Australia’s Property Market Is Shifting: Why First-Home Buyers Are Getting Cold Feet For a while, it felt like everyone was rushing to buy. Now, the mood has changed. Recent Cotality-backed reporting shows first-home buyers are pulling back, and as a buyer’s agent working with clients across Australia every day, we’re seeing it play out on […]
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The Australian Property Market in Mid-2026, What the Data Actually Says and What the Headlines Are Getting Wrong Two headlines ran in the same week in June 2026. One said Australian property prices were falling. Another said national values were still up 7.3% over the year. Both were technically accurate, but neither was enough to
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Three forces collided in 2026, and none of them happened quietly. The 2026 Federal Budget proposed major changes to negative gearing on 12 May. The RBA delivered its third cash rate rise of the year, taking the cash rate to 4.35%. And while housing supply remains under pressure, the National Housing Supply and Affordability Council’s
Australia’s Tax Overhaul Is Reshaping the Property Market Australia’s love affair with property investment is well known. For decades, investors have piled into the market using two powerful tax tools: negative gearing and the capital gains tax (CGT) discount. But right now, that’s changing, and if you’re in the market to buy (or thinking about
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Borrowing Power Has Quietly Shrunk by Up to $72,000 in 2026, Here Is What That Means for Your Property Strategy Right Now No single announcement delivered that figure. It accumulated quietly across three RBA rate decisions in February, March, and May 2026, each one adding to a compression in borrowing capacity that most buyers only
Australia Property Slowdown 2026: Should Buyers Wait? The Australian property market has shifted gears, and if you are a buyer sitting on the fence right now, this is worth reading carefully. Capital city sales have fallen from 32,863 in May 2025 to 27,342 in May 2026, that’s a drop of almost 17 per cent in
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Why Buying Property in Australia in 2026 Without a Buyer’s Agent Is Like Navigating Without GPS – And What It Costs You Ten years ago, navigating without GPS might have meant taking a wrong turn and eventually finding your way back. The same used to be true for buying investment property in Australia; the market
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What the Federal Budget Means for Property Buyers Right Now The 2026–27 Federal Budget has brought some major changes to the Australian housing and property investment landscape. And if you’re a buyer, whether you’re buying your first home or growing a portfolio, this is worth paying close attention to. Source Negative Gearing Is Changing: But
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Buyers Are Chasing Value And Smart Investors Are Already There The data is hard to ignore. Across Australia, buyers are moving. Not just within their cities, they’re heading out. Growth corridors, regional towns, outer suburbs. Anywhere the price tag makes sense and the future looks promising. In New South Wales, Port Macquarie, Dubbo and Orange
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Coalition Plan to Change 5% Deposit Scheme: What It Could Mean for Buyers Coalition Plan to Restrict 5% Deposit Scheme Raises Questions for Buyers, one of the most widely used home buying programs in the country, to Australian citizens only. This could mean permanent residents may no longer be eligible if the proposal is implemented.
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