If you want to build wealth for your family, it helps to start with a plan rather than the property listings. It’s very easy to get distracted by all the headlines right now. Inflation is proving stubborn, interest rates remain a pressure point, and the federal government is facing growing scrutiny over its policies and…
For generations, Australians have responded to housing affordability pressures in a predictable way – when the home they wanted became too expensive, they moved further from the city. But something important is changing. Australia’s affordability problem has become so entrenched that many buyers are making a different compromise. Rather than simply changing where they live, they…
Australia’s housing market has entered a new phase, and the consequences are likely to extend well beyond homeowners watching the estimated value of their property decline. According to a new NAB Economics report, national dwelling prices are expected to fall by around 7% from peak to trough, following growth of 8.8% during 2025. NAB forecasts…
Capital city home prices have continued to fall sharply over August with no sign yet of the usual pre-spring revival in activity. The national capital city median house price fell by 1.8% over the August quarter to $1,226,833 compared to the July quarter, according to the latest data from My Housing Market. The August result was…
As the weather starts to warm, green shoots typically begin to emerge in the property market. The spring and summer season historically sees vendor activity rise, with a surge in new listings and an increase in auction volumes following the winter lull, particularly in the southern states. This spring could prove to be cooler than…
Are you wondering where property prices are headed and how long we will remain in the doldrums? Every property cycle eventually poses the same question to investors: is this a genuine crash, a soft landing, or something in between? Right now, with national prices falling and confidence at near record lows, those questions are louder…
Australia’s property downturn gathered sharp momentum in July, with Cotality’s national Home Value Index (HVI) falling 0.7% – the largest single -month decline since December 2022. The downturn is no longer confined to Sydney and Melbourne, as cumulative demand -side pressures pulled previously resilient mid -sized capitals into negative territory. Sydney and Melbourne continue to…
For the last few years Australia’s property markets seemed almost unstoppable, but the latest Domain House Price Report suggests we’ve now reached a very different stage of the property cycle. Domain’s June Quarter 2026 House Price Report revealed the broad-based housing boom that has driven Australian property markets for more than three years has come to…
Are you looking for a sign to make sense of our crazy property markets? Australia’s property markets are sending mixed signals right now, and the only way to make sense of them is to break the data down into a series of indicators. Some tell us what has already happened, some tell us what’s happening…
Cotality’s national Home Value Index (HVI) dropped 0.4% in June, marking the largest month-on-month fall since December 2022. A 1.2% decline in Sydney home values served as the most significant drag on the headline result. Melbourne followed closely with a 1.0% decline, while ACT values fell 0.6%. The mid-sized capitals recorded a sharp slowdown in…
