April Newsletter

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Welcome to our flagship gold edition of API for 2010, where we unveil Australia's most anticipated list of prop­erty hotspots  -  the annual API Hot 100.

It's been said that the best time to buy property is yesterday. The next best time is today.

And so it is with great excitement that we present our annual list of Australian suburbs that have been expertly forecast to achieve above average capital growth over the coming 12 months and beyond.

If you're new to property or searching for your next purchase, this is a great place to start your due diligence.

If you're already in the market, then you may be curious to see if your investment suburbs made the list. (I was pleased to see that one of mine did!)

Whatever your buying position, there are two clear messages to take away from the Hot 100 list.

Firstly, the Australian property scene is made up of lots of markets, some of which are poised to boom while others are due for a period of flat or negative growth. Although the mainstream media often reports on the property market as being a single entity that booms or busts across the board, that's not actually the reality.

And secondly, there are plenty of areas nationwide where infrastructure projects and gentrification plans are moving full steam ahead which will boost the appeal of these locations, consequently elevating property prices.

API has spent many weeks compiling the Hot 100 list in close consultation with a panel of carefully handpicked property experts and our special 18-page report begins on page 34.

If you think there's a suburb that displays the hallmarks of being a future hotspot, please tell us about it in an email to editor@apimagazine.com.au and we'll endeavour to publish a readers' list of hotspots in the coming months.

More people are reading API
The circulation of Australian Property Investor magazine, as independently measured by the Audit Bureau of Circulations, has increased by 10 per cent in the past six months.

This is another indicator of renewed interest in the market and official recognition that API is the number one source of information for property investors.

To our regular readers and subscribers, thank you for your continued support and loyalty. If this is the first time you're reading API, welcome!


Eynas Brodie

Editor

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In this newsletter...


Mining drives decade's top council hotspots

The mining-rich Isaac local government area in Queensland's Bowen Basin saw the highest property values growth in the country during the 2000s, RP Data research shows. Read more

Housing shortage tracking toward 500,000

If current residential building trends persist, Australia will have a shortfall of 466,000 dwellings by 2020, the Housing Industry Association says. Read more

Renovator's delights must be done right

A climate of fast-growing property prices offers opportunities to make money through renovations, but there are risks to watch out for, warns building adviser Archicentre. Read more

Incentives win over Gold Coast buyers

Sales in the newly built Gold Coast apartment market climbed and supply fell in the December 2009 quarter, according to a report from Colliers International. Read more

And on a lighter note...

Here are a few funny snippets of overheard conversation in real estate circles... Read more

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