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Australian housing markets are gathering strength as we head further into spring, with September marking the strongest monthly gain for national dwelling values since October 2023. The Cotality Home Value Index (HVI) recorded a 0.8% increase in September, powered by robust growth conditions across the capital cities, where values rose 0.9% over the month. On…

Want to know what’s happening to the housing markets around Australia? Well… this monthly collection of charts from Cotality (formerly CoreLogic) paints an interesting picture. The fast-tracked expansion of the federal government’s Home Guarantee Scheme, effective from October 1, is set to significantly increase the range of suburbs available to first home buyers, according to…

Cotality’s national Home Value Index (HVI) rose 0.7% in August, the strongest month on month gain since May last year. The result pushed the annual change higher for the second month in a row, to 4.1%. The growth cycle has been gradually building momentum since the February rate cut, with buyer demand spurred by a…

What really drives property prices in Australia? Ask 10 people and you’ll get 12 opinions, most shaped by headlines, hip-pocket pressure, or political spin. But property markets don’t run on noise. They’re powered by a complex web of economic levers, social trends, and psychological triggers. As we are now moving into the next phase of…

Australian housing values rose by 0.6% in June, marking a fifth straight month of growth following the -0.3% dip seen between November and January. Monthly gains were recorded across almost every broad region of Australia, with Hobart (-0.2%), the only capital city or rest-of-state region to see a month-on-month fall. The June quarter saw national…

Like every other year, the commencement of this new year has ushered in a flurry of property market forecasts. And now that the RBA has delivered its first rate cut, like clockwork, media outlets are abuzz with projections from economists and market commentators, all eager to share their predictions about the trajectory of property prices,…

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