Australia has spent the last few years talking about its housing shortage as though the solution were relatively straightforward: release more land, speed up planning approvals, encourage higher density and build more homes. And, of course, we need to do all of those things. But there is another constraint that doesn’t receive nearly enough attention,…
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…
For most property investors, Capital Gains Tax is something they usually think about when they’re preparing to sell. But the coming changes to Australia’s CGT regime mean there is an important date investors should be thinking about well before their property ever goes on the market. From 1 July 2027, the current 50% CGT discount for…
Australia’s rental crisis has been building for years, but new figures suggest the pressure could become even worse. We already know Australia doesn’t have enough homes. Vacancy rates remain tight, rents have risen substantially and population growth continues to create new households requiring somewhere to live. Yet at precisely the time we need more rental…
Australia’s migration boom is losing momentum, and that raises some important questions for our property markets. Migration has been a major driver of housing demand in recent years, particularly in our capital cities, where most new arrivals initially settle. However, the latest ABS figures confirm that the extraordinary post-pandemic surge is continuing to ease. At…
Australia’s property market continues to adjust, and the latest data reinforces something I’ve been saying for some time: there is no single Australian property market. One of the key developments this week was confirmation that the post-pandemic migration surge continues to ease. Net overseas migration fell to 292,100 in the year to March 2026, although…
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. That conversation has changed. Australia’s property downturn gathered sharp momentum in July, with Cotality’s national Home Value Index (HVI) falling 0.7% – the…
There’s something psychologically powerful about a suburb joining the “million-dollar club”. Crossing that seven-figure threshold attracts headlines and creates the impression that property values have permanently moved to a higher level. Yet property markets don’t move in straight lines, and the latest figures are just another reminder that median prices can move backwards. According to…
Most auction markets reported lower clearance rates from the usual surge in pre-Grand Final listings over the past week. Weekly Auction Results to Saturday, September 19th 2026 Capital City This Week Last Week Same Week Last Year Auctions Rate Auctions Rate Auctions Rate Sydney 796 54.0% 706 57.8% 1153 78.0% Melbourne 913 59.3% 768 64.2%…
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Adelaide has recorded its third consecutive monthly decline, with values falling 0.8% in August and 1.6% across the three winter months. For a market that spent much of the past two years as one of the country’s most consistent performers, three months of continuous falls marks a definitive change in direction. The scale of what…
