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The weekly round-up of the biggest news stories from across Momentum Media’s property brands from the week ending 31 January.
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.
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Here are the biggest property stories of the week:
Sluggish construction among 2025 housing trends, flags CoreLogic
Rising unemployment, slowing net migration, and stagnant residential construction are all set to impact the property market and home values this year, according to CoreLogic.
Australia’s ‘safest’ investment markets revealed
While property investors are always on the hunt for new booming locations, historically, steady markets are often overlooked despite showing long-term capital gains.
House and unit prices forecast to grow in 2025
House prices are projected to rise in 2025 despite challenges with affordability, availability, and delayed interest rate cuts.
Quarterly inflation data drops further, rate cut hopes rise
New CPI figures have shown that inflation continues to fall, stoking hopes that the central bank will start its easing cycle next month.
Auction volumes across capital cities have picked up week on week, with Melbourne recording more than half of the total auctions.
Land prices surge by 7.6 per cent nationwide
The median price of land in Australia has soared to record highs, increasing more than twice the rate of the ABS Consumer Price Index (CPI) and five times faster than building material costs, a new report showed.
Westpac brings forward rate cut forecast
Following the release of new inflation data, another major bank has said it expects the central bank to start the easing cycle next month.
Build-to-rent surge in capital cities
Melbourne has been at the forefront of the build-to-rent (BTR) investment market in 2024, with Sydney close behind and poised to take the lion’s share in 2025.
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