for retirement or looking to maximise your current investments, this session provides practical advice to help you achieve financial security through smart property decisions. What You’ll Learn: Debt Reduction Strategies: Learn how to free up cash flow by managing and reducing unnecessary debt. Tax Minimisation Tips: Discover effective ways to keep more of yo...
2025-01-2359 minHotspottingPerth MarketAll the key indicators suggest that the Perth boom is past its peak and subsiding. Our analysis of all the major market jurisdictions across Australia, using a range of different performance metrics, indicates that Perth will not be the leading performer on price growth in 2025 – or anything close to it. After two consecutive years as the national leader on price growth, we feel confident in predicting that Perth is unlikely to repeat that performance in 2025. Perth was undoubtedly the national leader on price growth in 2023. Its median house price rose 16 percent (the national ave...
2025-01-2303 minHotspottingAdelaide AscendsIf you’re confused about what’s happening with rents in Australia, you can be forgiven. That’s especially so if you use news media as your main source of information about residential real estate. The information – or perhaps more correctly, misinformation – in news media is highly confusing and in many cases contradictory, with one headline saying the complete opposite to another. Here are two headlines that appeared on the same day, the 10th of January: The worst is over: slowest rise in rents in four...
2025-01-1702 minHotspottingRent ConfusionIf you’re confused about what’s happening with rents in Australia, you can be forgiven. That’s especially so if you use news media as your main source of information about residential real estate. The information – or perhaps more correctly, misinformation – in news media is highly confusing and in many cases contradictory, with one headline saying the complete opposite to another. Here are two headlines that appeared on the same day, the 10th of January: The worst is over: slowest rise in rents in four...
2025-01-1703 minHotspottingAlbanese Housing DenialThe Prime Minister is suffering from a serious case of denial if he believes that his press conference soundbite about building 1.2 million new homes is plausible, credible and achievable. Anthony Albanese had his big media event in August 2023 when he stated this objective of 1.2 million new homes in five years – but almost 18 months later it’s abundantly clear to everyone except members of the government that it’s not going to happen – indeed, was NEVER going to happen. It’s almost as if the PM and his cohorts believed that staging the publicit...
2025-01-1704 min2025-01-0803 min2025-01-0802 minHotspottingApprovals V ConstructionTwo very different headlines have summed up the problems for Australia’s ongoing housing shortage. One of the recent media headlines declared that building approvals were at a two-year high and that things were improving for the nation’s housing shortage. The other described why building approvals are almost irrelevant – it said that project deferrals are occurring at a record rate. The reality of the current crisis is this: it doesn’t matter how many houses and apartments are approved for construction – and it doesn’t matter how many re-zonings state governments push through or wh...
2024-12-1804 minHotspottingWebinar Replay: Reflections & Projections - A Deep Dive into Real Estate Trends & ForecastsIn this insightful webinar, Terry Ryder, founder of Hotspotting, and Tim Graham, Hotspotting’s General Manager, analyze the surprises and trends of 2024 in the Australian property market and share their projections for 2025. With decades of combined experience, they provide investors with actionable advice on navigating the coming year. Key Highlights 2024 in Review Defying Predictions: Despite high interest rates and inflationary pressures, property prices rose by an average of 5.53% nationally in 2024. Perth led with an astonishing 18.7% growth, followed by regional Western Australia, Adelaide, and Brisbane. Surprise Winners: Hotspotting’s 2024 National Best Buys Report prov...
2024-12-181h 03HotspottingBest Buys ResultYou don’t have to be super rich or invest $1 million to make big capital gains in residential real estate: you just need to follow Hotspotting’s signature report, the National Top 10 Best Buys report. Those who followed the tips in our report of a year ago could have made close to $100,000 in capital gains spending as little as $400,000 – or $180,000 in gains after investing $630,000. In December 2023 we published our National Top Best Buys reports for Summer 2023-34. Our top 10 locations for investors to consider covered a wide range of price points, from less than $300,000 and above...
2024-12-1703 minHotspottingListings RiseThe greatest complaint heard most often in real estate across Australia is that there are plenty of buyers, but a shortage of listings. The number of properties for sale has been well short of the levels needed for a balanced market, particularly in the boom cities of Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth. But that is steadily changing. According to SQM Research, total listings of properties for sale nationwide grew 7.6% in November and are now more than 10% higher than a year ago. Perhaps most significantly, there were major rises in...
2024-12-1203 minHotspottingMedia AbsurditiesThings are constantly changing in real estate nationwide but the one factor that never changes is this: we can always rely on news media to distort the facts and deliver a steady flow of misinformation to Australian consumers, all in the interests of attracting readership, with little regard for accuracy, honesty or fairness. The past week or so has been chockful of media nonsense. If you can believe the headlines, the national property boom is over, house prices are plunging, the rental boom is over and the North Queensland city of Townsville is a...
2024-12-1207 minHotspotting2025 PredictionsRumours of the death of ‘the national property boom’ are greatly exaggerated – especially since we didn’t have a national property boom in 2024. Rather, over the past 12 months, we have seen differing market cycles in many locations - as is the usual state of play in real estate throughout Australia. Strong property price growth was recorded in Perth, Adelaide, and Brisbane in 2024, but not in Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Darwin or Hobart. Similarly, in the regional areas, there were declining and stagnating markets, as well as some where prices were showing good price growth. This...
2024-12-1205 minHotspottingUnits Beat HousesHotspotting was among the first to identify and highlight the most significant change in the Australian real estate scene – the emerging trend which we document in the quarterly editions of the report titled The Rise and Rise of Apartments., published in association with Nuestar. This trend has turned upside down the dominant paradigm in real estate, that houses out-perform apartments on capital growth. There is now growing evidence that attached dwellings are mounting a strong challenge to houses. It has long been believed that land content was the big thing in driv...
2024-12-0505 minHotspottingWhy a Buyer’s Agent Is a Game-Changer for Property Investors | Featuring Chris GrahamThinking of buying property on your own? 🏡 In this episode of The Property Playbook, host Terry Ryder is joined by Chris Graham, Senior Property Advisor at Australian Hotspot Advocacy, to explore why engaging a buyer’s agent could be the key to securing your next winning investment. What You'll Learn: What a buyer’s agent does and how they work exclusively for the buyer’s interests. The value of off-market properties and how buyer’s agents can provide access. Why having a professional on your team ensures due diligence and avoids costly mistakes. How to identify...
2024-12-0309 minHotspottingMelbourne Market MythsMelbourne’s property market remains the great under-achiever of the nation but that may be about to change. A number of key indicators suggest better performance by the Melbourne property market is imminent. One pointer to better times is the latest Property Sentiment survey by API magazine, which recorded a major turnaround in investor attitudes towards the Victorian property market. The survey asked: Which state or territory do you regard as having the best property investment prospects for the next 12 months? Mid-year Melbourne and Vi...
2024-11-2707 minHotspottingInterest Rates & PricesI have frequently highlighted the poor track record of economists in predicting outcomes in real estate markets across Australia – and in particular the embarrassingly bad record of economists working for the Big 4 banks and for other major institutions like AMP Capital. Their forecasts for house prices at the beginning of each of the past five years have been so far off the mark, it’s puzzling that the big-name economists who made these blunders have kept their jobs. Because what these outcomes mean is that these boffins have a very poor unders...
2024-11-2606 minHotspottingThe Property Playbook - Shifting perspective: the key players in Australia’s housing crisisThe Property Playbook is a dynamic real estate show that empowers investors and professionals with the insights and strategies needed to achieve strong returns in the Australian property market. Hosted by Tim Graham & Terry Ryder from Hotspotting. In this episode, Tim Graham is joined by Ben Kingsley, Chair of the Property Investors Council of Australia. to discuss advocacy work for property investors amidst legislative changes and their impact on the housing market. Ben emphasises the need for balance in tenant rights and business returns and dissects the consequences of legislative changes in rental accommodation supply.
2024-11-2611 minHotspottingSmart Investing Achieve More Than 6% Yield Without Compromising GrowthDiscover how to achieve the ultimate win-win in property investment: high rental yields and strong capital growth. In this replay of Hotspotting's exclusive webinar, Terry Ryder, founder of Hotspotting, and Tim Graham, General Manager, reveal key insights from their groundbreaking "Pulse Report." Key Topics Covered: The Affordability Advantage: How affordable properties can outperform prime markets. Debunking the myth that cheap real estate doesn’t grow. Top Performing Locations: A spotlight on suburbs and regional areas delivering over 6% rental yields and up to 29% growth in median prices. Examples of areas like Rockhampton, Bunbury, and Mackay that tick all the investment boxes. The E...
2024-11-231h 07HotspottingVacancy Rates Remain Ultra Low It’s been 15 months since Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made his big announcement about fixing the housing shortage – but there has been, as yet, no progress in lifting rental vacancies and suppressing rental growth. The press conference making the announcement that the Federal Government would build 1.2 million new homes in five years was held in August 2023 – but more than a year later it’s clear that little progress has been made and that rental vacancies are not improving. The latest figures on vacancy rates from SQM Research shows the national vacancy rate at 1.2...
2024-11-1903 minHotspottingBuilding Crisis: 5 reasons why things aren't improvingThere are multiple reasons why Australia has a housing shortage and why the numbers of new dwellings needed are simply not being built. This is something I have spoken about regularly in the past and will continue to do so, as it’s the core issue creating problems for real estate consumers of all kinds – home buyers, investor buyers and tenants. Here are the latest events and announcements which help to explain why we have a housing shortage with rising prices and rising rents, problems which are not going to be fixed in the foreseeable futu...
2024-11-1909 minHotspotting20 Year Growth Rates: which areas have risen the mostIf I asked you to nominate the market which had recorded the best long-term capital growth in Australia, what would your answer be? Sydney, the capital city with the nation’s highest property prices? Perth, which has had a booming property market lately and has led the nation on price growth for past couple of years? Brisbane, which always attracts strong demand from buyers of all sorts? Or perhaps Regional Queensland, which benefits from internal migrants moving from others parts of Australia and from i...
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HotspottingThe Property Playbook - Learn the methods that can predict tomorrow’s property success todayThe Property Playbook is a dynamic real estate show that empowers investors and professionals with the insights and strategies needed to achieve strong returns in the Australian property market. Hosted by Tim Graham & Terry Ryder from Hotspotting. In this episode, Tim is joined by Hotspotting Founder and Director Terry Ryder. As an experienced real estate expert, Terry Ryder shares insights on identifying prime real estate investment locations in Australia. He introduces the Price Predictor Index, a model that predicts short-term property growth based on sales volumes. Ryder emphasises the significance of monitoring buyer activity, infrastructure investment, and...
2024-11-1812 min
HotspottingInterviews with the 1% - Lisa ChapmanWelcome to a special episode of Hotspotting’s pre-recorded interview series, Interviews with the 1%, where we dive into the strategies and journeys of Australia’s top investors—the elite 0.87% who own five or more properties. Hosted by Tim Graham, this series brings you invaluable insights from seasoned investors who have achieved what many aspire to. In today’s episode, we sit down with Lisa Chapman—a property entrepreneur, investor, and co-creator of the luxury retreat, Eden Yarra Valley. Lisa shares her journey from a high-powered corporate career to becoming a full-time property entrepreneur, carving a unique niche in the acc...
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HotspottingUncover Hot Markets & Emerging Opportunities in Commercial Real EstateHost: Terry Ryder, Founder of Hotspotting.com.au Guest: Steve Palise, Commercial Property Expert and Founder of Palise Property In this insightful webinar, Terry Ryder sits down with Steve Palise to explore the exciting world of commercial real estate. With decades of combined experience, Terry and Steve unpack key trends, strategies, and opportunities in non-residential property investment. Whether you’re a seasoned investor or just starting to consider commercial property, this session is packed with actionable insights. Topics Covered: Why Investors Are Turning to Commercial Real Estate: Higher yields, flexibility, and unique financing op...
2024-11-1457 minHotspottingBuilding TimesThere are many reasons Australia has a dwelling shortage and affordability problems – including the increased time it takes to build a new home. In recent years, it typically took around nine months on average to build a house in Australia. Today it takes 13 months. It’s worse for businesses which are constructing apartment complexes. Recent analysis from Master Builders Australia has revealed that building times for detached homes and apartments have almost doubled – with a consequent impact on costs. Master Builders says: “It shouldn’t take this long to build a home”....
2024-11-1203 minHotspottingQueensland Tops, Victoria DropsIt’s long been the case that the two most populous states, New South Wales and Victoria, have attracted the highest levels of property investment – just by sheer weight of numbers. But Victoria has lost its spot among the big two of property investment and is now being overtaken by Queensland. Meanwhile, Queensland now leads the nation is overall real estate transactions, including purchases by both home-buyers and investors. This is despite Victoria having a population of 7 million, versus 5.5 million in Queensland. It provides further evidence that investors are deserting Victoria beca...
2024-11-0603 minHotspottingRents Aren't Plummeting — Don't Be Misled!Whenever I’m asked for my rules for successful investing, I usually begin my response with this: Rule One – stop reading newspapers. Expressed in a more 21st Century context, stop treating media soundbites as research. People who base their investment decisions on the white noise in news media are running the risk of making very bad moves in the market. My observation of the content of news media coverage of residential real estate is that there is far more misinformation than real, accurate, reliable information. In modern media it’s all about...
2024-11-0506 minHotspottingLocal Economy Fuels Property BoomAt Hotspotting we believe real estate markets are local in nature and are subject to the strength or weakness of the local economy. While economists cling to their kindergarten theory that markets are essentially driven by interest rates, the stark differences in local markets across Australia suggest that there is something more powerful in play. If it were true that high interest rates mean prices will fall, then everywhere in Australian would have falling property prices in 2024, which is what major bank economists and others like them predicted at the start of the year.
2024-11-0503 minHotspottingProperty Powers Australia’s Wealth SurgeHousehold wealth in Australia keeps rising and it’s residential property that’s responsible. The latest figures from the ABS show that overall household wealth has increased for the seventh consecutive quarter. It rose a further 1.5 per cent in the June quarter to a record $16.5 trillion, driven primarily by property assets. Total household wealth is now 9.3 per cent higher than it was a year ago, driven by residential land and dwellings. Of the 1.5 per cent rise in the June quarter, 1.3 percentage points was attributed to residential property – our homes and investment propert...
2024-11-0502 minHotspottingBuying New v Buying Established Webinar ReplayEveryone seeking real estate in desirable locations has the same complaint: the lack of stock. Home buyers, investors, buyers’ agents and selling agents are all being frustrated by the shortage of listings of properties for sale – particularly quality options. Leading national buyers’ agency Adviseable says a partial solution for buyers is to consider building from scratch rather than buying an established property. The tactic has many advantages – and one or two problems as well. Alex Dutt of Adviseable says deciding whether to buy an established property or to go down the new construction route is not alwa...
2024-10-301h 03HotspottingThink Twice: Negative Gearing MythsIn my experience, most people who have a loud view about scrapping negative gearing are people who can’t explain what it is, how it works, why it’s bad and how ending it would solve all the problems in the housing industry. Mostly, what’s in play with this issue is THE POLITICS OF ENVY – that nagging feeling some people have, that others are doing better than they are, or are receiving benefits that they are not, and therefore need to be squashed. As a famous Indian guru once observed, some people try to be tall...
2024-10-2907 minHotspottingRising Rents, Real ReasonPoliticians and journalists love to scapegoat and demonise, particularly with issues impacting housing markets – with property investors always a popular target. Australia’s love of scapegoating is one of the reasons the nation seldom resolves any of the key issues it faces. Politicians hold press conferences, they stage inquiries, they bring on royal commissions, they make announcements – but the recurring theme is looking for someone to blame and to vilify – preferably someone other than themselves. In real estate, investors and related issues like negative gearing are blamed for all the problems afflicting the housing...
2024-10-2905 minHotspottingRental Crisis DeepensHow long could we reasonably expect governments to take, to sort out a problem like the rental shortage? I ask the question because we have had the problem of a shortage of options for tenants in Australia – and the consequent steep rises in rents - for a very long time. And it keeps getting worse, not better. The latest data from SQM Research shows that, nationally, the vacancy rate got a little worse last month, dropping from 1.3% in August to 1.2% in September. Three of our capital cities have vacancies well below 1%....
2024-10-2506 minHotspottingStop the Distraction: Negative Gearing Isn’t the Real IssueThere is one thing that Australian politicians are really good at – possibly the only thing - and that is diverting attention from the real issues and scapegoating others for the problems that they, the politicians, have caused. Right now, the core issues impacting Australian households include the housing shortage, the high cost of creating desperately needed new homes, the chronic rental shortage and the reality that rents keep on rising. It’s noteworthy that the recent AGM of the Commonwealth Bank reported that they have had to provide emergency payment arrangements to 132,000 customers who are stru...
2024-10-2504 minHotspottingAlbo's Housing HypocrisyAustralia is struggling with a number of crisis situations – a cost-of-living crisis, a housing affordability crisis and a rental shortage crisis. Our beloved Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has declared on many occasions how much he cares about the plight of ordinary Australians in dealing with these issues. But, as the old saying goes, actions speak louder than words – and that is particularly relevant to our elected representatives who love to stand before the media cameras and declare their concern for the people but fail to match their words with appropriate actions. So, let’s look...
2024-10-2505 minHotspottingWhy Affordable Outshines Prime in Real EstateResidential real estate abounds with fallacies and misconceptions, mostly created by dishonest politicians, biased journalists and economists who don’t understand property. One of the biggest is the one that claims that so-called prime property shows the best capital growth. A year ago I attended a national conference for real estate professionals at which a keynote speaker expressed the view that you had to buy “prime” to get good capital growth – and indeed proclaimed that if you couldn’t buy prestige property you shouldn’t buy at all – or at least wait until you could afford somethi...
2024-10-2505 minHotspottingPoliticians Are Making Aussie Homes Unaffordable—Here’s HowThere’s endless commentary about housing affordability in Australia but very little awareness that the fundamental issue is the high cost of creating new homes – and that our politicians are the cause of the problem. The value of dwellings across the nation is underpinned by the cost in building new ones – and, in Australia, that cost is incredibly, ridiculously high. And it’s high because of the policies of our elected representatives, at all levels of government, but particularly state government politicians. Right now, after massive increases in building costs in recent years, you cann...
2024-10-1806 minHotspottingIs Population Growth Misleading for Property Investors?How relevant is population growth data for people choosing where to buy? According to the theories espoused by some, the best places to buy are the ones with the highest population growth. But the evidence suggests otherwise. For example, take a look at the latest data on population growth across Australia, published by the ABS recently. It shows that one of the states with the highest population growth has been one of the worst performers recently on price growth, while one of the states with the lowest population growth has been...
2024-10-1803 minHotspottingHome Approvals Drop as Australia Faces Housing ShortageThe latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data has recorded a decline in the number of dwelling approvals across the country. Total dwelling approvals saw a drop of 6.1 per cent in the month of August, at a time when Australia needs to be building a lot more homes. According to ABS head of construction statistics, Daniel Rossi, private dwellings excluding houses were the main contributor to the decline – in other words, there has been a big decrease in approvals for attached dwellings like units and townhouses. This has resulted in a 16.5 per cent fall in...
2024-10-1804 minHotspottingUnit Surge Powers Sydney MarketThe rise and rise of the unit market is keeping the Greater Sydney market busy, although below the exceptional levels seen in some of the other market jurisdictions across Australia. Unit markets are considerably more positive than house markets in our most expensive capital city and the market share of attached dwellings continues to rise. In our latest analysis, well over half of all residential sales across Greater Sydney are attached dwellings. In most of the Greater Sydney municipalities where sales activity is strong, it’s the unit markets that are most active. Out...
2024-10-1604 minHotspottingPatchy Growth in Regional NSWThe Regional New South Wales market overall is solid, without excelling at the levels seen in other regional areas like Queensland and Western Australia, but with individual out-performers. There is hesitancy in the Regional NSW market overall. It has a high number of locations where buyer activity is lukewarm and price performance below the levels seen elsewhere in the nation. It’s noteworthy, however, that Regional NSW has seen better performance in its unit markets than its house markets, which is part of a national trend. Overall sales levels have improved, continuing a pa...
2024-10-1603 min
HotspottingSecond-Wind Markets: Strategies for Savvy Investors - Webinar ReplayAre you ready to capitalise on Australia’s next big wave of growth? Join us for an exclusive webinar hosted by Tim Graham of Hotspotting.com.au with special guest Zen Christofi of Reventon as we dive into Second-Wind Markets: Strategies for Savvy Investors. In this insightful session, you’ll discover: What are Second-Wind Markets? Gain a clear understanding of post-boom correction phases and why some markets are positioned for renewed growth. National Overview of Second-Wind Markets Explore key factors driving the resurgence of these markets, from interest rates to ho...
2024-10-161h 01HotspottingMillion Dollar HotspotsHousehold wealth in Australia keeps rising and the key reason for that is residential property – which accounts for 68 per cent of the total wealth of Australian households. New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows that total household wealth has reached $16.5 trillion. Now, that number doesn’t mean much to the average observer, so here are some other numbers that give it some context. That household wealth figure represented a 1.5 per cent rise in the June quarter and the current level of the highest on record. It’s 9.3 per cent h...
2024-10-0903 minHotspottingANZ's Late Price GuessANZ, the worst forecaster on property price outcomes in the nation, has just published its forecasts for what will happen with house prices in 2024. Yes, that’s right. They’ve published, in October, forecasts for house prices this year, a couple of months before the end of the year. Why have they done this? Because it’s the only chance ANZ has of getting it right with its property price forecasts. Essentially what it has done with these “predictions” is take the existing situation and extrapolate it two months into the future. So, you...
2024-10-0803 minHotspottingUnit Surge UnstoppableThe biggest paradigm-changing trend in Australian real estate, the rise and rise of apartments, is confirmed by the latest price data from the usual suspects – and is reflected in our choices for the latest edition of our most popular report, the National Top 10 Best Buys report. The latest price data from CoreLogic shows that unit prices are rising faster than house prices. While news media, in its predictable fashion, focussed on the perceived negatives in the CoreLogic Home Value Index published in October, my analysis of the figures is that they provide further evidence that ri...
2024-10-0803 min
HotspottingMastering Property Management in Today's Market with Corinne Bohan of Image PropertyJoin us for an insightful and essential webinar hosted by Terry Ryder, Founder of Hotspotting, and Corinne Bohan, Managing Director of Image Property, as they dive into the crucial role of professional property management in today’s rapidly changing rental landscape. In this engaging session, you'll discover: Building Your Winning Team: Learn why investors must focus on assembling a strong management team before growing their property portfolio and how a first-rate property manager can be a game-changer, especially in the face of evolving regulations. Navigating the Rental Market: Gain expert insights into the la...
2024-09-2440 minHotspottingPrice Predictor Index Spring Edition: Units ThrivingThe new Spring edition of The Price Predictor Index provides emphatic confirmation of the most compelling trend in Australian real estate: the escalating demand for apartments and their challenge to houses on capital growth performance. We have been speaking about the rise and rise of apartments for the past 18 months and there is a growing body of evidence which confirms that more and more buyers are opting for attached dwellings: units, apartments and townhouses. Our analysis of sales activity data for the latest quarter for the Spring edition of The Price Predictor Index reveals that...
2024-09-1905 minHotspottingCanstar: The Dream Is AliveAffordability is the most-debated and the most confused issue in residential real estate. While the rental shortage and rising rents occupies the minds of many, the property issue that occupies the most space most often in news media and in the minds of Australian consumers is housing affordability. It has been this way for years, indeed for decades. And while the so-called Great Australian Dream is often declared dead, with young people doomed to a lifetime of renting, the evidence suggests otherwise. I recently finished working on a report with financial comparison website...
2024-09-1305 min