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Hot Property: The biggest property headlines from week 29 May to 2 June

by Adrian Suljanovic11 minute read

The weekly round-up of the biggest news stories from across Momentum Media’s property brands from the week ending 2 June.

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

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

Here are the biggest stories of the week:

The fixed-rate cliff arrives

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The bulk of super-low fixed-rate loans will be expiring over the next few weeks onto much higher revert rates, but APRA has again reaffirmed that its 3 per cent buffer remains appropriate.

Dwelling approvals hit ‘lowest level’ in over a decade: ABS

Building approvals in Australia have witnessed a significant drop for the month of April 2023, exceeding economists’ predictions.

‘Concrete evidence’ of rate hike impact: Economists

Weakening economic indicators and rising mortgage debt reduce probability of further rate increases, economists have discussed.

Moving goalposts: How 2 NRL stars led this agent down a new career path

Selling real estate isn’t the be-all and end-all of a property transaction, as this business owner has discovered following his work with two high-profile sports stars.

Lessons from 4 real estate ‘GOATs’

Speaking at the 25th instalment of the Australasian Real Estate Conference (AREC), four titans of Australian real estate industry collided to reveal the secrets driving their success.

Trust fund scam swindles agent and conveyancers out of $100k+

Property professionals are being advised to exercise extra vigilance following a bank impersonation scam that collectively duped three Western Australian real estate and settlement agents out of over $100,000.

The greatest takeaways from AREC day 1

Australia’s biggest real estate conference AREC has kicked off for 2023 and REB is in attendance to keep you up to date on all the major talking points from the momentous two-day festival of real estate.

Key lessons from AREC day 2

Australia’s biggest real estate conference AREC has kicked off for 2023, and REB is in attendance to keep you up to date on all the major talking points from the momentous two-day festival of real estate.

[RELATED: Hot Property: The biggest property headlines from week 22-26 May]

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Adrian Suljanovic

AUTHOR

Adrian Suljanovic is a journalist on Momentum Media's mortgages titles: The Adviser and Mortgage Business.

Adrian has written for a range of titles under the Momentum Media umbrella such as IFA, Investor Daily and Lawyer’s Weekly before joining the mortgages team in 2022.

He graduated from the University of Wollongong in 2021 gaining a Bachelor of Communication & Media with a major in Digital & Social Media.

E-mail Adrian at: [email protected]

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