Housing markets have predictably steadied into 2026 as the usual holiday impacts on buyer and seller numbers together with sharply reduced auction activity act to place downward pressure on prices following a booming 2025. The national capital city median house price increased marginally by 0.1% over the January quarter to $1,279,800 compared to the December…
Inflation has risen further above the Reserve Bank of Australia’s 2–3% target. There is now a very real prospect the Reserve Bank will feel it needs to increase interest rates at its meeting next week, with an announcement due on Tuesday afternoon. Inflation rose 3.8% in the year to December, up from 3.4% in the…
Confidence across Australia’s housing market remains strong entering 2026, but the mood is splitting along state lines as affordability and interest rate jitters reshape the landscape, new Cotality research shows. Findings from the Decoding 2026 report, based on responses from real estate agents and financial professionals across the property and finance sectors, show 87% of…
Most people think the biggest threat to their financial future is a market downturn, higher interest rates, or choosing the wrong investment. They’re wrong. In my experience, long-term wealth isn’t destroyed by bad markets. It’s eroded by bad decisions – often sensible-looking ones made with confidence and good intentions. That’s what makes these mistakes so…
Some commentators are already calling the top of the property market. After all, Sydney and Melbourne finished late 2025 with prices flat to slightly down on the headline numbers – enough to feed the “downturn is coming” narrative. But here’s the thing: a flat or falling median price doesn’t always mean falling values. Sometimes it’s…
Everyone wants the reward, yet very few are willing to pay the price. Not because they are lazy or weak, but because no one ever sat them down and explained a simple truth: Everything you want in life has a cost of entry. Not a penalty. Not a punishment. A price. The ticket you must…
What if I told you that most Australian employees are handing over far more tax than they need to… simply because they believe they don’t have options? What if the tax system isn’t as stacked against PAYG earners as you’ve been led to think…but you just haven’t been shown the right strategies? And what if…
SQM Research released its latest data on residential property vacancy rates. Australia’s national residential vacancy rate increased to 1.4% in December 2025, up from 1.3% in November. The total number of residential vacancies rose to 43,850 dwellings, reflecting a typical seasonal lift in available rental stock toward the end of the year. Despite the increase,…
New analysis from Cotality shows that since September last year, lower-priced homes – that is those under the expanded Home Guarantee Scheme price caps – have generally recorded stronger growth than higher-priced homes. Growth in home values has diverged based on whether properties fall under or above the scheme’s price caps. Quarterly Growth Trends Homes under…
Australia is at the precipice of a monumental shift in property ownership, thanks in large part to an aging population. The Baby Boomer generation is aging, and with that will come a massive transfer of wealth. Bernard Salt wrote an insightful column in The Australian – “Get ready for Australia’s great home inheritance avalanche,” suggesting…
