SQM Research’s Weekly Asking Prices Index for the week ending 29 September 2026 showed a modest easing in asking prices nationally over the month, while annual growth remained positive. Nationally, house asking prices eased 0.4% over the month, while unit asking prices declined 0.2%. Combined dwelling asking prices fell 0.4% month-on-month and remain 3.6% higher…
SQM Research released its August 2026 residential vacancy rate data together with its lat-est advertised rents data. Australia’s national residential vacancy rate held at 1.3% in August 2026, unchanged from July, with 41,039 residential vacancies recorded. Against August 2025 the picture is less static: vacan-cies are up by around 3,300 dwellings (8.7%) and the national…
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…
