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You can predict a suburb’s property values over the next ten years by watching what happens to its coffee. I’m not joking. Long before auction clearance rates climb and the news outlets declare a suburb has “arrived,” there’s a small, unglamorous signal that tells you it’s already happening. Once you know how to read it,…
Australia has spent the last few years talking about its housing shortage as though the solution were relatively straightforward: release more land, speed up planning approvals, encourage higher density and build more homes. And, of course, we need to do all of those things. But there is another constraint that doesn’t receive nearly enough attention,…
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Adelaide was among the last capitals to tip into decline, but the pace is now picking up. Home values fell 1.2% in October, the fifth consecutive monthly fall and the third month in a row where the decline has exceeded 1%. Since peaking, Adelaide values have dropped 4.4%, taking about $43,000 off the median. That…
There are moments in life when a single sentence hits you so hard it rearranges your thinking. Not a long seminar. Not a complex strategy. Just one line that quietly exposes the flaw in how you’ve been operating. For me, that moment came when I read the following words from one of my early mentors,…
Most people think the rules of property investment change when the economic conditions change. They don’t. But how you apply them – and which ones you need to lean into hardest – absolutely does. Right now, Australians are navigating one of the more challenging economic environments in recent memory. The RBA has just raised the…
Subdued capital city home auction markets have generally faded over the past week with most reporting lower clearance rates. Weekly Auction Results to Saturday, November 14th 2026 Capital City This Week Last Week Same Week Last Year Auctions Rate Auctions Rate Auctions Rate Sydney 1013 49.7% 964 52.7% 1572 72.6% Melbourne 773 60.1% 629 62.1%…
Imagine waking up tomorrow morning to discover that the median house price in your suburb had fallen by 5%. Would you assume your home was now worth 5% less? Would you worry that your investment portfolio had taken a hit, or perhaps conclude that housing was finally becoming more affordable? Well, I’d suggest you think…
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Here is a number that puts Perth’s downturn in perspective: 68%. That is how much higher Perth home values remain compared with five years ago, even after six consecutive months of falls. The recent decline has nonetheless been sharp. Values dropped 1.7% in October and 5.7% over the quarter, leaving Perth 8.9% below its April…
Do you have equity sitting idle in your home? Most Australian homeowners are sitting on a fortune they never touch, not because they choose to, but they are not sure what to do with it or how they could use it. We’ve likely all been told and likely the very same thing: pay down your…
Back in May, tucked away on page 158 of Budget Paper No. 1, Treasury made a promise to Australia’s renters. It said the government’s changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax were “likely to have a small impact on rents,” with an expected increase of less than $2 a week for a household paying…
