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
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
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Melbourne is ‘dead’, says property mogul
Nigel Satterley, Australia’s biggest private residential land developer, dismissed fears the good times are over for Perth’s property market.
- Tom Rabe
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
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
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
Houses at $500k discounts in these prestige regions
House prices in popular areas such as Byron Bay have slumped by as much as $570,000 since peaking two years ago.
- Nila Sweeney
Share of $1m suburbs blows out in Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane
The share of suburbs across Australia with a median house price of more than $1million is poised to surge in the next six months.
- Nila Sweeney
The most expensive house sales outside Sydney
Recent sales of premium homes in top regional areas could challenge Sydney’s status as the country’s most expensive housing market.
- Nila Sweeney
Unit prices rising faster than houses in 60pc of all suburbs
Units are predicted to continue to outperform houses in the foreseeable future, even as the gap in values widens.
- Nila Sweeney
Two surprising cities to pass Melbourne home values within a month
The shift in the ranks comes as prices continue to increase sharply across Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane, while Victoria’s capital and Sydney weaken.
- Nila Sweeney