SQM Research released its latest data on residential rental property vacancy rates. Australia’s national residential vacancy rate fell to 1.1% in February 2026, down from 1.2% in January and notably down from February 2025 (1.3%). The total number of residential vacancies declined to 34,572 dwellings, indicating continued tightening in rental market conditions across most capital…
SQM Research’s Weekly Asking Prices Index for the week ending 23 February 2026 showed continued upward momentum in dwelling prices nationally, signalling ongoing vendor confidence in the rising market Nationally, house asking prices rose 1.9% over the month, while unit prices increased 1.7%, with combined dwelling prices up 1.9% month-on-month and 13.6% year-on-year. Sydney recorded…
Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and Darwin housing prices are once again predicted to continue to record outperformance compared to our larger capital cities in 2026. The three cities are tipped to record dwelling price rises of up to 16% according to forecasts released by SQM Research in its annual update, Christopher’s Housing Boom and Bust Report…
