Welcome to The Adviser’s What’s Making Headlines podcast, your go-to source for the week’s biggest stories in finance and real estate, distilled into bite-sized insights.

Join host Annie Kane and Juliet Helmke from Momentum Media’s property brands as they break down the key issues shaping the property landscape.

This week, they cover:

• The renewed focus on negative gearing and what the industry thinks about it.
• The latest RBA cash rate decision and why it’s unlikely the cash rate will drop soon despite inflation being within the target band.
• How the rising cost of living has surpassed housing affordability as the main barrier to home ownership.

And much more!

Investor lending has been growing apace over the past year, with more borrowers seeking more opportunities in market and turning to brokers to access the finance to do it.

In this episode of In Focus, we catch up with NAB’s executive, broker distribution Adam Brown and the head of research at CoreLogic Australia, Eliza Owen, to find out:

• Why investor lending has been growing so rapidly.
• The opportunity emerging for brokers.
• What the spring selling season has in store.

And much more!

The Adviser’s What’s Making Headlines podcast runs down the big news stories for the week into bite-sized chunks to keep you in the loop.

Join host Annie Kane and The Adviser’s commercial content writer Ben Squires as they discuss the big themes in the news.

This week, they cover:

• What stopped the P&N and Beyond Bank merger?
• Inside the Finsure payroll tax case.
• All the drama unfolding in Senate.

And much more!