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In Australia, the housing market remains robust despite inflated prices and persistent shortages. It continues to attract buyers, especially first-home buyers and long-term investors. Given the market’s unique fundamentals, economic drivers continue to shape the market through government incentives, tempered construction, and subdued supply. It becomes even more important to select premium locations and exercise […]

Australia’s property landscape is seeing a notable shift: many long-term investors are choosing to sell their properties. A recent poll found that a record number of 16.7% property investors sold at least one property in 2025. This is an increase from 14.1% in the previous year. These veteran landlords point to increasing land taxes, rising compliance costs

The RBA’s latest Senate hearing highlighted both opportunities and risks for new home buyers. Governor Michele Bullock noted that the expanded First Home Guarantee (now allowing purchase with just 5% deposit and no lenders’ mortgage insurance) will bring many more first-home buyers into the market. However, she warned this also means more borrowers with high

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left the cash rate unchanged at 3.60% in its September meeting. Governor Michele Bullock emphasised the Board’s cautious, data-driven approach – staying at current rates “meeting by meeting” and monitoring inflation trends. In fact, RBA minutes noted inflation is still above target and that the “decline in underlying inflation

Australia’s population is booming. ABS data shows the national population hit about 27.54 million in March 2025. That surge is driven by record migration, roughly 110,000 overseas arrivals in the March quarter and about 315,900 over the last year, far above the long-term annual average (~220,000). In short, more people = more homes needed. HIA

Australia’s landlords are under pressure. A recent PIPA survey reports a record 16.7% of property investors sold at least one property in 2025 – up from 14.1% in 2024. Faced with rising land taxes, compliance costs and policy uncertainty, many long-term investors feel the risk now outweighs the reward. In plain terms: they’re eager to

Governments are racing to use artificial intelligence (AI) to speed up housing approvals. In September 2025 the NSW government launched a tender for an AI system to review major development applications, a move labelled a “gamechanger” by planning minister Paul Scully. Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has since urged other states to follow suit. The goal

The spring selling season in Australia is here, and it’s already proving to be a busy time for buyers and sellers. Experts note that lower interest rates and pent-up demand are drawing more people into the market. A recent report from Canstar shows Sydney’s median house price is on track to rise by $154K, reaching

Cotality, a property adviser, says that  the Australian property market rose up again in August 2025 since there weren’t many houses for sale and a lot of people wanted to buy them.   The median price in the country rose 0.7% from July to A$848,858 (approximately US$551,588).   This was the greatest monthly gain since

Millennials have seen their property wealth shoot up by 169% in the last ten years, yet the dream of owning a home increasingly slips from their grasp.  Insights from KPMG and the ABS show that, while home values on paper make this group look rich, the reality is that fewer young Australians can make the