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The biggest real estate news – The week ending 30 January 2022

By Staff Reporter
28 January 2022 | 10 minute read
Sydney Brisbane Melbourne reb

2022 goals, price growth predictions, and financial sector cynicism: here are the biggest property and real estate stories from the past week.

Welcome to REB’s weekly round-up of the headline stories that are important not only for the real estate sector but also for the state of property in Australia more broadly.

Here are this week’s biggest stories:

  1. 20 best investment locations for buyers with a $100k deposit

For anyone who’s worked hard to save up a $100,000 deposit for their first or next investment property, making the decision on where to buy can feel like the decision of a lifetime.

  1. Lender economist sceptical on 2022 cash rate rise

An economist with Bluestone has responded to predictions that the cash rate will increase in August, calling the notion “nonsensical”.

  1. Do BDMs need a name change?

In a bid to better represent the work done by business development managers (BDMs), this director of growth has coined a new term for the role.

  1. Loan settlements rebound, and refinances hit record highs

New loan sale settlements rose in Victoria and NSW, and refinancing continues to trend at historical highs in Western Australia, according to the latest data.

  1. Top 10 Perth suburbs for price growth

While the overall Perth property market achieved a healthy 13 per cent increase in 2021, a number of Perth suburbs saw gains of more than 25 per cent over the same period.

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  1. The best suburbs for property growth in 2022 – Part 2

Growth is currently forecast for these 15 suburbs in the year ahead.

  1. Queensland agent aims for 15 sales in 1 weekend

One Brisbane-based agent is hoping to net some big results in only the first month of 2022, with 15 properties set to hit the block over the course of the last weekend of January.

  1. $1bn achievement makes way for $3bn goal

One of Australia’s newest names in real estate is celebrating a massive milestone mid-pandemic.

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