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Hot Property: The biggest stories this week 61 - December 2021

By Staff Reporter
24 December 2021 | 5 minute read
Adelaide Sydney Brisbane reb

For the last time in 2021, here are the biggest stories from this week.

Welcome to REB’s weekly round-up of the headline stories that’s important not only for the real estate sector but also for the state of property in Australia more broadly. 

Here are this week’s biggest stories:

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  1. Qld property manager banned for flouting licencing laws

A Carseldine property manager who was found to be leasing dwellings and operating a trust account even though her licence had expired has been disqualified and fined $3,000.

  1. CEO warns agents to ‘prepare for changes’ in 2022

Brace for a slowdown in the coming year, this chief executive is advising the profession.

  1. ‘A slap in the face’: Qld’s new land tax slammed

The Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) is accusing the state government of treating the property market like a “cash cow” it can milk for profit.

  1. Australia makes top 5 for global house price growth

After six years, Australia has returned to a top-five position in a quarterly global house price index, having achieved 18.9 per cent annual price growth. 

  1. UK raises the cash rate – will Australia follow suit?

ANALYSIS: The Bank of England became one of the first major economies to increase rates since the pandemic first hit, but will Australia do the same?

  1. Former director agrees to undertaking after historical underquoting

After admitting to numerous real estate agent law and regulation contraventions, a former Victorian western suburbs agency director has not lost his real estate licence but is not permitted to work in any executive or managerial roles for the next two years. 

  1. 7 property predictions for 2022

The events of 2021 shaped the property market in ways both predictable and surprising, positive and negative. 2022 is shaping up to be no different, according to Ray White.

  1. Government commits additional $500m for affordable homes

The federal government is providing an additional $500 million in low-cost financing to support 2,500 more social and affordable houses for vulnerable Australians.

 

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