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Melbourne has now recorded eight consecutive months of falling home values, and the July figure — a 1.2% decline — brings the total loss since the November 2025 cyclical peak to 5.1%. In dollar terms, that represents approximately $46,000 removed from the median dwelling value in eight months. But the more revealing number is a…
Have you ever wondered why it’s easier for people who have money to make more of it? I mean, why is it that the second and the third million are so much easier to earn than the first million? Do you want to know what the biggest difference is between how wealthy people build wealth…
You’ve probably heard the word gentrification thrown around – usually with a bit of controversy attached. But if you’re a property investor, it’s not just a social trend… it’s a wealth accelerator hiding in plain sight. Because when a suburb starts changing – the cafes arrive, the streetscape improves, the demographics shift – property values…
The Australian housing downturn has stopped being a two-city story. Cotality’s Home Value Index recorded a 0.7% national decline in July 2026 — the largest monthly fall since December 2022 — and for the first time in this cycle, the weakness has reached almost every corner of the country. Brisbane fell 0.6%. Adelaide slipped 0.2%….
Rents have continued to rise generally for both houses and units over July although the typically quieter mid-winter period has contributed to higher vacancy rates in some capitals. Canberra was the top performer with house rents surging by 2.6% over the month followed by Melbourne higher by 1.7%, Brisbane up 1.3%, Adelaide higher by 1.1%…
A few years ago, you could buy almost anything in a reasonable suburb of a capital city or major regional centre, hold it through a cycle, and come out well ahead. The rising tide did most of the heavy lifting. Selectivity mattered, but it wasn’t make-or-break. Today it is. The market has splintered into dozens…
Six months ago the conversation about Australian property was all about resilience, about how our markets kept climbing despite thirteen rate rises and a cost of living squeeze that refused to ease. That conversation has changed. Australia’s property downturn gathered sharp momentum in July, with Cotality’s national Home Value Index (HVI) falling 0.7% – the…
Are you considering investing in Melbourne’s property market? You’re not alone, since more investors are once again eyeing Melbourne. But the forecasts that looked so promising at the start of 2026 have since been revised down, and that’s understandably making some investors nervous. ANZ Research’s most recent update has Melbourne house prices falling around 1.7%…
For years, Australian homeowners have enjoyed a substantial equity dividend as rising property values quietly built wealth in the background. While the headlines focused on interest rates, affordability pressures and predictions of a downturn, millions of homeowners benefited from holding property through several market cycles. Domain’s latest Profit and Loss Report suggests this run may…
Whether you rent, own your home or have never invested a dollar, private housing investment affects You. Every rental home exists because someone chose to invest their savings in housing instead of somewhere else. The biggest mistake in the housing debate is to treat housing as a fixed pie. It is not. Demand alone does…
