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Good locations tend to get better over time because they have something most other locations can’t manufacture quickly – scarcity plus enduring demand. And in property, that is the combination that quietly does the heavy lifting. Good locations have advantages that compound A good location is usually good because it already has a cluster of…
Let me tell you something that might surprise you. The reason property has made more Australian millionaires than any other asset class isn’t because “bricks and mortar always goes up in value.” That’s a feel-good phrase, but it doesn’t actually explain anything. Property doesn’t always go up. History shows us there are periods of stagnation,…
SQM Research’s Weekly Asking Prices Index for the week ending 30 June 2026 showed a softer month for asking prices across many capital cities, although annual price growth remains positive. Nationally, asking prices declined 1.4% for houses and 0.7% for units, with combined dwelling asking prices down 1.3% over the month, while remaining 7.6% higher…
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Australia’s property market has changed gears again. For the last few years, we’ve had a market driven by strong population growth, a chronic shortage of homes, tight rental markets and buyers who were desperate to get in before prices moved further away from them. But according to Domain’s latest FY2027 Forecast Report, we’re now entering…
Suburbs with a higher share of owner-occupied homes recorded significantly stronger long-term capital growth between 2010 and 2026, driven by a 34-percentage point performance gap across the unit market, according to new analysis from Cotality of 3,000 suburbs over 16 years. The performance divide is steepest in the unit market, where owner-occupied areas deliver more…
Are you considering investing in Melbourne’s property market? You’re not alone, since more investors are once again eyeing Melbourne. But the forecasts that looked so promising at the start of 2026 have since been revised down, and that’s understandably making some investors nervous. ANZ Research’s most recent update has Melbourne house prices falling around 1.7%…
If you’ve bought or sold a property recently, you’re used to a familiar process involving contracts, finance approval and a straightforward path to settlement. That process has just changed, and it has changed for everyone, including experienced investors who’ve done this dozens of times before. From 1 July 2026, Australian real estate agents, conveyancers, lawyers,…
July 1 is the start of a new financial year. It also marks the end of the National Rental Affordability Scheme, which once provided more than 35,000 affordable rental homes across the country. The scheme was introduced by the Rudd government in 2008 in response to declining affordability. But it was later axed by the…
If you want to succeed in life, you absolutely must surround yourself with other successful people. Successful people are successful because they have expert knowledge and skills in very specific niches. Unsuccessful people lack expertise in any one niche. Successful people surround themselves with other success-minded people who are also experts in their field. They…
If you’ve been following the property headlines lately, you could be forgiven for thinking Australia is heading towards another housing crisis. House prices are easing across many of our capital cities, consumer confidence has weakened and borrowing has become more expensive. Some commentators are once again predicting large price falls and urging buyers to stay…
