{"id":24095,"date":"2019-01-04T13:45:54","date_gmt":"2019-01-04T02:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realestatetalk.com.au\/?p=24095"},"modified":"2019-01-04T13:45:54","modified_gmt":"2019-01-04T02:45:54","slug":"dilemma-for-first-time-buyers-opal-tower-fiasco-2019-trends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/channels.realty.com.au\/realtytalk\/dilemma-for-first-time-buyers-opal-tower-fiasco-2019-trends\/","title":{"rendered":"Dilemma for first time buyers + Opal tower fiasco + 2019 trends"},"content":{"rendered":"

What’s made the news this week?<\/p>\n

Watch (or listen) as Kieran Clair and Kevin Turner catch up to discuss the stories that grabbed their attention this week.<\/p>\n

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1.\u00a0<\/strong>Dilemma for first time buyers<\/strong><\/p>\n

As house prices nationally reach a 6 per cent fall over the past 12 months, the resurgence of first home buyers has dominated the conversation… READ MORE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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2.\u00a0<\/strong>Opal tower fiasco<\/strong><\/p>\n

Owners of Sydney\u2019s embattled Opal Tower complex are facing possible financial ruin with no solution to the disaster in sight, a resident says… READ MORE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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3.\u00a0<\/strong>Renters win as landlords lose<\/strong><\/p>\n

Renters will be among the biggest winners from the sluggish real estate market next year, with landlords set to struggle, according to the head of… READ MORE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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4. 2019 trends to shape our real estate<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s complicated. In the course of compiling its annual\u00a0Emerging Trends report, the Urban Land Institute found that the only certainty in its… READ MORE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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