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The biggest real estate news – The week ending 30 July 2023

By Staff Reporter
28 July 2023 | 10 minute read
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Australia’s supply of rental properties falls, Sydneysiders in the city’s south-west are revealed to be the most behind on their mortgages and new building activity eases all as a result of rate rises.

Welcome to Hot Property, REB’s weekly round-up of headline stories that are important not only for the real estate sector, but also for the state of the Australian property market as a whole.

To compile this list, we consider the week’s most-read stories and the news that matters to you, collating your need-to-know property report from across our site and sister brands. Here are the biggest stories of the week:

  1. 35,000 rental properties lost to interest rate surge: report

A new report directly linked the worsening rental crisis to the Reserve Bank’s monetary policy tightening, with the rate rises named as having a hand in the reduced availability of rental properties in the market.

  1. Mortgage arrears highest in outer regions of capitals: S&P

The south-west of Sydney has the highest home loan arrears of any capital city, according to new data from S&P Global Ratings.

  1. Demand for new dwellings eases: CPI data

While the demand for new dwellings has eased, today’s inflation data showed that new homes purchased by owner-occupiers increased over the June quarter.

  1. ‘Everything is on the table’ as Victoria promises housing policy shake-up

Victorian Premier Dan Andrews has indicated that a forthcoming raft of policy measures could include limits on rent rises.

  1. Rising rents to slow as mortgage rates taper off in 2024: CoreLogic

The current high level of rental growth is expected to ease next year, as interest rates come close to peaking and the supply of homes improves, according to an expert.

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  1. Brokers needed amid economic slowdown: NAB

More borrowers are turning to brokers as economic uncertainty persists, NAB’s latest trend report for brokers has revealed.

  1. RBA releases meeting dates for 2024

The Reserve Bank of Australia has revealed the dates for its eight meetings in 2024.

  1. Which FAST 50 suburbs defied the national downswing?

In a year when price declines became a normality, these five Smart Property Investment FAST 50 suburbs bucked the national trend to report incredible price growth relative to economic conditions.

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