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A fresh inflation shock has the RBA hinting at future rate hikes: but that’s not stopping price surges in fast-selling suburbs and undervalued pockets.

This week, we break down where the biggest gains are happening, why some borrowers are paying $155k too much, and how new government schemes are reshaping first-home buyer behaviour: for better or worse.

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Home Buyers Around the Country

  • Aussies ready to swap homes for caravans (REA)

  • The suburbs where home owners can’t afford their mortgages (Domain)

  • From Kalkite to Broulee: The best listings on the market right now (AllHomes)

  • $1 million for a house in Woodridge? Brisbane's unloved suburb goes off (Domain)

  • First home buyers slapped with sky-high rates on 95% loans (SPI)

  • New luxury apartments see surge in empty nester buyers (REA)

  • 1 in 6 FHBs accelerate plans to buy under new scheme (SPI)

  • Home Guarantee Scheme expansion to give Aussie first-home buyers $36,730 boost today (Yahoo)

  • Property prices rise as buyers try to beat rush of first home buyers (ABC)

  • FHB trap: $300k extra paid under Govt scheme (ABC)

Investors

  • RBA rate hike on cards after inflation shock (REA)

  • RBA holds interest rates at 3.6 per cent in a 'no surprise' move (Domain)

  • New data shows dramatic change in Aussie house prices (REA)

  • Fast sales, big gains: Top 10 suburbs where property growth soars (SPI)

  • Mountainside to golden mile: The best luxury properties for sale in Australia this week (Domain)

  • Borrower behaviour: Who’s dropping their loan repayments? (SPI)

  • Property feature boosting home prices by up to $31,350 as ‘broader shift’ signalled (Yahoo)

  • Overvalued markets 'vulnerable to sharp corrections' warns RBA (ABC)

  • One mistake costing borrowers $155k (News)

  • Property market shock: Australia’s real estate winners exposed (REA)

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