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Hot Property: The biggest property headlines from the week 17–21 March

by Ben Squires7 minute read

The weekly round-up of the biggest news stories from across Momentum Media’s property brands from the week ending 21 March.

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 property stories of the week:

Demand for refinancing jumps as borrowers seek better deals

 
 

More borrowers are refinancing their mortgages now that rates have started to drop, with lenders offering increasingly competitive rates.

Property prices continue to increase in Australia

The Australian property market has seen a modest price increase over the 2024 December quarter, with Adelaide recording the highest growth nationwide.

Australian resellers made a record $306k of profit in Q4 2024

While Australians notched a new record median profit for reselling property in the last quarter of 2024, houses recorded higher profits as resellers saw units in Sydney and Melbourne driving up losses.

Record housing resale returns amid high prices and tight supply

Stubbornly high house prices and a supply shortfall have led to record-high profitability and returns for home sellers, CoreLogic research has found.

Australia to fall short by half a million homes behind 2029 target

Australia’s housing supply is set to deepen if the country continues to fall behind its housing target, while making the target could save renters and future buyers thousands of dollars.

Migration to regional areas fuels rising house prices

Regional home prices have increased nearly twice as fast as capital cities between mid-2020 and 2022, as more city dwellers relocated to the regions in search of affordability and better living conditions.

Rate Money launches commercial property loans

Self-employed specialist Rate Money has expanded its service offering to include commercial property finance.

Brokers slam BOQ Group for not passing rate cut to all customers

BOQ Group has come under fire from brokers after some of the banking brands under the group failed to pass on the February rate cut.

[Related: Hot Property: The biggest property headlines from the week 10–14 March]

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AUTHOR

Ben Squires is a commercial content writer at mortgage broking title, The Adviser.

He primarily works with clients to deliver promoted and sponsored content – both in print and online – and also writes news and features on the Australian broking industry.

As an experienced writer and journalist, Ben can write across different mediums but specialises in commercial content that meets client objectives.

Before joining The Adviser in 2024, Ben was a commercial content editor at News Corp, writing for several titles including The Australian, Escape, GQ and news.com.au.

He’s interested in writing about anything related to finance and technology.

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