Australia’s housing market staged a turnaround in 2025, defying intense affordability and cost of living pressures to deliver an above decade-average growth rate of 7.7% through the year-to-date. National dwelling values are set to close 2025 at least 8% higher. This highlights how quickly conditions shifted after a challenging start. Markets entered 2025 under considerable pressure….
Australia’s economy grew by a softer-than-expected 0.4% in the September quarter, slowing from 0.6% growth in the June quarter. It confirms the recovery is tracking forward but without strong momentum. Still, figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed annual gross domestic product (GDP) growth was at a two-year high of 2.1%. That’s just above…
Every so often, a headline flashes across the media warning that Australia is “becoming a nation of renters.” It’s dramatic. It’s clickable. And it taps into a very real anxiety among Australians, especially younger ones, who feel homeownership drifting further out of reach. But as with most sweeping claims about the property market, the truth…
National home prices rose 0.5% in November and are now 8.7% higher than a year ago, the fastest annual growth since mid-2022, according to PropTrack. Momentum has firmed throughout 2025, but stretched affordability means growth remains well below the 20-30% annual gains seen in past booms. Eleanor Creagh, Senior Economist at PropTrack said: “Lower interest rates, increased borrowing…
Cotality’s national Home Value Index rose another 1.0% in November, marking the third month in a row where Australian home values have increased by one per cent or more. However, the pace of growth is moderating, coming down from 1.1% in October. Every month, investors, homeowners, and would-be buyers turn to the latest median property…
Home prices have continued to surge through spring with most capitals recording strong prices growth for both houses and units. The national capital city median house price surged by 1.3% over the November quarter to $1,270,561 compared to the October quarter, according to the latest data from My Housing Market. Annual national house prices are now…
For decades, owning a home has been the great Australian dream, a symbol of stability, security, and success. But for many would-be homeowners today, that dream feels like it’s slipping further away with every rent payment. And now, fresh research from Money.com.au has laid bare just how tough things have become. The average Aussie is…
Cotality’s national Home Value Index rose another 1.0% in November, marking the third month in a row where Australian home values have increased by one per cent or more. However, the pace of growth is moderating, coming down from 1.1% in October. The headline growth figure was weighed down by Australia’s two largest cities, with…
Buying or selling a home has always been a high-stakes, high-pressure event. The paperwork, the deadlines, the hundreds of thousands, sometimes millions of dollars changing hands. But what most people don’t realise is that those exact conditions also create the perfect hunting ground for cybercriminals. And now, because of artificial intelligence, property scams are becoming…
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has unveiled a new cap on high debt-to-income (DTI) lending – a move designed to keep a lid on riskier borrowing as the housing market gathers price momentum, particularly in Sydney and Melbourne. From February 1, 2026, banks will be restricted to issuing no more than 20% of new…
