Melbourne’s property market has always been a tale of two cities, but new research from Domain shows the divide is deepening, and it’s being driven by a sharp mismatch between buyer budgets and what’s actually available for sale. Domain’s latest report, Matching Demand: Exploring Buyer Preferences v Market Supply, has revealed that in some of…
The Brisbane property market is heating up, but not in the way many property buyers hoped. Brisbane’s property market is outpacing homebuyers’ budgets, and the gap is growing, according to Domain’s latest Matching Demand report. This latest research confirms that the city’s housing affordability crisis isn’t just a headline; it’s playing out suburb by suburb,…
Auction markets have continued to report steady results despite a lift in auction numbers following last week’s King’s Birthday holiday weekend distractions. Canberra continues to exhibit early signs of a moderate revival following relatively subdued activity over the past year. This weekend’s auction results around Australia: Capital City Auctions (This Week) Rate Auctions (Last Week)…
Nationally, combined rents average $649.18, with a 0.1% monthly decline but a 4.2% annual increase, highlighting varied conditions across states, according to the latest data from SQM Research. The latest SQM Research Weekly Rents Index shows mixed shifts across Australia’s capital cities, with rents adjusting in response to supply and demand dynamics. City-Specific Insights: Sydney: Advertised…
Want to know what’s happening to the housing markets around Australia? Well… this monthly collection of charts from Cotality (formerly CoreLogic) paints an interesting picture. After moving through the most diverse conditions since 2007, growth rates across Australia’s capital cities have tightened to the narrowest range in over 4 years, according to Cotality’s latest data….
In our increasingly vertical cities, outdoor space has quietly become one of the most valuable features in apartment living, and many buyers are paying a surprising premium for it. A recent analysis from Woodbury Furniture reveals something property investors should take seriously: Australians are paying as much as $390,000 more for apartments that include a…
As the cooler months set in, Australia’s housing markets are anything but cold. In this week’s Property Insider show, Dr Andrew Wilson unpacks the latest rental market data, which shows how rental markets across the country have tightened sharply over the past month, putting fresh upward pressure on rents. We’ll also look at what’s happening…
Every now and then, a quiet indicator pops up in the property data that says a lot about where the market is heading – not in flashy headlines, but in subtle, structural shifts that shape how our cities evolve. One of those indicators? Residential demolitions. Sure, they don’t sound as glamorous as skyrocketing median prices…
Most Australians are unknowingly handing thousands of dollars back to their bank every year—not by paying higher interest rates or missing loan repayments, but by failing to make smart use of one of the simplest tools available to them: their offset account. A recent survey by Finder found that nearly half of Australians with offset…
Let’s be honest—property investing isn’t a solo sport anymore. Sure, back in the day, you might’ve been able to buy a few properties just by reading the weekend papers and chatting to local agents. But today? The stakes are higher. The markets are more complex. And mistakes are more expensive. That’s why having a professional…
