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…
There is no doubt that our housing markets are facing challenges from all directions, but clearly they have remained more resilient than the property pessimists had predicted. To better understand what’s happening, this monthly collection of charts from Cotality paints an interesting picture. According to Cotality, double-digit declines in home values would make little dent in…
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…
After several years of strong price growth across much of Australia, Domain’s latest FY27 Housing Market Forecast suggests the property market is entering a very different phase. The report highlights that Australia’s housing market has entered a more complex phase. Three rate hikes in the first half of 2026 have changed the landscape, and the…
If a picture paints a thousand words, then this collection of charts should do a pretty good job of painting the landscape as it affects our economy and our property markets. Each month the RBA summarises macroeconomic and financial market trends in Australia by providing a detailed chart pack. World Economy Australia’s economy doesn’t operate in…
Cotality’s national Home Value Index was flat in May, with the housing cycle continuing to weaken across most markets. Beneath the flat national result, Sydney and Melbourne are leading the downturn, with dwelling values falling by 0.9% and 0.8% respectively in May, to be 2.1% and 2.9% below their cyclical highs in November last year….
