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The biggest real estate news – The week ending 24 April

By Staff Reporter
22 April 2022 | 11 minute read
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The Easter long weekend gives way to further election pledges, a dim view on affordability, and the potential end of a 25-year property supercycle: here are the biggest property and real estate stories from the past week.

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

To compile this list, not only do we consider the week’s most-read stories and the news that matter to you, but we curate it to include stories from our sister brands that also have an impact on the Australian property landscape. Here are the biggest property stories of the week:

  1. Morrison targets FHB voters with higher property price caps

The ceiling on New Home Guarantee property price caps for the home ownership scheme could be raised on 1 July 2022, if the Coalition remains in power after the upcoming federal election.

  1. The 9 questions to ask every time you buy an investment property

Having a well-thought-out property investment strategy is vital for property investing success, according to one industry expert, and there’s a number of questions you can ask to help keep you on track.

  1. Rise in price caps a ‘little tight’ for some regions

Victorian broker Matt Turner welcomes the government’s announcement to raise the price caps for Home Guarantee, but warns some regions will miss out.

  1. Property professionals’ worries rise regarding affordability and supply

The latest survey of sentiments among professionals in the property industry has revealed that confidence in the sector is still high, though concerns around housing affordability and supply are worsening.

  1. 10 economic powerhouses boasting strong property markets

Here are some of Australia’s best-performing and fast-recovering local economies touting strong housing markets post-pandemic.

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  1. Property could be at the end of the supercycle boom: Shane Oliver

The end point of the 25-year “supercycle boom” in property prices may be nigh, AMP’s chief economist Dr Shane Oliver has suggested.

  1. Why a cooling market is ‘a golden opportunity to grow market share’

A softening market is not a bad market for good agents to be operating in, according to Tom Panos and Phil Tarrant.

  1. Property market update: Sydney, March 2022

Sydney may have been the scene of some of the world’s fastest house-price growth in 2021, but experts ruled that the city is officially on its way out of the property boom as the NSW capital saw its first decline in house prices in March. 

  1. Why PMs need more of the profit pie

Most directors try to get too much out of their property managers, according to this South Australian business owner.

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