The weekly round-up of the biggest news stories from across Momentum Media’s property titles from the week ending 20 August.
Welcome to The Adviser’s weekly round-up of the headline stories and news that are important not only for the real estate sector, but also for the state of property in Australia 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 matters to you, but we curate it to include stories from our sister brands that also have an impact on the Australian property landscape.
Turnarounds continue to quicken
Turnarounds have improved for the fourth month in a row, with time to initial credit decision at its fastest level in over a year, according to the latest Broker Pulse.
Domain to repay JobKeeper, scales up brokerage
The property listings group has committed to returning millions of dollars in JobKeeper subsidies to the government while it expands its broker business.
Brokers ‘integral’ to merged Heritage-People’s Choice entity
The broker channel will play a key role in distributing loans for the newly proposed Heritage Bank-People’s Choice Credit Union entity.
NSW removes lockdown exemption for investors
Sydney property investors will no longer be permitted to inspect property in regional NSW from this weekend as the state tightens movement rules.
Parliamentary committee to probe housing affordability
A parliamentary committee is calling for submissions for a new inquiry into housing affordability and supply in Australia.
Belle Property duo nab The Block house listing
It’s only early in the season, but two Melbourne-based agency directors have been revealed as co-agents for Ronnie and Georgia’s House on the current season of The Block, “Fans vs Faves”.
Should investors turn their attention to units?
The premium for houses over units has hit record highs, so should investors turn their gaze to units?
Could the COVID-19 jab become a selling tool?
Could a COVID-19 vaccination become a competitive advantage for agents? Tom Panos seems to think so.
4 Aussie cities among the biggest winners in pandemic price gains
Four Australian cities have been recognised as some of the biggest winners in a global trend of pandemic-induced property price gains.
[Related: Hot Property: The biggest property headlines from the week 9 to 13 August]
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