The property market is buzzing again – and this week, the numbers confirm it. Unemployment has nudged lower, the RBA has cut rates, and auction markets around the country are showing signs of boomtime energy. But what does all this really mean for property buyers, sellers, and investors? In this week’s Property Insider chat, Dr….
Want to know what’s happening to the housing markets around Australia? Well… this monthly collection of charts from Cotality (formerly CoreLogic) paints an interesting picture. The pace of annual rental growth across Australia’s capital cities has picked up for the first time in more than two years, sparking concerns over renewed pressure on housing inflation,…
Imagine waking up every day for the past five years and discovering your home just earned you over $1,000 in the last 24 hours. For homeowners in nearly 20 Australian suburbs, that wasn’t fantasy; it was actually reality. Recent data from PropTrack has highlighted an astonishing trend: nearly 200 suburbs across the country saw median…
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…
What’s the Australian housing market likely to do in fiscal 26? And are we staring down the barrel of a recession? I get asked about the R word a lot these days. Increasingly so. So, let’s tackle both, because the two are more intertwined than most think. The recession question First things first. Are we…
The concept of ‘living within your means’ used to be a simple way of life. In years gone by, credit cards and personal loans were much more difficult to obtain, so there was really no other option. Today, however, we live in a society that offers easy access to unsecured credit. With the average Australian…
Almost five years ago, I shared evidence that pointed to investment-grade apartments entering a growth cycle within a few years. That prediction hasn’t materialised as prices have remained relatively flat since 2020. But could that finally be about to change? My past work on this subject As noted above, I published a report in October 2020 analysing…
For decades, property development has been perceived as the exclusive domain of the ultra-wealthy, those with deep pockets, vast land holdings, and access to elite financial networks. But this myth is not only outdated, it’s actively misleading. Today, property development is more accessible than ever, and it’s not just about building high-rise towers or sprawling…
Australian residential asking prices posted modest growth in early August, with the national combined dwelling price rising 0.3% week-on-week to $918,674, according to SQM Research’s Weekly Asking Prices Index. All houses nationally rose 0.1% over the week to $1,008,727, reflecting sustained momentum across broader housing categories. The rolling quarter saw house prices lift 2.7%, and…
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…
