Auction clearance rates are soaring. Building costs are rising. Regional markets are booming. If you’re a property investor wondering whether Australia’s real estate market has turned a corner, My Housing Market’s latest update confirms what many of us have been sensing on the ground: confidence is returning – and with it, momentum. In this week’s…
Auction clearance rates are surging, buyer activity is heating up even in the middle of winter – all signs that our markets are gathering momentum. One of the best indicators of future property prices is auction market clearance rates, and over the weekend, we had the highest preliminary clearance rate in a year, showing the…
Imagine waking up every day for the past five years and discovering your home just earned you over $1,000 in the last 24 hours. For homeowners in nearly 20 Australian suburbs, that wasn’t fantasy; it was reality. Recent data from PropTrack has highlighted an astonishing trend: nearly 200 suburbs across the country saw median home…
Where is the Australian property market heading? With so much noise and confusion in the media, it’s hard to make sense of what’s really happening. Every week, headlines scream conflicting messages — some warn of falling house prices, others claim we’re in the midst of another boom. But savvy investors know the truth lies not…
New analysis from Cotality reveals that families are paying up to $1.3 million more for houses inside sought-after public school catchments in Sydney and Melbourne , but that does not always equate to stronger capital growth. Using a new custom boundary analysis, Cotality compared property values inside popular public high school catchments with comparable homes…
By now, you’ve probably noticed the resurgence in our property markets. Headlines are shifting from fear to FOMO again, and once more we’re hearing bold predictions from both extremes, the eternal optimists touting the tired “property doubles every seven years” mantra and the perennial bears warning of a crash. The reality, as always, lies somewhere…
Capital city home auction markets have ended July with soaring clearance rates now approaching boomtime conditions. This weekend’s auction results around Australia: Capital City This Week Last Week Same Week Last Year Auctions Rate Auctions Rate Auctions Rate Sydney 642 77.4% 515 75.7% 721 74.2% Melbourne 752 78.1% 652 76.4% 870 65.0% Brisbane 177 61.4%…
The Victorian government has just turned up the heat, on gas. In a major shift toward full home electrification, the Allan Labor government has introduced sweeping new regulations that will reshape the way Victorians heat their water, warm their homes, and design their properties. So what’s actually changing? And more importantly, what do these reforms…
We often talk about Australia’s housing affordability crisis, but one silent force shaping the market is the Bank of Mum and Dad, now one of the country’s largest “lenders,” unofficially of course. According to Finder’s 2025 First Home Buyer Report, nearly 1 in 5 first home buyers (17%) are relying on financial help from their…
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As we move into the second half of 2025, the Adelaide property market continues to demonstrate resilience and steady growth. While the pace has moderated compared to previous highs, the latest data from June reveals a market underpinned by strong fundamentals. Adelaide’s dwelling values have continued their upward trajectory, although the pace of growth has…
