March Home Approvals Plunge While building approvals took a dive in March, they are still 9% higher than at the same time last year. New Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show building approvals dropped by 10.5% between February and March, driven by a big drop in the number of units and townhouses approved. Although over […]
AI To Speed Up Approvals The Federal Budget has allocated funding for AI to be used to help speed up assessments of housing and energy projects awaiting environmental approval. It has allocated $105.9 million over four years to develop an AI tool to help with the assessments. It also commits $500 million to implement environmental
Hospital Boom Driving Property Markets A $160 billion hospital development boom is fuelling Australia’s next property hotspots. Fresh Start Advisory and Hotspotting’s From Wards to Wealth report shows the property markets which are set to benefit from Australia’s hospital and medical centre projects. Fresh Start Advisory CEO Frank Ambesi says there are 307 hospital and
Regions Outperforming Capital Cities Regional Australia’s property market continues to outperform, with new data showing that dwelling values are rising faster than in capital city markets. Regional dwelling values rose 3.3% over the three months to April, while the combined capital cities rose by 1.1%. Cotality analysis shows that Regional Western Australia is a standout
The States Investors Rate Queensland continues to be the state that many investors consider to have the best prospects in the next 12 months. The Q1, 2026 APIM Property Sentiment Report says that while Queensland remains dominant, activity has moderated from the peaks experienced in late 2024. About a third of respondents believe Queensland has
Build To Rent Surge Australia’s build-to-rent pipeline has surged to 51,000 apartments worth $40 billion. This is up from 39,300 apartments worth $30.1 billion a year earlier. Real estate and construction advisory firm BDO says that while Victoria still has the largest number of Build to Rent (BTR) apartments under construction, New South Wales has
Homeowners Cutting Spending Two-thirds of borrowers have cut spending to ensure they can manage their higher home loan repayments. At the same time, the latest Mortgage Choice home Loan Report shows that four in five prospective buyers are continuing to make sacrifices to save for a deposit. Takeaways, subscriptions, holidays and nights out are going
Where Transactions Are Rising Rising property values are not enough to dampen buyer enthusiasm, with new analysis showing almost 560,000 properties have changed hands in the past 12 months. Cotality data shows property sales totalled $576.5 billion, with transaction volumes up by 5% across Australia in the 12 months to April 2026. Regional areas are
Landlords Hit With Tax Changes The Federal Budget has announced major changes in housing taxes, limiting negative gearing to new builds and changing the way that Capital Gains Tax is calculated. Negative gearing will be limited to new builds from 1 July 2027, although investors will still be able to claim negative gearing on existing
Sunday Herald Sun Hospital projects signal future hotspots as demand a certainty By Nathan Mawby Billions of dollars spent on Melbourne hospital upgrades have been tipped to take pockets of the city’s struggling housing market off life support. New analysis suggests major health precinct projects in Footscray, Frankston and Melton could also significantly
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