Every year, the media confidently predicts what’s ahead for our property markets. And every year, when we look back with the benefit of hindsight, a very different story emerges. Now that 2025 is well behind us, it’s time to check the scoreboard. Not to criticise for the sake of it, but because if you’re a…
Most investors are watching the wrong scoreboard. They’re fixated on the headline numbers: total population growth, migration caps, whether Australia hits 40 million by mid-century. Those figures make good media copy. But property markets aren’t driven by how many people we have. They’re driven by who those people are, what stage of life they’re in,…
National home prices increased in March to a new high, with Cotality’s national home value index rising by 0.7%, taking dwelling values 2.1% higher over the first quarter of the year. Perth surged 7.3% over the quarter, while Melbourne values are down -0.9% from the November high and the Sydney market is down -0.4%. Every…
Let’s be honest – if Australian politicians really wanted housing to be affordable, it would be by now. They’ve had decades to fix it. There have been inquiries, commissions, roundtables, and countless election promises. Billions have been thrown at “affordability schemes.” And yet, what do we have to show for it? Record-high property prices, with…
Capital city home prices have continued to rise over March despite another increase in official interest rates and growing uncertainty over the outlook for inflation and the global economy. The national capital city median house price increased by a solid 0.9% over the March quarter to $1,296,402 compared to the February quarter, according to the…
In early 2012, everyone had a reason not to buy in Sydney. We know how that ended. The best property markets rarely feel like the best property markets when you’re standing in them. And I’ll be honest – for the last few years, it’s been hard to make a bullish case for Melbourne without immediately…
Playing monopoly was a tradition in our family for a long time. Unfortunately, the game doesn’t come out as often these days – I guess I don’t play board games much anymore. In the good old days, I played Monopoly with my parents when I was young, with my children when they were young, and…
Australian housing resale profits strengthened in the December quarter, with the share of properties selling at a gain rising to its highest level in more than two decades. Of the 102,000 resales analysed in Cotality’s Pain & Gain report, 95.9% recorded a profit, up slightly from 95.6% in the previous quarter and the strongest result…
Australia’s housing loan market is facing potential headwinds, particularly in the investor segment, amid speculation around changes to the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) discount for investors and a cap on negative gearing. Despite that, according to Money.com.au’s latest State-by-State Mortgage Insights Report, home lending growth is forecast to hit 7% in 2026 (to 594,279 loans),…
We’re already into 2026, and the last few months have been a time when little creatures come out of hibernation – they’re called forecasters, and their predictions of what lies ahead of us abound. These relate to all areas, particularly property, because almost anyone who owns real estate would give their second garage to know…
