Yesterday
Suburbs tipped to have the highest growth this year
First home buyers will battle investors in outer-suburban markets as growth in house prices outpaces wages, pushing buyers further out.
This Month
Home price growth is losing steam after an 8.6pc jump in 2025
Sydney’s dwelling values have grown faster than the national average $71,400 gain, but December’s data shows this year could be quite different.
December 2025
House price growth flatlines as buyers hold back
Less than two thirds of homes listed for auction last week sold – the lowest rate in a year. Adding to the seasonal slowdown are buyers’ fears about interest rates.
$43m write-down reveals true cost of NSW’s shared home equity scheme
Shared equity schemes such as Help to Buy allow part-owners of a home the whole benefit of rent-free living. In NSW, that amounts to a $42,146 cost per property.
First home buyers can afford only 12pc of properties
The number of suburbs affordable to first home buyers has diminished considerably, but Australians aren’t giving up on the home ownership dream.
Wentworth Park greyhound track to become green space for 2500 homes
NSW Premier Chris Minns will promise more homes after a warning from Sydney mayor Clover Moore not to backtrack on moving greyhound racing out of the precinct.
Paved with gold: Australia’s most expensive streets revealed
New data shows Bellevue Hill in Sydney’s inner east is home to some of the most expensive streets in the country. Melbourne has just one in the top 10.
Sydney’s affordability crisis pushes buyers west of the ‘Red Rooster line’
A grim picture emerges from analysis of where a couple on average incomes can affordably buy a house. Economists say entrenched NIMBYism is one cause.
Retired surgeon offloads Point Piper beachfront for $37m
A resort-style sits on Seven Shillings Beach, where neighbours include tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes and Caledonia’s CIO Will Vicars.
November 2025
Perth house prices tipped to jump 16pc as buyers race to smaller capitals
Dwelling prices in the smaller capital cities are expected to accelerate faster than in Sydney and Melbourne, according to SQM Research. Not everyone agrees.
Brisbane ‘good value’, as $1.7m from auction goes to animal charity
The spring homes selling season is having a weaker end than expected as buyers confidence drops slightly due to interest rate cuts looking less likely.
Sydney median house price to hit $1.9m, records for all cities in 2026
All capital cities are expected to reach record median values next year, with the first home buyer scheme a key factor pushing prices higher.
Scape’s Stephen Gaitanos snaps up $50m Bellevue Hill mansion
Scape’s Stephen Gaitanos and wife Emma have emerged as the buyers of the Victoria Road mansion sold by Plenary Group’s Paul Oppenheim and his wife Cathie.
First legal challenge against Woollahra-style rezoning set to fold
A north shore Sydney council is poised to drop its legal challenge to transport oriented development zones, after NSW government agreed to a rezoning compromise
Oldest home in one of the most expensive suburbs asking $35m
A grand mansion once home to Australian poet and author Dorothea Mackellar has joined Sydney’s trophy market.
Hefty fines for underquoting in NSW as property market heats up
The NSW government has proposed tough new penalties to crack down on the use of misleading price guides, which ban frustrate and disappoint buyers.
This home came in kit parts: Could it save 20pc on a new build?
The NSW government is taking a bet on modern methods of construction to help solve the housing crisis, but faces doubts on cost reduction and part importation.
Lisa Wilkinson, Peter FitzSimons buy $15m harbour-view ‘Castle’
The high-profile pair have downsized to a harbour-view penthouse atop a historic Mosman block, complete with 360-degree views across Sydney.
Minns to western Sydney: it’s time eastern suburbs soaked up housing
Sydney’s east and north need to ‘pay up’, making up for years of lower population growth while outer suburbs took more than their share, NSW premier says.
October 2025
APRA warning as investor lending growth hits 10-year high
Regulators have warned banks they might have to rein in lending to property investors as new loans rise at the fastest pace in a decade.