While state and local governments focus on approvals and improving the feasibility of new projects, building companies continue to be stretched thin across an already swollen pipeline and reducing margins. From the very announcement of the National Cabinet’s plan to build 1.2 million new homes in five years in August 2023, many in the industry…
In May this year, the median house value across Brisbane surpassed $1 million for the first time on record – pushing the city into the exclusive million- dollar club alongside Sydney. The median house value hit $1,006,000 in May, up from $996,000 in the previous month and $942,000 a year prior. In June, house values…
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…
The RBA has maintained the official cash rate target at 3.85% in July, making an August rate cut almost certain. While the pause was not widely expected, it was also not wholly ruled out by analysts. As noted by Belinda Allen in a recent economic report for CBA, trade uncertainties have calmed since May, the…
Cotality’s latest Pain & Gain report shows 86,000 dwellings resold across Australia in the March quarter of 2025. The analysis revealed that 94.9% of property resales in the March 2025 quarter delivered a profit, and total gross resale profits reached $31.7 billion. The results reflect a housing market in transition, with profitability poised to rise…
When it comes to most aspects of life, $1 million goes a long way. Whether it’s a lifetime of family groceries1, 75 years’ worth of household transport costs2, or smashed avocado for breakfast every day, for over 100 years3. For housing, however, $1 million is increasingly standard. In August last year, the median house value…
Housing has become one of the defining issues of the 2025 Federal Election. As affordability worsens and rental markets remain tight, the question of how to support Australians into secure, affordable housing has rightly become central to both major parties’ campaigns. Both major parties have released policies aimed at improving access to home ownership, particularly…
According to CoreLogic’s 2025 Women & Property report, Australia has a ‘gender investment gap’, where Australian women are underrepresented when it comes to investment properties and other investment types. The report, released in the lead-up to International Women’s Day, surveyed home ownership status, and motivations, barriers and attitudes towards dwelling ownership among women and men…
In the current economic climate, these rate cuts should go a long way in boosting consumer confidence, signalling an end to the recent battle Based on previous periods of rate reductions, CoreLogic estimates that national dwelling values would increase an average of 6.1% for each 1 percentage point decline in the cash rate- but Australia…
As we step into 2025, the economic landscape is shifting. Pandemic-driven trends like high inflation and overseas migration are easing. The RBA cash rate might finally drop, with lending policies playing a role in how this impacts the market. Unemployment is set to rise, but those with secure jobs will enjoy higher real incomes. Residential…
