Australian home prices fell for a sixth consecutive month in September, according to the latest PropTrack Home Price Index Report, as higher interest rates continued to constrain borrowing capacity and weigh on housing demand. Data show that national home prices declined 0.2% over the month and are now 3.3% below their March 2026 peak. Annual…
There’s something interesting happening inside Australian households right now. Ask consumers how they’re feeling and the answer is pretty clear: they’re under pressure. Groceries, electricity, insurance, transport and housing all cost more, while higher interest rates are squeezing borrowers and many households feel their standard of living has slipped. Yet Australians are still spending -…
If you’ve ever spent weeks inspecting a Melbourne property, paid for building and legal checks, and turned up to auction only to discover the seller wanted far more than the advertised price, you’ll understand why Victoria’s new rules have attracted attention. From October, buyers at all Victorian auctions will know the seller’s reserve price at…
Six months ago the conversation about Australian property was all about resilience, about how our markets kept climbing despite thirteen rate rises and a cost of living squeeze that refused to ease. Boy has that conversation has changed. Capital city dwelling values fell 1.1% over the past month and are now 1% lower than a…
Cotality’s national Home Value Index fell 1.1% in September, the sixth straight month of falling values. On a national basis, dwelling values are now 5.2% below their record highs from March 2026. Every capital city except Darwin recorded a fall in home values through the first month of spring, along with 71% of the regional…
Capital city home prices have continued to fall over September although the rate of decline has eased in most capitals compared to August results. The national capital city median house price fell by 1.0% over the September quarter to $1,212,850 compared to the August quarter, according to the latest data from My Housing Market. The September…
The Reserve Bank’s decision to lift the cash rate by a further 25 basis points is expected to place additional downwards pressure on housing demand, extending the market slowdown that has emerged during the current tightening cycle. The increase was widely anticipated, with inflation remaining too high and recent inflation outcomes stronger than the RBA…
Australia’s unemployment rate has risen again, even as the country added jobs. At the same time, fewer overseas students are coming into our education system, raising questions about demand for rental accommodation. Neither development gives us a simple forecast for property prices. But together with this weekend’s auction results, they show why buyers and investors…
Both buyer and seller sentiment have weakened this week with the anticipation of another interest rate rise from the RBA this month, resulting in continuing softening of Australia’s property markets, but the headline numbers disguise very different conditions across the country. Capital city dwelling values fell 1.1% over the past month and are now 1%…
The 2026 Intergenerational Report (IGR) is presented as a 40-year outlook, but reads like a defence of current policy. Housing – the major source of generational insecurity – barely appears. “Housing supply” occurs five times in 352 pages – see AI is of some use – while the report claims recent tax changes will create…
