Hot Property: The biggest property headlines from the week ending 11 March

To compile this list, not only do we consider the week’s most-read stories and the news that matter to you, but we 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:

Hayden Groves warns ‘affordability could worsen’

The Real Estate Industry of Australia (REIA) has signalled another alarm on the state of housing affordability across the nation.

85% of Family Home Guarantee supplied to single mothers

The scheme devoted to assisting single parents into the housing market has been mostly embraced by women, according to the federal government.

Cash rate rise to come in August: NAB

NAB economists are maintaining that property prices will end 2022 flat and decrease 8 per cent in 2023.

More Australians now considering property investment: CBA

The major bank’s latest spending intention figures revealed a monthly surge in property ownership ambitions, yet it still remains down from last year.

20 affordable housing markets near capital city CBDs

Affordable rental properties in close proximity to the central business district (CBD) may be quite a challenge to find now that workers are encouraged to go back to the office, but new research showed several suburbs with investor potential. 

Qld investors implored to release holiday homes for long-term rental

An urgent appeal has gone out to investors with vacant properties in Queensland or those leasing them as holiday stays to release their homes for long-term rentals.

3 Adelaide markets to keep an eye on in 2022

South Australia’s rebranding campaign and pandemic-induced restrictions in major cities have benefited the Adelaide property market in ways it never thought could happen – a net positive migration for the first time in 30 years that could translate to a bigger pool of buyers.

Brisbane property market update February 2022

Despite an intense weather event, Brisbane residential property markets remained the fastest growing capital city market throughout all of Australia throughout the months of February. It has been a whirlwind of a month.

Vacancy rates spiral to unprecedented low

Australia’s national vacancy rate has just hit its lowest point in years, according to new data.