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Every time the migration debate flares up in Australia, the focus seems to land on rental shortages, infrastructure pressures, and overburdened services. But if that’s all you’re seeing, you’re missing the bigger picture. Because migration isn’t just about borders or bureaucracy, it’s fundamentally about human freedom. People don’t uproot their lives lightly. Migration is a…
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Brisbane continues to show resilience and interesting dynamics, particularly in the unit sector. Brisbane’s property market continues its upward trajectory, posting solid gains in May and demonstrating consistent growth throughout the first five months of 2025. Monthly Growth (May 2025): Dwelling values rose a further 0.6%. Year-to-Date Growth (first 5 months 2025): The market is…
If you’ve been following Australia’s property market for a while (as I’m sure many of you have), you know affordability has long been a hot topic — often used as a political football, a media headline grabber, and a generational grievance. But now, new data from the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI), reported…
A lot of people think that success is an event. One magical, transformational event. She or he was an overnight success. We’ve all read crap like that in the media over and over again. For budding entrepreneurs out there, the expectation that you can become an overnight success plays havoc with their psyche when that…
Now, if you’ve been trying to wrap your head around what’s really going on in our property markets – whether we’re heading into a boom, a bust, or just a big, sideways shuffle today’s Property Insiders show is going to help you cut through the clutter. Despite ongoing affordability concerns, relatively high interest rates despite…
Over the decades I’ve spent observing the ebbs and flows of the Australian property market, every now and then a shift comes along that’s not just cyclical—it’s structural. And right now, we’re living through one. Domain’s latest Sustainability in Property Report 2025 confirms what many of us in the property industry have already been sensing:…
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Sydney’s property market is still on the up, marking its fourth consecutive month of growth in May. While the pace of Sydney’s property price growth might not be breakneck, it’s consistent: May 2025 Monthly Growth: +0.5% Year-to-Date Growth (2025): +1.3% Annual Growth (to May 2025): +1.1% Current Values vs. Peak: Still a smidge (0.3%) below…
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Have you ever wondered if property development could be your next big wealth accelerator? You’ve probably heard the success stories – investors who’ve turned modest sites into multimillion-dollar assets by building just two townhouses. But what you don’t often hear about are the sleepless nights, the missteps, the cost overruns, the unexpected council headaches, or…
Australia’s housing market just hit another milestone. The total value of all residential dwellings across the country climbed to $11.37 trillion in March 2025, rising 1.2% over the quarter and almost 6% over the year. Of that, households now own nearly $10.92 trillion. And for the first time ever, the average price of a home…
“Why walk when you can drive?” That seems to be the mantra behind the planning of many Australian cities—none of which made the cut in a recent ranking by The Economist, of the world’s top 50 walkable cities. But there are some great lessons for property investors in this story. Fact is, it’s not surprising…
