Property news you need to know: The week ending 19 September
Smart Property Investment is pleased to present a weekly round-up of the biggest stories across property, investment, real estate, and finance, with thanks to Momentum Media.
Here are the biggest stories for the week ending 19 September 2021:
The Real Estate Institute of Victoria has finally offered its thoughts on Dan Andrews’ plan to loosen restrictions around real estate when 70 per cent of the eligible population has at least one COVID-19 jab.
Sydney’s rental vacancy rate has dropped to a four-year-low – and investor pressures are reportedly to blame.
Australia has just recorded its highest rate of annual price growth since 2003, at 16.4 per cent.
Home loan and business deferrals have escalated due to the latest COVID-19 outbreak, according to the Australian Banking Association.
Both residential property prices and the total value of residential dwellings recorded the largest quarterly rise on record, according to figures.
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Members of Parliament are considering ways in which housing affordability can be improved, with one MP suggesting that LMI was a “rort” in need of reform.
Increasing housing supply will help combat rising prices but it’s “not a panacea”, according to a Reserve Bank economic adviser.