SQM Research’s Weekly Asking Prices Index for the week ending 03 November 2026 showed mixed monthly price movements nationally, with combined asking prices edging lower over the month while annual growth held at 1.2%. Nationally, house asking prices eased 0.6% over the month, while unit asking prices increased 0.6%. Combined dwelling asking prices declined 0.4%…
Cotality’s national Home Value Index (HVI) was down 1.2% in October, taking the downturn into a seventh consecutive month. The pace of the decline is faster than any previous downturn in the past 40 years, with capital city values down 8.1% in seven months. Every month, investors, homeowners, and would-be buyers turn to the latest…
Australia’s latest property market signals give buyers plenty to think about, with inflation rising again just as many households were hoping for greater certainty about interest rates. Meanwhile, building costs remain elevated, making it harder to deliver new housing, and the weekend’s auction results reveal considerable differences between our capital cities. In this week’s Property…
Are you a property investor wondering what the end game looks like and how to bring it all together? Most property investors spend a huge amount of time thinking about their next purchase, but far fewer stop to ask the questions that really matter. How much passive income will I need to retire, how long…
Australia’s housing crisis has always been a supply crisis. We simply don’t have enough homes for our growing population, construction costs remain too high, builders are struggling to make projects viable, and rental vacancies are already at critically low levels. Against that background, you would expect every government policy to encourage more people to invest…
Spend a little time on social media, and you will quickly come across people suggesting that property is no longer a worthwhile investment. That argument has grown louder since the Federal Government announced major changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax in the 2026 Budget. From 1 July 2027, negative gearing on residential property…
Property investors who owned assets before Budget night will continue to benefit from negative gearing. Therefore, most will be reluctant to sell, because if they subsequently reinvest in an established property, they will lose immediate access to those tax benefits. However, given the Melbourne property market’s significant underperformance over the past decade, investors are naturally…
If you’re interested in property, do you have all your ducks in a row and are ready to negotiate? At this point in the journey, it can often feel like all the heavy lifting is done and that negotiating and buying a property is just a small piece of the puzzle. While it can feel…
Are real estate agents honest, or do they just bend the truth enough to get the deal done without getting sued? It’s a question worth asking, because agents have had a bruised reputation for decades. In my years working alongside many different agents, I’ve seen the good, the bad and the occasional ugly. But let’s…
There is no doubt that our housing markets are facing challenges from all directions, but clearly they have remained more resilient than the property pessimists had predicted. To better understand what’s happening, this monthly collection of charts from Cotality paints an interesting picture. According to Cotality, Australia’s spring property market has failed to gain its usual…
