Articles by Tim Lawless

While Perth continues to dominate the headlines, Adelaide is quietly, but powerfully, reinforcing its strong market position. According to the latest data from Cotality, the South Australian housing market showed substantial acceleration in October, confirming its resilience and high demand. The national home value growth accelerated to 1.1%, and Adelaide played a major role in…

Sydney dwelling values increased by 0.7% in October, bucking the broader national trend where most capital cities saw an acceleration in value growth. For the Sydney market, this milder rate of gain—easing from 0.8% over the preceding two months—may signal that affordability challenges are finally beginning to curb demand. The key insights reveal a shift…

Another month has flown by, and once again, our sunny western capital, Perth, is making headlines. Based on the latest data from Cotality, the Perth property market didn’t just participate in the national housing acceleration in October; it led the charge, continuing its impressive run as the nation’s value growth powerhouse. While the broader Australian…

The 0.9% rise in Melbourne home values recorded in October was the largest month-on-month gain since May 2023, pushing the annual growth rate to 3.3%. This acceleration aligns with the national trend of increasing momentum in housing values. Stronger conditions are most evident across the broad middle and lower segments of the market, a trend…

The pace of growth in Australian home values accelerated last month, recording a 1.1% gain in October—the fastest since June 2023. Momentum has been building since the first rate cut in February, pushing the national annual rate of growth to 6.1%. Monthly gains were broad-based, with every capital city and regional area recording a rise…