Articles by Tim Lawless

The pace of growth in Adelaide home values has been more resilient than most markets, although the rate of growth is easing. With a 0.7% rise in values in January and up 1.8% over the past three months, Adelaide has overtaken Perth to record the highest rate of growth across the capital cities. highest rate…

After a period of spectacular but unsustainable growth in home values, Perth’s property boom has eased sharply with a rise of just 0.4% in January. Over the past three months, values are up 1%, well down on the 7.1% gain recorded over the June quarter last year. The slowdown in value growth has been accompanied…

Sydney’s housing market moved through a fourth straight month of declining values, with the market down 0.4% in January to be 1.7% below the record high set in September last year.  House values have fallen more substantially than units, down 1.9% and 1.2% respectively from their peak levels. The weaker conditions coincide with higher advertised…

Melbourne home values recorded a 10th straight month of decline in January, down 0.6% to be 3.3% lower over the past 12 months. Since peaking in March of 2022, Melbourne home values have now fallen by a cumulative 6.9% or approximately 58,000 in dollar terms. The 2% in values over the past three months is…

As we enter February 2025, dwelling values across Australia remain steady, with a softer trend of housing conditions persisting. National dwelling values saw a 0.2% fall in capital cities, while regional markets continued to thrive, with values rising 0.4% across the capitals. Sydney’s housing market has recorded a fourth straight month of declining values, with…