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Australia’s housing market is showing clear signs of a turning point, according to Domain’s Market Insights for May, with a surge in listings across capital cities colliding with more cautious buyer behaviour, The shift comes as households continue to navigate cost-of-living pressures and interest rate uncertainty, with early indicators suggesting the balance of power is…

SQM Research’s Weekly Asking Prices Index for the week ending 26 May 2026 showed prices stalling nationally, with the major capital cities now in monthly decline. Nationally, house asking prices were unchanged over the month, while unit asking prices increased 0.7%. Combined dwelling asking prices rose a marginal 0.1%, leaving prices 10.4% higher year-on-year. However,…

The Australian property market in 2026 has entered genuinely new territory, with a another rate rise from the Reserve Bank and the most significant tax changes to property investment in nearly three decades landing within weeks of each other.  The three RBA rate rises this year delivered the shortest and shallowest rate-cutting cycle since inflation…

Capital city home prices have generally fallen over May reflecting the impact on affordability and confidence of this year’s three consecutive increases in official interest rates. The national capital city median house price fell by 0.8% over the May quarter to $1,287,476 compared to the April quarter, according to the latest data from My Housing…

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