Hotspotting

Media loves negative property predictions, and it seems trendy to make doomsday predictions of (quite often) a 40% drop in values, offered by "experts" on book or seminar tours, whose goal seems to be quick and easy publicity. 2 years ago Terry Ryder started researching media predictions about residential property and compared these predictions with the actual outcomes. he has complied the 20 worst of these predictions and in this podcast will outline some of the most glaringly incorrect.

Most city residents want to find affordable homes close to where they work - and the Salisbury LGA in northern Adelaide is a prime example of this.

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Gympie may have an image problem but it's showing signs of thriving through offering an affordable alternative to the nearby Sunshine Coast.

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The Redcliffe Peninsula in the north of Brisbane has strong possibilities as an affordable lifestyle market, now serviced by rail links to central Brisbane.

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Australia continues to under-rate the Adelaide property market.

This is largely through a failure to understand the improvements in the South Australian economy and the pipeline of major events which will drive demand for residential real estate. The Adelaide market is highly active and producing stronger price growth than the generalised growth data suggests. Overall we see Adelaide as being worthy of consideration by investors, especially from the viewpoint of affordability and value for money.

In the September edition of the Ryder Report we look at the type of events that put particular locations on the Hotspotting radar screen.

We outline the four key markers of future price growth in our capital cities.

We discuss how you can try and make sense of price growth data from three different sources.

We report on featured markets poised for price growth.

We provide tips on how to advance as property investors.

We provide a state-by-state analysis of key events in real estate.

There are many areas in Queensland - both in the Brisbane metropolitan area and regional centres - where property values are growing on the back of infrastructure projects and local economy growth. Find out which 10 locations are out top picks.

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There are strong linkages between events in the local economy and outcomes in real estate markets. If a city’s economy is growing and creating jobs, real estate markets will be busy. Proximity to employment nodes is an important marker to look for, remembering that most of the jobs are in the suburbs, not in the CBDs. At Hotspotting we’re scouring information sources every day looking for events that indicate buoyancy (or otherwise) in local economies.

There is potential for buyers to find locations where prices are rising or are on the cusp of a growth phase. Here are four markers that provides clues to future price growth. 1- The underlying local economy is rising. 2-Demand has risen but prices haven't moved much - yet. 3- Rents have risen strongly, but prices haven't moved much - yet. 4- Prices haven't moved much overall, but the top end has had strong growth.

The Central Coast of NSW has had substantial price growth already - and is almost certainly past its peak in the current cycle - but will be a growth centre long-term.

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