In this Australian Property Podcast episode, your hosts Pete Wargent and Chris Bates discuss the recent turn to the right in global politics, the softer outlook for headline inflation, and the markets expected to benefit from falling interest rates. 

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Topics covered today:

1. Property as politics takes a right turn
2. Headline inflation forecast to fall below target
3. Which markets will benefit from rate cuts?

Resources for this episode

1 – Property as politics takes a right turn

Population Update 2025

2 – Westpac predicts headline inflation below target

Westpac Economics Report: Bull Inflation Deeper IS

Gareth Aird LinkedIn Post: RBA Feb 2025 Activity

3 – Housing markets set to benefit from rate cuts (CoreLogic, Eliza Owen)

Which housing markets could get the biggest boost from rate cuts

Revealed: The housing markets set to get the biggest jolt from interest rate cuts

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