http://www.hotspotting.com.au/ Hotspotting: Finding Tomorrow's HOT Property Locations Today en-us http://www.hotspotting.com.au/index.php?act=viewArticle&productId=2480 http://www.hotspotting.com.au/index.php?act=viewArticle&productId=2480 Most signs point north for real estate markets around Australia. Indicators consistently describe rising markets. The best thing about this generally positive outlook is that few of the indicators suggest we’re charging into a boom. The national figures for home loans, sales volumes, price movements, building approvals and affordability, among oth Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:00 +1000 http://www.hotspotting.com.au/index.php?act=viewArticle&productId=2479 http://www.hotspotting.com.au/index.php?act=viewArticle&productId=2479 Hotspotting will feature at the 2013 Home Buyer & Property Investor Show in Brisbane on the weekend of 1-2 June – and we can provide free tickets to the event. Hotspotting founder Terry Ryder will be a guest speaker on the main stage on both days of the show. He will speak about “Identifying future hotspots” at 3.45pm o Tue, 21 May 2013 12:00:00 +1000 http://www.hotspotting.com.au/index.php?act=viewArticle&productId=2478 http://www.hotspotting.com.au/index.php?act=viewArticle&productId=2478 Why is the Perth market so hot? A clue is provided by a Statistics Bureau survey conducted in Western Australia seven months ago, but published only today. The Housing Motivations and Intentions survey carried out in October 2012 found that an estimated 491,000 adults living in WA planned to move house in the next three years. Based on the amount of activi Tue, 21 May 2013 12:00:00 +1000 http://www.hotspotting.com.au/index.php?act=viewArticle&productId=2477 http://www.hotspotting.com.au/index.php?act=viewArticle&productId=2477 Australia’s dominance of iron ore trade is set to rise. The nation will soon become the world’s largest exporter of gas. Investment in coal is projected to rise and remain strong at least until 2017. In these circumstances, the economic future is strong for cities and towns with export port facilities. Projects in planning to expand exi Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 +1000 http://www.hotspotting.com.au/index.php?act=viewArticle&productId=2476 http://www.hotspotting.com.au/index.php?act=viewArticle&productId=2476 Markets that were previously struggling are being lifted by investment from highly-paid mine workers. Some coastal locations - in Queensland and Western Australia in particular – have experienced 3-4 poor years in real estate because of their reliance on tourism and retirement for growth. But they are now moving strongly into recovery, boosted by Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 +1000 http://www.hotspotting.com.au/index.php?act=viewArticle&productId=2475 http://www.hotspotting.com.au/index.php?act=viewArticle&productId=2475 The Housing Industry Association has embarked on a national program of misinformation. In doing so, it is set to confirm its reputation as the least credible and most ineffectual of the bodies claiming to represent the real estate industry. The HIA is running radio and print advertisements in a campaign which “aims to place housing issues squarely Fri, 10 May 2013 12:00:00 +1000 http://www.hotspotting.com.au/index.php?act=viewArticle&productId=2474 http://www.hotspotting.com.au/index.php?act=viewArticle&productId=2474 Seven of the eight capital cities now have house price levels higher than a year ago, according to the March Quarter house price indexes from the ABS. The weighted average of the eight state and territory capitals was an annual rise of 2.6%. Darwin (up 8%) and Perth (up 6%) once again were the leading cities for price performance. Sydney was up 3.6%, while Wed, 8 May 2013 12:00:00 +1000 http://www.hotspotting.com.au/index.php?act=viewArticle&productId=2473 http://www.hotspotting.com.au/index.php?act=viewArticle&productId=2473 The Reserve Bank has done its bit. Now it’s up to lenders. And it appears that this time, unlike all those previous times, the major banks are going to give borrowers the full benefit of the 25 basis point reduction in the official cash rate. Today’s cut dropped the cash rate to 2.75%, the lowest level in 53 years. The previous lowest ca Wed, 8 May 2013 12:00:00 +1000 http://www.hotspotting.com.au/index.php?act=viewArticle&productId=2472 http://www.hotspotting.com.au/index.php?act=viewArticle&productId=2472 Good grief. Another state government, for want of an original idea, has decided to pursue the same first home buyer strategy that has failed elsewhere. Victoria's political leaders, whose only motivation in government appears to be appeasing friends and donors in the development industry, has announced a small grant for first home buyers, but only t Fri, 3 May 2013 12:00:00 +1000