House Price Growth Softens in July While median property prices dropped again slightly in July, most markets are still higher than they were 12 months ago. PropTrack’s latest data shows dwelling values dropped in all but two locations – Regional South Australia (up by 0.6%) and Darwin (up by 0.1%). Prices remain steady in Regional […]
Downsizing On Hold One in three older Australian homeowners are postponing plans to downsize. A new survey from Seniors First shows that 33.7% of homeowners aged over 55 have put their sale plans on hold as the property market softens. Two thirds of those surveyed say they would prefer to access equity through a reverse
Mortgage Offset Account Failings Some of the nation’s biggest banks have been caught short-changing borrowers with mortgage offset accounts. A review by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission of 204,000 loans settled between March and August 2025 shows administrative errors resulted in some customers unknowingly paying thousands more in interest and adding years to the
Approvals Rising – But Not Enough Building approvals increased in June, but not enough to reach housing targets, according to new Australian Bureau of Statistics data. Approvals are up by 7.2% in June to 18,328 dwellings. ABS head of construction statistics Daniel Rossi says private sector house approvals rose 0.4% in June – the sixth
Clearance Rate Rebound Auction clearance rates are beginning to claw their way back with results rising over the past two weekends. In the week ending July 26, the combined capital city auction clearance rate rose to 49.7% and last weekend it rose to 53.6%. Despite the increases in recent weeks, clearance rates remain below
Courier Mail Investor hotspots revealed The suburbs delivering the biggest rental returns are emerging as the new battleground for investors as sweeping tax changes reshape buying behaviour and Brisbane’s property market begins to cool. With Brisbane home prices falling for the first time in more than three years, many buyers have hit pause, but research
Price Weakness Unlikely To Last While demand for property has softened in recent weeks, new analysis from Deloitte predicts any fall in home prices will be temporary. It says Australia is still not approving or building nearly enough homes for its population, with many approved projects yet to begin construction, which means ongoing demand will
Where All Property Types Are Firing Queensland has overtaken Western Australia to become Australia’s strongest multi-sector property market for the first time, according to the Australian Property Institute quarterly survey. Australian Property Institute Chief Economist Dr Sherman Chan says Queensland is the only state where residential, office, retail, industrial and agricultural property markets are all
Investors Taking a Breather New data shows investors are taking a breather as they continue to digest how Federal Budget changes affect them. Loan Market Group data shows investor loan applications have dropped by 31% since early February. Owner-occupier applications dropped by 26% during the same period. Loan Market executive chairman Sam White says it
New Home Buyers Cautious New home sales levels remain higher than last year – despite a 4.6% decline in June, according to the Housing Industry Association. Its survey of Australia’s largest volume home builders shows sales dropped 4.6% in June but remain 18.4% higher than the previous financial year. Over the past 12 months, new
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