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Most investors are watching the wrong scoreboard. They’re fixated on the headline numbers: total population growth, migration caps, whether Australia hits 40 million by mid-century. Those figures make good media copy. But property markets aren’t driven by how many people we have. They’re driven by who those people are, what stage of life they’re in,…
In today’s ever-changing property market, it’s never been easier to get lost in the sea of conflicting opinions. If you scroll through social media or attend a property webinar, you’ll find a new wave of so-called “experts” and buyers’ agents focusing more on their social media presence than actual expertise. But here’s the problem—many of…
National home prices increased in March to a new high, with Cotality’s national home value index rising by 0.7%, taking dwelling values 2.1% higher over the first quarter of the year. Perth surged 7.3% over the quarter, while Melbourne values are down -0.9% from the November high and the Sydney market is down -0.4%. Every…
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If you’re feeling uncertain about what’s really going on in the property market right now… you’re not alone. Because the biggest challenge facing our housing markets today isn’t interest rates, inflation, or even affordability… It’s uncertainty. We’ve got multiple forces all moving at once – some pushing prices higher, others working against them – and for many investors, that’s making it harder than ever to form a clear view of what comes next. And yet… despite all that… property prices are still rising. So what’s really going on? In this episode, Dr. Andrew Wilson and I delve into the resilience of Australia’s…
Australia’s property market has just hit another record… According to the latest PropTrack Home Price Index, the national home prices rose to a fresh record in March, extending the current upswing, but the pace of home price growth is slowing, National home prices increased 0.3% in March, taking the national median home value to $908,000….
Let’s be honest – if Australian politicians really wanted housing to be affordable, it would be by now. They’ve had decades to fix it. There have been inquiries, commissions, roundtables, and countless election promises. Billions have been thrown at “affordability schemes.” And yet, what do we have to show for it? Record-high property prices, with…
How are Australians managing the rising cost of living and housing? Well, new research from Money.com.au reveals that 23% of Aussies have asked or are considering asking for an early inheritance from their parents or grandparents to help cope with the rising cost of living. The data highlights that among this group, almost half (47%)…
It’s not that people love or hate migration – it’s that most don’t understand what’s really driving our housing crunch. They’ve been told that “mass migration” is the villain, when in fact the problem is deeper: we’ve built a system that needs population growth to function, but refuses to make room for it properly. The snapback, not a surge Australia’s net…
Cotality’s national home value index rose 0.7% in March, taking dwelling values 2.1% higher over the first quarter of the year. At the national level, the pace of gains is easing, reducing from a 2.8% increase in Q4 last year, but housing outcomes are increasingly diverse from city to city and across the pricing spectrum….
Just when many borrowers thought the worst of the rate hiking cycle might be behind them, Westpac has thrown a curveball, signalling we could be heading into a far more prolonged and painful phase of tightening than most expected. Well, Westpac has upped its cash rate forecast for the year, tipping the RBA will deliver…
