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  Australia’s Price Growth Hotspots While national property price growth has eased in the past 12 months, new analysis reveals the locations that are still outperforming, with many still in the broader capital city markets. Cotality (formerly CoreLogic) analysis shows that in the 12 months to May, the strongest locations were in Perth and Adelaide. […]

Units Outperform Houses Australia’s unit market is continuing to outperform its freestanding house market. The latest data from PropTrack shows nationally and at a capital city level that unit price growth outpaced house price growth in the 12 months to May 2025. There were four capital cities, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Melbourne (although both its

Auctions Already Picking Up With the Easter holidays and ANZAC Day long weekend, now done and dusted Australia’s auction market is expected to pick up pace again. Although with another long weekend looming in some states for Labour Day next week and the Federal Election on Saturday, it may take a little longer to return

Still Bargains To Be Found There are still some bargains to be found in the Australian property market with new analysis showing there are 43 suburbs where you can buy a house or unit for less than $400,000. The Northern Territory features the most prominently in the PropTrack affordable market list, with 22 suburbs with

 Banks Keep Cutting Banks are continuing to independently drop interest rates outside of Reserve Bank of Australia cuts. Although the RBA does not meet to decide interest rates again until mid-May, many are already predicting it will cut rates again In the lead up to the ANZAC Day long weekend, eight banks dropped their fixed

Australia’s Top Rental Yields Strong rents throughout Australia mean there are plenty of locations returning extremely high rental yields, but investors need to be wary of selecting a location based on yield alone. New analysis by Savings.com of the top 100 Australian suburbs and towns with the highest rental yields shows there are 18 locations

Terry’s View – Lazy Policy Won’t Fix Crisis In yet another case of lazy policy thinking and really bad media behaviour, we’re now seeing older Australians being blamed for the nation’s worsening housing crisis. The Retirement Living Council suggests more than 59,000 homes in Australia could be “freed up” if retirees weren’t fearful that selling

Rent Surge Returns in Early 2025 After slowing late last year, rent prices have surged again, with PropTrack reporting a 1.6% rise in the March 2025 quarter. The national median weekly rent now sits at $630, up 5% from a year ago—adding around $1,560 annually for tenants. REA Group economist Anne Flaherty said, “The speed

Million-Dollar Median Now in Five Cities Adelaide has officially joined Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Canberra as the fifth Australian capital city with a median house price above $1 million, according to Domain’s March House Price Report. Adelaide’s median now sits at $1,000,202. While house prices continue to climb, growth has slowed to a third of

Listings Rise, Prices Lift Australia’s housing market is showing fresh momentum, with falling interest rates boosting buyer confidence and listings. NAB executive Denton Pugh says the sector has “reached a turning point” following the RBA’s February rate cut, with further reductions expected. “This isn’t a boom, but the tone has changed,” he said, citing a