![Brisbane housing market update [video] | April 2025](https://cdn.propertyupdate.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/brisbane-270x200.jpg)
Brisbane’s housing market continues its impressive run, marking its 26th consecutive month of growth in March 2025. However, recent trends suggest the pace of value increases is moderating, influenced by affordability constraints and shifting market dynamics. Brisbane home values showed consistent yet slowing growth: March 2025: +0.4% Quarterly Growth (Q1 2025): +0.9%, adding approximately $8,340…
When Brisbane won the right to host the 2032 Olympics, most people saw it as a sporting milestone. But savvy property investors saw something else entirely — the beginning of a new long term property cycle fuelled by infrastructure, urban renewal, and global attention. And it’s already happening. We’ve seen this before — and we…
![Sydney housing market update [video] | April 2025](https://cdn.propertyupdate.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/sydney4-270x200.jpg)
Sydney’s property market has shown clear signs of recovery over recent months, driven largely by improving sentiment and a gradual easing of interest rates. According to CoreLogic’s latest data for April 2025, the city’s housing market is experiencing cautious optimism. After experiencing a decline of 2.2% from October 2024 to January 2025, Sydney housing values…
Things got interesting on the housing front over the weekend. We’ve been hearing a lot of talk about housing affordability lately, but now it’s heating up with some bold new ideas being floated by the major political parties. There’s talk by the Coalition of making owner-occupier loans tax-deductible for first home buyers of new properties…
![Melbourne housing market update [video] | April 2025](https://cdn.propertyupdate.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/melbourne-1-270x200.jpg)
Melbourne’s housing market is showing clear signs of recovery after an extended downturn period that began following its peak in March 2022. Recent data from CoreLogic reveals steady improvements in market conditions, driven by supportive economic factors and shifting buyer sentiment. Melbourne’s home values have been trending upwards for the past two months, indicating renewed…
Australia’s housing crisis has become a fierce political battle that could have major implications for the outcome of the upcoming federal election. The problem is there are no quick fixes to the housing crisis, yet both the Coalition and Labor continue to chase short-term solutions that don’t address the real issues. Anything easy and popular…
![Australian housing market update [CoreLogic’s video] | April 2025](https://cdn.propertyupdate.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/House-business-section-analysis-270x200.jpg)
The Australian property market reached new record highs in March 2025, marking a notable recovery after a brief downturn from November to January. CoreLogic’s National Home Value Index rose by 0.4%, continuing the positive momentum from February’s 0.3% rise. Improved market sentiment, bolstered by recent interest rate cuts, has significantly influenced this turnaround, positively affecting…
We’ve seen this before, back in 2007–2008, right as the Global Financial Crisis unfolded. Rents were skyrocketing, vacancy rates were plummeting, and affordability was vanishing. Now, a new analysis from Money.com.au suggests we may be heading for a repeat performance. Over the past two years, Australian rents have jumped 14.2%—more than double the overall inflation…
It’s hard to remember a time when the United States seemed as tense and divided as it does today. That should serve as a stark reminder of just how important it is to monitor the health of our own nation. Today, our new report card on Australia’s progress will be launched in Canberra. It assesses…
Our strong population growth and migration levels are clearly going to be mentioned frequently in the upcoming election campaign. The latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows how we’re spreading out and filling up spaces across the nation. Last financial year Australia’s capital cities collectively grew by 427,800 people, marking a 2.4% increase,…
