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Australia’s rental market is seeing renewed strength as national vacancy rates reach a new record-low, according to Cotality’s latest Quarterly Rental Review. Cotality’s seasonally adjusted Rental Value Index saw national dwelling rents post a 1.4% rise in Q3, its largest three-month increase since June 2024, and a significant uptick from the 1.1% lift recorded in…

The great Australian dream of a house on a quarter-acre block is slowly giving way to something different – courtyards replacing backyards, and townhouses replacing detached homes. New data from the Housing Industry Association (HIA) shows that gentle density – housing like townhouses, terraces, and duplexes – is becoming more common across our cities. HIA’s…

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 in…

National asking prices rose across all property types, with houses leading the charge, according to SQM Research’s Weekly Asking Prices Index for the week ending 30 September. The national average asking price for houses increased 0.9% over the rolling month and 9.5% year-on-year, while units rose 1.7% monthly and 7.8% annually. Combined dwelling prices lifted…

Want to know what’s really happening with property prices right now? Every month, investors, homeowners, and would-be buyers turn to the latest median property price data, hoping to make sense of what’s happening in our housing markets. And while the numbers give us important clues, they don’t tell the full story. Australia’s property markets are…

Lower interest rates continue to fuel capital city housing markets, with price growth for both houses and units accelerating again over September. The national capital city median house price increased by 1.1% over the September quarter to $1,232,063 compared to the August quarter, according to the latest data from My Housing Market. The September result…

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