The cities and suburbs tipped to boom in 2018

​With billions of searches on realestate.com.au, we pinpoint the pockets that people are now turning to in their property hunts.
In 2017 the property landscape shifted as prices became red hot in Sydney and Melbourne and people began to look elsewhere.
With demand in our two biggest cities continuing to cool, where will the next hotspots be?

PerthConditions have been tough in Perth for quite some time, but green shoots of recovery now appear to be emerging.
Demand on our site from buyers has consistently risen each month and is now up 12% from a year ago.
This steady rise has not yet translated to price growth across the metro region, however there are some suburbs that are starting to increase.
The places seeing the highest demand are the premium suburbs, with the inner west and northern beaches expected to be the top performing areas in 2018.