Your Guide to the Housing Market Cup

It’s nearly Melbourne Cup time, but there’s a race of much greater significance to property investors – it’s this year’s Housing Market Cup.

You’ve studied the form, got some tips from mates at work and heard about a lucky few who really cleaned up, but will you be backing the winner of this year’s Housing Market Cup?

Here’s my call of the big race.

There’s been a late betting plunge on Darwin Bubble, the Northern Territory lightweight.

It’s been years since the rank outsider won a race, but his connections, Speculative Investors have been heavily backing him to win.

And they’re off!

Five Percent Deposit has shot out of the gates like a bullet and is already ten lengths ahead of the field, but her jockey, First Home Buyer has no big race experience and appears to be making every post a winner.

Property Developer has missed the start completely and is trying to throw his jockey, Building Costs right out of the saddle.

It’s a wonder the stewards have let him race again, after his terrible recent form.

Analysis Paralysis can’t decide whether to try for a rails run, go around the outside, or wait for a gap to open and with all that indecision his jockey, Artificial Intelligence has pulled him out of the race.

Melbourne Housing Boom is making steady progress, but he’s carrying a huge weight with his rider Rental Reforms, so anything could happen.

Long Term Growth is taking forever to get going and her jockey, Buy and Hold already seems content to just see the race out.

Here comes Renovator, moving up quickly to take the lead, but his jockey, Unexpected Problems looks like he’s been up all night.

He’s obviously a sprinter, not a stayer.

What’s Housing Market Cycle up to?

She’s going around in circles and not making any headway at all.

One of this year’s favourites, Massive Housing Shortage, is weaving her way through the field under the vigorous riding of her jockey, Record Population Growth.

Could this be a boil over?

They’re in the back straight and the oldest horse in the race, Downsizer has hit the lead.

He’s done well in regional races like the Byron Bay Cup; he’s all cashed up and looks ready to win.

The distance could be an issue though, as he tends to retire early.

As they round the home turn, here comes Timing the Market.

Her jockey, Clever Investor has spotted an area where the capital growth is much better and taken the lead.

She’s timed her run perfectly, and easily wins the Housing Market Cup for 2025.

We hope your selections are winners.

About John Lindeman John Lindeman has well over a decade of experience researching the nature and dynamics of various types of assets at major data analysts and is a leading property market researcher, author and commentator. For more information visit Lindeman Reports.