If a picture paints a thousand words, then this collection of charts should do a pretty good job of painting the landscape as it affects our economy and our property markets. Each month the RBA summarises macroeconomic and financial market trends in Australia by providing a detailed chart pack. World Economy Australia’s economy doesn’t operate…
The property market is getting a fresh shot of adrenaline. According to new ABS Lending Indicator data, compiled by Canstar, the average new loan size for Australian owner-occupiers has hit a record high of $678,000, up $18,000 in just three months. That’s effectively an extra $198 a day in borrowing power added over the June…
The ABS June 2025 building approvals data reveals a dynamic shift in the property landscape, offering fresh opportunities for both homebuilders and investors. With total dwelling approvals jumping 11.9% month-on-month to 17,076, and a striking 27.4% rise year-on-year, the market is showing renewed momentum –particularly in the multi-unit sector. Source: ABS Private sector dwellings excluding…
Australia’s rental market tightened further in July, with the national vacancy rate falling to 1.2%, down from 1.3% in both June 2025 and July 2024, according to the latest SQM Research data. This drop leaves just 37,863 rental vacancies nationwide, compared to 39,027 last month and 39,701 a year ago, signalling sustained pressure on tenants…
Today’s rate decision marks the third cut in what was always expected to be a cautious and gradual easing path. This decision follows a surprise ‘hold’ from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) in July, where the board adopted a ‘wait and see’ approach regarding inflation and job markets. Since the July meeting, core inflation has…
House prices continued to rise across Australia in June, recent data shows. Nationally, prices have risen about 38% in the past five years. Higher housing prices are simply one contributor, albeit a very important one, to the cost of living crisis that Australian households face. Energy prices are another. Those higher costs of living and…
With the Reserve Bank of Australia widely tipped to trim the official cash rate by 25 basis points at its next meeting, savvy investors are already thinking ahead. According to Domain’s Chief Economist Dr Nicola Powell, the flow-on effects of a cut could be significant, not just for borrowers, but for property values Australia-wide. And…
While state and local governments focus on approvals and improving the feasibility of new projects, building companies continue to be stretched thin across an already swollen pipeline and reducing margins. From the very announcement of the National Cabinet’s plan to build 1.2 million new homes in five years in August 2023, many in the industry…
While there’s been a lot of noise lately about rental growth slowing and affordability improving, the data paints a very different, and much more persistent picture. Despite slight upticks in rental vacancy rates in recent months, Australia remains firmly in a landlord’s market. And this isn’t a short-term blip, it’s a structural trend that’s been…
As we move through the cooler months, Australia’s rental market is showing signs of seasonal rebalancing – but don’t mistake that for relief. In Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, vacancy rates remain tight, and asking rents continue to edge upward, albeit at a slower pace. Sydney’s vacancy rate nudged up to 1.6% in June, according to…
