What lies ahead for Australia’s property market in 2025? Ray White’s 2025 Property Outlook Report highlights ten key trends set to shape residential and commercial real estate in the coming year. Let’s break these predictions down and explore what they mean for property investors, homeowners, and the broader market. 1. Rate cuts expected in 2025…
Australians are fed up. The housing crisis is no longer a distant policy issue—it’s personal, affecting millions who are struggling to find affordable homes to buy or rent. With a federal election coming up, voters have made it clear: they expect real solutions, and politicians who fail to deliver may face harsh consequences at the…
I know a reasonably common Google search is “what is Michael Yardney’s net worth ?” In fact, a question I’m asked frequently is, “Michael, what’s your net worth?” And while I can understand that this may be of interest to some people, I’m sorry to disappoint you… I don’t answer this question with a definitive…
Australia’s property market has once again demonstrated its resilience and unparalleled potential for wealth creation, with the latest Domain Profit and Loss Report revealing that property sales have reached record-breaking profit levels. The report, which examines sales across the nation, shows that an impressive 96% of houses and 90.7% of units resold for a profit…
Over the past few years, the Australian property market has seen a pronounced disparity in price growth between houses and units. Historically, houses have always commanded higher prices and demonstrated superior value growth compared to units. Data from the last four years confirms this trend overwhelmingly. However, recent developments indicate that this gap may be…
Australia’s housing crisis has become a fierce political battle that could have major implications for the next federal election. As I see it, the fierce battle over housing is set to intensify and define the next federal election as Labor, the Coalition and the Greens target a growing cohort of voters who believe they’ve been…
We’re now 16 months in to a new property cycle. Early in 2023 our housing markets reset, and property values started rising, despite the fact that the RBA kept raising interest rates. So what happened? What changed? And what does it mean for the future of our property markets? To help understand what’s ahead and…
It’s a bold statement, but it’s true. For some of you who are reading this right now, 2024 will absolutely be the worst possible time you could consider buying a property. There is the spectre of interest rates and inflation remaining higher for longer than we hoped, the continual media coverage predicting economic challenge, some…
In an unexpected turn in the Australian property market, Adelaide and Perth are now nearly as pricey as Melbourne for the first time in up to 15 years, according to recent data. According to the latest CoreLogic Home Value Index, Adelaide’s median dwelling price jumped to $734,173 in March, a 1.4% increase, while Perth’s median…
With many commentators forecasting what’s ahead for property in 2024, many are focusing on the times we’ve experienced over the last few years and trying and extract the lessons we’ve learned. Rather than do that, today I’d like to remind you of some of the foundational principles I use to grow my wealth. Let’s look…
