Want to know what’s happening to the housing markets around Australia? Well… this monthly collection of charts from CoreLogic paints an interesting picture. High-end markets showed strong growth in February, pointing to renewed momentum within a ‘bellwether’ segment that has historically proven to be an early indicator of market recoveries. CoreLogic’s figures show that the…
Over the past month leading up to 11 March 2025, rental prices across Australia’s capital city asking rents displayed a rise, most notably in the regions. In Sydney, combined rents experienced a small decrease of 0.1% to $844 per week, driven by a 0.4% decrease in house rents. Melbourne saw a 1.0% increase, with combined…
Have you noticed that property investors are surging ahead while first-home buyers and owner-occupiers take a backseat? The latest mortgage trends suggest this gap will only widen in 2025. With investor loans soaring, refinancing making a comeback, and interest rates shifting, the property market is entering a new phase, and if you’re not paying attention,…
I was recently asked to distil my property investment philosophy into a few simple rules. Now that’s a big ask… Distil all the mistakes I’ve made and seen others make, as well as all the lessons I’ve learned and those of the many successes investors I’ve worked with into a view of simple rules. Anyway…here’s…
Hindsight is a wonderful thing, isn’t it? Let me ask you a question… With the benefit of hindsight and knowing what you know now if you had the opportunity to do so, would you have bought an investment property 40 years ago? I bet your answer would be yes realising that the median property price…
One of the hardest aspects of property investing isn’t locating the perfect property or securing a good loan. It’s something deceptively simple but challenging: having a sound strategic plan and then sticking to your plan. In an era of social media and reality TV, it’s easy to be tempted by flashy short-term gains, but here’s…
Did you know that some Australian suburbs are undergoing a generational revolution? Across the country, certain neighbourhoods are seeing a dynamic transformation as younger residents move in, reshaping the cultural and economic fabric of these areas. This “generation shift” isn’t just about demographics—it’s about how housing trends, infrastructure, and urban planning are redefining the places…
Nationally, house prices increased by 0.3%, while unit prices increased by 1.1%, resulting in a combined increase of 0.4%. Among capital cities, the average asking price rose by 1.1%, with houses increasing by 1.0% and units increasing by 1.6%. Sydney’s market saw house prices rise by 0.5% while unit prices increased by 0.1%, leading to…
Home prices rose in February after the Reserve Bank cut the official interest rate. CoreLogic’s national Home Value Index posted a 0.3% rise in February, breaking the short and shallow downturn that lasted just three months and dragging the national measure of home values – 0.4% lower. The February rise was subtle but broad-based, with…
For decades, Australians have been told that owning a home is the ultimate financial milestone—the cornerstone of wealth creation and security. But in today’s market, is that dream becoming unattainable for a growing number of first-home buyers? According to Domain’s First Home Buyer Report 2025, the road to homeownership remains steep, despite some marginal improvements…
