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Stubbornly above-target inflation and the risk of pass-through from higher oil prices means this may not be the peak of the rate cycle. In line with expectations, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) hiked rates for the third time in 2026, lifting the cash rate to 4.35% (from 4.1% previously). This fully reversed the rate cuts…
There’s been a lot of noise in the economic data over the past week, and if you’ve been watching the financial media, you could be forgiven for feeling unsettled. Inflation jumping. Oil prices spiking. Auction clearance rates dipping. The usual voices warning that something is about to go wrong. But if you step back from…
If you’ve been wondering where the next wave of opportunity will come from in Australia’s property market, look no further than Melbourne. Beneath the noise of headlines about interest rates and affordability, a powerful demographic story is quietly unfolding, one that is setting the stage for the city’s next property boom. Melbourne’s growth engine is…
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If you own property in Australia right now, or you’re thinking about buying, what we’re going to share with you today could change how you think about where this market is heading. You see, there’s a bit of a disconnect in today’s property market, and if you’re only following the headlines, it’s easy to miss…
Every week I sit down with the latest property data and try to cut through the noise to find what actually matters for serious investors. And right now, there is quite a bit of noise. Annual CPI jumped to 4.6% in March, up from 3.7% in February, driven largely by housing costs, transport, and food…
With the Federal Budget landing this week, the housing tax debate has fired up again. Negative gearing. Capital gains tax. Investor “perks”. Housing affordability. You can almost set your watch by it. And what a yawn! Every budget cycle the same arguments reappear. And every cycle the same myths get recycled as fact. So before…
SQM Research’s Weekly Asking Prices Index for the week ending 27 April 2026 showed mixed price movements across capital cities. Nationally, asking prices eased slightly over the month, with houses down 0.3%, units up 0.3%, and combined dwellings slipping 0.2%, while remaining 11.5% higher year-on-year. Sydney (-0.5%) and Brisbane (-1.3%) recorded monthly declines in combined…
Most of us do as we are told. This habit forms early in life. Our parents, for our own good, make us do things we don’t want to do: wake up early for school, eat broccoli, do homework, do house chores, etc. Doing what we are told is conditioned into us from the very beginning….
I recently ran a LinkedIn poll asking a simple question: What is actually driving Australia’s new housing stress? LinkedIn only gives you four options. So I went with what I thought were the big ones: • Lack of new housing supply • Planning approvals and delays • Interest rate settings • Population growth The result?…
Australia’s housing crisis has seen a ripple effect spill from economic and political issues into the family law space, quietly reshaping how couples separate, negotiate property settlements and move on with their lives. Couples that may previously have been able to separate cleanly are now stuck in legal and emotional limbo, not staying together because…
