Today
Why Australia is building fewer – not more – homes
Australia needs more new homes but the post-pandemic surge in costs makes development viable only when targeting downsizers and empty nesters.
- Michael Bleby
This Month
The suburbs where house prices slumped by up to $288k in three months
The pressures of high interest rates and poor affordability triggered a decline in median house values in some of the country’s most expensive markets.
- Nila Sweeney
Sydney’s home values on course to fall in the coming months
The sharp rise in listings along with high interest rates and worsening housing affordability has slowed price growth across the board.
- Nila Sweeney
September
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- Luxury property
‘Induces laziness’: $6m east coast headland hits market
One of Queensland’s original newspaper dynasties has offered their Capricorn Coast retreat for the first time in 90 years.
- Bonnie Campbell
These newly minted million-dollar suburbs are breaking records
More neighbourhoods are poised to cross the seven-figure median milestone in the coming months as prices continue to rise.
- Nila Sweeney
RBA decision to hold on rates won’t help home buyers: experts
The housing market won’t get much of a boost from the RBA’s decision to keep rates steady, although some investors may be willing to jump in early.
- Nila Sweeney
Cheap no more: where the buyer rush has blunted home affordability
Housing affordability has worsened sharply in some of the country’s cheaper areas amid strong demand.
- Nila Sweeney
Where sellers scored a $600,000 profit flipping houses
Houses around the country sold within two to four years of purchase rewarded sellers with handy solid profits, according to CoreLogic.
- Nila Sweeney
The $1.5m sale that shows Gold Coast buildings and people are ageing
Housing stock is being recycled on a key part of Australia’s coastline. But sales that make sense on paper aren’t always easy to achieve.
- Michael Bleby
Substantial rate cuts needed before buyers will return: experts
Even a 0.25 percentage point reduction in the cash rate would have little impact on affordability for most middle and lower income buyers.
- Nila Sweeney
The suburbs where housing risks are rising
Risks of sharper house price declines are emerging across many areas in Melbourne as listings surge and demand falls.
- Nila Sweeney
Unit owners hold tight as growth slows and transaction costs rise
Hold periods for units have blown out above the decade average as owners delay selling.
- Nila Sweeney
A $1.4m sale plays the Brisbane and Melbourne markets – and wins
It wasn’t on purpose, but a young couple bought and sold in two capital city markets at just the right time.
- Michael Bleby
Adelaide, Perth overtake Melbourne home values
The shift in ranking was partly compositional, but it also reflected Melbourne’s deepening downturn.
- Nila Sweeney
August
Number of homes for sale soar ahead of spring
Fresh listings are surging in some of the more expensive housing markets in Sydney and Melbourne as sellers rush to beat the competition.
- Nila Sweeney
What home buyers want, according to search results
Home buyers’ priorities are shifting as cost-of-living considerations rise, making some lifestyle features less desirable.
- Nila Sweeney
The suburbs where every seller pocketed $1m profit
Residential profits surged to a record high in the past financial year, boosted by strong price gains, according to Domain.
- Nila Sweeney
Mortgage stress warning as owners sell despite falling prices
Home vendors in some pockets of regional Victoria are facing the toughest selling conditions in the country.
- Nila Sweeney
$5m Sydney home undershoots reserve, shows ‘level-headedness’ is back
As more residences come to market, buyers grappling with still-high rates and cost-of-living pressures will negotiate hard with vendors.
- Michael Bleby
Why Brisbane’s housing market could be the next to ease
Pockets of weakness are finally emerging in Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, the star performers of the nation’s remarkable housing boom.
- Nila Sweeney