Booming capital city housing markets have continued to surge over February despite an increase in official interest rates. Overall results however were mixed, with seasonal impacts continuing to subdue notably the Melbourne and Sydney markets. The national capital city median house price increased marginally by 0.1% over the February quarter to $1,281,612 compared to…
Every investor eventually faces this uncomfortable question: How do I know when it’s time to sell an underperforming investment property? It’s not an easy decision. In fact, it’s one of the hardest decisions property investors make because it challenges two powerful human forces – loss aversion and the sunk-cost fallacy. We hang on because we’re…
New research from Cotality reveals a significant shift in attitudes toward property ownership among younger Australians, particularly young women, raising fresh questions about whether the traditional “Australian Dream” is slipping out of reach. Cotality’s 6th annual Women and Property Report shows that property ownership is considered less important by Australian women in both the Millennial…
If you’ve followed the property market for any length of time, you already know first-home buyers have never had it easy. But the latest numbers from the Domain First-Home Buyer Report 2026 suggest the challenges have shifted into a new gear. The report found that rising entry-level home prices have offset the benefits of lower…
You can feel it building again, can’t you? Watch a YouTube video, listen to a podcast or scroll social media and you’ll hear the same confident line being repeated like it’s gospel: “Property moves in an 18-year cycle… and 2026 is the year it all blows up.” A surprising number of commentators are quoting it,…
If you’ve been shaking your head at recent property price growth, you’re not alone. Australians everywhere are asking the same question: “How on earth can property values keep rising when affordability is so stretched, interest rates are still high and unlikely to fall further, and many people seem to be struggling with the cost of…
Markets shift, technology evolves, governments adjust policy, yet the core drivers of property wealth don’t change. What does matter – human behaviour, scarcity, quality and patience – stays constant even when everything else seems uncertain. So today I’d like to discuss a few things that never change in a world that never stops changing, because…
If you’ve been watching Australia’s property markets lately, you’d be forgiven for thinking everything comes down to interest rates. Every headline tells the same story. Rates up. Rates down. Rate cuts coming. Rate cuts delayed. Apparently, that’s all that matters. But here’s the uncomfortable truth. Interest rates don’t decide where housing demand shows up. They…
Imagine being told that after a lifetime of working hard, paying taxes, saving diligently, and raising a family, you’ve somehow become part of Australia’s problem. That your success – owning a home, saving in superannuation, or simply living longer – is now evidence of “intergenerational unfairness.” That’s the message emerging from the Albanese government’s latest…
Brace yourself. New modelling by PropTrack suggests that Australia is on the cusp of a property divide, with values in many suburbs poised to double by 2030 if recent trends continue, while other locations are likely to stagnate or decline. I know this sounds dramatic, but if the research highlighted in realestate.com.au is correct, this…
