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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…
Australia’s property tax reforms were supposed to make housing more affordable, particularly for younger Australians struggling to get into the market. But new research suggests the changes may have created an unexpected political problem for the Federal Government, with a surprisingly large number of Australians now willing to vote for a party promising to reverse…
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Brisbane has gone from leading Australia’s property boom to leading its downturn. Values fell 2% in October, the largest monthly drop of any capital, and are down 6.1% over the past three months. The decline is no longer confined to a handful of overheated pockets. Every suburb across the Brisbane capital region has recorded a…
There is no doubt that our housing markets are facing challenges from all directions, but clearly they have remained more resilient than the property pessimists had predicted. To better understand what’s happening, this monthly collection of charts from Cotality paints an interesting picture. According to Cotality, home values across Australia’s combined capital cities fell for the…
Capital city home rental markets have generally tightened over October with lower vacancy rates following the easing of rates reported over previous months. House and unit rents however remained relatively steady over the month. Darwin was the only capital to report higher house rents over the month – up by 3.3%. Hobart, Canberra and Sydney…
