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Capital city home rental vacancy rates generally tightened over August with most remaining at historically low levels. Despite low and tightening vacancy rates, rents for both houses and units however were mostly lower over the month. Hobart was the only capital to report higher monthly house rents, rising sharply by 2.4%. Perth rents were steady…
Most people who start investing in property never make it past their first or second purchase. In fact, around 92% of Australia’s 2.3 million property investors stall out early, and only a tiny fraction, around 20,000 people, ever build a portfolio of six properties or more. That’s a sobering statistic, but it’s not because property…
It’s important to have rich children. There I said it. Now, before you tell me there are more important things in life, let me clarify what I mean. Rich children grow into adults who are wealthy, yes, but they’re also resilient, curious, independent and compassionate. In my mind, “being rich” is about wealth in all…
Australians are regularly told that inflation is running at a certain annual rate, yet many households look at their mortgage payments, rent, electricity bills, council rates, and insurance premiums and wonder whose cost of living the official figures really measure. Their experience feels very different because the headline Consumer Price Index is an average across…
Australia’s economy expanded by 0.4% in the June quarter, with spending growth driven by record sales of imported electric vehicles. For the year to June, gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 2.1%, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, slightly stronger than market expectations. The bureau noted overall growth remained subdued, with spending growth and…
SQM Research’s Weekly Asking Prices Index for the week ending 1 September 2026 showed relatively subdued monthly price movements nationally, while annual growth remained positive. Nationally, house asking prices eased 0.1% over the month, while unit asking prices increased 0.2%. Combined dwelling asking prices declined 0.1% month-on-month and remain 5.0% higher year-on-year. Sydney combined asking…
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What if I told you that almost none of the financial decisions you agonise over actually matter? Most investors worry about interest rates, the next hot suburb, tax changes, market timing, stock picking, and whether they should buy now or wait. But what if 95% of your financial future is shaped by just a handful…
Have you ever looked at the latest inflation figures and wondered whether economists are living in the same country as you? We’re told inflation is running at three or four per cent, yet electricity bills have surged, council rates keep climbing, insurance costs more, rents have risen sharply and mortgage holders are paying thousands of…
Australia’s housing market has clearly entered a downturn, and prices are likely to fall further in some markets. Higher interest rates have reduced borrowing capacity, confidence has weakened and the Federal Budget has changed the investment equation for established residential property. Sydney and Melbourne are already recording meaningful declines, transaction volumes have fallen sharply and…
If you’re a young Australian hoping to buy your first home, you could be forgiven for wondering whether the property ladder has been pulled up just as you were ready to climb aboard. New research reported on realestate.com.au suggests 2026 is the most difficult year to be a first-home buyer since its records began in 1970….
