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The weekly round-up of the biggest news stories from across Momentum Media’s property brands from the week ending 3 November.
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.
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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:
New housing lending bounces back after consecutive declines: CBA
Over the September quarter, one of Australia’s big four banks reported an increase in new housing lending, but what has led to this increase?
Housing costs stabilise after more than 3 years: ABS
In some good news, Australian construction costs eased in the September quarter. What impact will this have on the market?
Australians go regional as costs rise
As house prices soar and the difficulty of securing an Australian home increases, it appears a large cohort of the population are eyeing off locations lying outside the nation’s metropolitan regions. Find out the major driving factors behind this trend.
Is Airbnb about to tackle ‘the big frontier’ of long-term rentals?
The popular short-term rental accommodation platform’s hand has been forced with increased regulation of the sector, particularly in New York, one of its largest markets. This has led the company’s chief executive to allude to a venture onto the traditional rental market.
How this agency has made spooky season a selling point
Halloween may not be the biggest celebration in Australia, but that hasn’t stopped one imaginative agency from leveraging off the festivities.
A cash rate hike is well and truly on the cards for November
Following increasing consumer price index figures and with the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) board meeting set to rival the Melbourne Cup next Tuesday (7 November), how likely is the central bank increasing interest rates again?
Property prices hit new peaks Australia-wide this October
Bet you didn’t think property prices could get higher, didn’t you? Well, they can, rising to new peaks over October according to two of the nation’s leading property data centres – PropTrack and CoreLogic.
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