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 actually reality. Recent data from PropTrack has highlighted an astonishing trend: nearly 200 suburbs across the country saw median…
The idea of finding a hidden gem in the property market is alluring. Off-market properties – whispered about in investor circles in social media and touted by some buyers’ agents as their secret weapon – seem like the ultimate insider advantage. But are they really the golden ticket they’re made out to be, or is…
Australia’s inflation is back in the RBA’s target band, and that’s not just good news for borrowers, it’s potentially the trigger the Reserve Bank needs to pull the lever on another cash rate cut in August. According to Canstar, “Trimmed mean inflation is back into the RBA’s target band for the second quarter in a…
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…
Every time housing affordability hits the headlines—as it has again this year with surging rents and limited supply—someone inevitably points the finger at property investors. And lately, there’s been a particular focus on short-term rentals, like those listed on Airbnb, Stayz and other holiday letting platforms. It’s a neat narrative: investors are allegedly hoarding homes…
If you’ve been following the Australian property market over the years, you’ll know that once upon a time, a $1 million price tag on a house was a badge of exclusivity. It meant prestige, prime location, and a level of luxury that few could attain. But today that price point has become surprisingly common across…
If you bought a property in inner Melbourne in the early 1980s, you likely had no idea you were stepping onto a launching pad for multi-generational wealth. Back then, homes in suburbs like Fitzroy, Carlton or Northcote were affordable, not cheap, but within reach of ordinary Australians. Today? Those same homes are worth well over…
It’s official – again. Australian capital cities, particularly Sydney and Melbourne, are among the most unaffordable places to buy a home anywhere in the world. A new global housing affordability survey has ranked Sydney as the second least affordable city globally (just behind Hong Kong), with Melbourne not far behind at number four. That’s the…
Melbourne’s property market has always been a tale of two cities, but new research from Domain shows the divide is deepening, and it’s being driven by a sharp mismatch between buyer budgets and what’s actually available for sale. Domain’s latest report, Matching Demand: Exploring Buyer Preferences v Market Supply, has revealed that in some of…
Something significant is happening in Victoria’s rental market, something we haven’t seen in over two decades. And while it hasn’t made big headlines just yet, if you read between the lines, it points to a worrying trend for renters, a turning point for policymakers, and a potential opportunity for long-term investors who know how to…
