Hot Property: The biggest property headlines from week 6–10 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:

Mortgage payments to reach ‘record high’, warns RBA

Following this week’s rate hike, RBA governor Philip Lowe has warned that mortgage payments will reach a record high within a few months.

End of rate hikes in sight: RBA

Following its 10th consecutive interest rate hike, the Reserve Bank of Australia has hinted that the end could be near.

RBA makes March cash rate call

Following February’s decision to enact a ninth consecutive cash rate increase, Australia’s central bank has made its latest monetary policy call.

F***ing lamingtons

In most real estate offices in the country, there is a meeting room with a large table in which regular Tuesday staff meetings are held. A nice lady from the team, let’s call her Linda*, usually puts out a plate of lamingtons for everyone to enjoy, which they do.

For Mike and Kenny, the lamingtons are the best part of the sales meetings and they look forward to the bakery haul each week. In job interviews, candidates are told about the excellent office culture they have and the sales meeting lamingtons that somehow make their high-performance team feel “just like a family”. 

Are the worst price declines in Brisbane now behind us?

The news around property market movements in Brisbane, based on CoreLogic data, has suddenly become more positive due to a fast recovery in the rate of decline in dwelling prices throughout February.

Sydney ranks no. 8 among world’s ‘super prime’ real estate cities

The harbourside city has ranked among the most expensive housing markets in the world, beating other posh postcodes including Geneva and Paris.

Formidable agent-executive duo take on Atlas ownership

REB can reveal Michael Coombs is teaming up with the former general manager of The Agency Victoria to take on the franchise rights and reins of Atlas Lower North Shore and Atlas Byron Bay.

‘One of my best days’: Tom Panos says things are looking up

Buyers who have been sitting on the sidelines are now jumping into the property market, according to the high-profile auctioneer.

WA puts housing at heart of latest cash splash

The McGowan government recently announced a raft of housing schemes aimed at boosting supply and increasing choice within the state’s embattled property market.

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