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Research by two groups that represent investors and professionals working in the property industry shows tens of thousands more property investors...

One of Australia’s largest banks has identified so-called “megatrends” shaping Australia’s property markets.

For the third year in a row, the company behind PropTrack data analytics and Australia’s largest real estate listings site - realestate.com.au - has...

Australians made a record $295,000 median profit when reselling residential properties in 2024, even with value gains in the market slowing down...

A regular survey of nearly 600 property professionals has found that the industry expects less homes than average will be built over the next year.

The Chief Economist at REA Group’s PropTrack has penned a review of 2024, using charts to illustrate the performance of the residential property...

Each year, CoreLogic wraps up the year in property with its “Best of the Best” report, spotlighting top-performing markets and looking ahead to the...

As was widely expected, the Reserve Bank of Australia has NOT delivered an early Christmas present to Australians with a mortgage - opting at its...

New data from one of the nation’s biggest real estate chains suggests the recent surge in properties coming onto the market for sale is ending.

New polling confirms that housing will be a key issue at the next Federal election, due to be held in the first half of 2025. 

Every three months, Australian Property Investor (API) magazine asks its readers to respond to a series of questions about the property market and...

New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show the number of dwellings approved to be built in October 2024 rose slightly, but still fell...

Australian housing values have recorded their slowest month of growth since January 2023.

A fascinating new study from the nation’s leading independent housing institute shows the number of Australians renting is growing across almost all...

Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows the monthly Consumer Price Index or inflation indicator in the year to October 2024 was 2.1%.

The Albanese government has scored a major win in the last sitting week of federal parliament for 2024, with the Greens Party caving in to pressure...

New research for Australia’s leading independent housing think-tank has highlighted the role so-called ‘Mum and Dad’ landlords can play in helping to...

A new report from two property research companies proposes an innovative solution to the national housing crisis, which would bring much needed...

It’s one of the biggest apparent contradictions in the property space:

New figures from REA Group show the number of vacant rental properties in Australia has edged up to its highest level since July last year.

Georgia Allan is a demographer and population expert who works on the housing team at Informed Decisions or id, a consultancy that works with local...

There’s been plenty of stories in the media lately about property investors selling up, particularly in states like Victoria and New South Wales,...

New data from REA Group’s PropTrack shows suburbs in Queensland and Greater Melbourne are overwhelmingly the top destinations for investors looking...

For decades, Australians have looked to Noel Whittaker for financial advice that’s easy to understand.

There’s been a lot written about why the Albanese government will have difficulty meeting its National Housing Accord aspiration to build 1.2 million...

Australian property buyers are demanding greater transparency and more detailed information on real estate listings, and they’re not scared to take...

In one of the most extraordinary political comebacks of all time, Donald Trump has regained the US presidency with a resounding victory over Democrat...

The board of the Reserve Bank of Australia has decided to leave interest rates on hold at its Melbourne Cup Day meeting and also appears to have...

Property investing can seem overwhelming sometimes, full of decisions - like whether to buy an existing home and renovate to rent, or alternatively...

Three new property reports indicate conditions in Australia’s residential property market are moving in favour of buyers, as high interest rates and...

All-important quarterly data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows inflation is continuing to fall in Australia, but probably not fast...

Australia’s most high profile real estate agent has warned that the era of low interest rates in Australia is over.

Congratulations to new Premier David Crisafulli and the Liberal-National Party on their election win—albeit by a slim margin—in last Saturday’s...

Extended pandemic lockdowns and state government taxes that have been roundly criticised by business and property lobby groups have given Victoria a...

The nation’s peak big business group, the Business Council of Australia (BCA), has released a major new report on housing, saying it believes it has...

Housing will be a key policy battleground at the upcoming Federal election after the Coalition unveiled an ambitious plan aimed at speeding up...

The Reserve Bank of Australia hasfinally put to bed the lie that “greedy” landlords have made rents unsustainable by passing on their increased...

In more bad news for Australia’s embattled tenants, rental vacancies have started falling again.

Australia’s two largest capital cities, Sydney and Melbourne, have been experiencing a mass exodus, with young people moving to outer suburbs and...

If you read a lot of property stories in the media or surf investor blogs or websites, it’s not long before you’ll find someone complaining about the...

CoreLogic’s latest housing chart pack clearly shows the strong influence of property investors on the real estate market.

New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics underlines the considerable challenges facing the construction industry as it struggles to build...

New data from PropTrack indicates the pace of rental price growth around Australia is slowing as more available stock comes to market.

Recent data has shown that Australian home price growth is slowing as more homes are listed on the market, and affordability constraints from high...

New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show lending for housing grew in August 2024, with property investors leading the way.

If you scan newspaper headlines, you might think that Australia’s most expensive property market is about to undergo a massive correction.

You may have seen in the news recently that Australia’s population has officially passed 27 million.

New home value and price data from two major real estate analytics firms clearly show balance in the property market is shifting in favour of buyers,...

Almost exactly two years ago, a major Australian investment bank issued a dire warning.

The Albanese government is again mulling changes to the rules governing property investment, according to reports in Nine newspapers.

New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows Australian inflation has slowed substantially, chalking up its lowest reading in three...

The board of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has decided to keep the nation’s official cash rate at a 13-year high of 4.35% after its September...

Housing affordability in Australia has deteriorated over the past year to reach its worst level since records began, according to new data from REA...

America’s central bank has slashed interest rates, in a move that could have implications for Australia.

A major survey of Australian property investors points to an even tighter rental market, with an increasing number of investors selling a property in...

Politicians often say things that don’t make a lot of sense or are just plain silly.“I don’t hold a hose, mate,” was Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s...

A major economic forecaster says interest rate cuts are unlikely in Australia until at least the second quarter of next year, while continuing...

Brisbane recently gained the dubious distinction of having the second most expensive capital city property market in Australia, moving ahead of...

New data from the Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) shows that housing affordability has dropped to its lowest point since the industry body...

A new forecast shows Australia is moving further and further away from achieving the National Housing Accord target of building 1.2 million new homes...

Lured by a very tight rental market and good yields, investors are piling into Australian residential property.

The Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock has doubled down on her message that there won’t be rate cuts in the near term, bluntly warning that some...

If you suffer from hayfever, you’ve no doubt already had a physical reminder that Spring is here, particularly in Melbourne, which has the dubious...

New economic growth data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has underlined the parlous state of the Australian economy, which has chalked...

New data from two analytics firms shows that Australian residential property reached new price and value records in August 2024, although both...

If you suffer from hay fever, you’ll no doubt already have had a physical reminder that Spring is here….

Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows annual inflation in Australia moderated in July 2024, down from 3.8% in June.

A new report from property analytics company Hotspotting and depreciation experts Washington Brown has identified ten investment-grade locations that...

Following the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) August decision to leave the cash rate on hold at a 12-year high of 4.35%, Governor Michele Bullock...

Australia’s holiday mecca - the Gold Coast - now boasts the second most expensive house prices in Australia, according to new data from Ray White...

Everyone loves a bit of good-natured rivalry, so when Adelaide was recently named one of the world’s 20 most beautiful cities by an influential...

As part of a ministerial and cabinet reshuffle to reset and prepare for the next election, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has moved Clare O’Neil...

Two of Australia’s big four banks have released new housing forecasts, which show the resilience of the residential property market, despite the...

A legendary property industry veteran says the current high interest rate environment presents “outstanding opportunities” for property investors in...

Comparison website Finder.com has just unveiled its latest list of the best and worst suburbs to invest in across Australia, with the inner and...

New data from REA Group’s PropTrack shows rental vacancy rates across Australia remain extremely low - barely changing in a year.

There have been plenty of recent claims that rental reforms—introduced by state governments to give tenants more certainty—are a massive disincentive...

There’s been a lot of talk lately—particularly from politicians, lobby groups, and developers—about the merits of “Build To Rent” or BTR and the...

The building industry has warned that investment in new homes in Australia will continue to suffer if inflation and interest rates don’t begin to...

The Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has decided to keep the cash rate on hold at 4.35% following its August monetary policy meeting,...

New loan data has underlined the strength of the property market, showing that the average owner-occupier loan size is rising by $154 every day.

New figures for July 2024 from two different data houses show conditions in property markets across the country are diverging, with continuing strong...

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is unlikely to raise interest rates again at its August board meeting following the release of key inflation data...

The Federal’s government’s ambition to build 1.2 million affordable and well-located homes over the next five years looks even further out of reach,...

A body that represents hundreds of people working in the property investment space says the first six months of 2024 have seen a continuation of...

Australian home prices rose across the combined capital cities for the sixth consecutive quarter, according to a new analysis from Domain Group. This...

There have been plenty of doom and gloom stories in the media lately about property prices in Sydney - not about home prices falling, but rather...

New data from REA Group’s PropTrack shows rents have increased 9.1% nationally since June last year, while the number of properties available to rent...

Australia will fall more than 260,000 homes short of the nationally agreed target of building 1.2 million new homes by mid-2029, according to a...

Regional migration continues to dominate Australian housing trends, with city-dwellers led by millennials leaving Sydney and Melbourne in droves,...

New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has raised more questions about the Federal government’s ambitious target of building 1.2...

With the end of the 2023-24 financial year, you may have seen news stories looking at the performance of Australian residential property over the...

After years of high costs, labour shortages, insolvencies, and squeezed profit margins that have made many building projects unviable, there’s...

Australians have long been called ‘obsessed’ with property, using it not only as a place to live but also as a means to create wealth. This obsession...

Despite an ongoing housing crisis and tough economic times, one in six Australians are actively trying to buy their first property, and one in five...

With recent higher-than-expected monthly inflation data for the year to May 2024, there’s speculation the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) could hike...

New data shows that there’s been a small rise in the latest housing approvals figures, but builders have warned Australia is on track to fall well...

Domain Group has released its latest quarterly rent report, claiming that “renters are finally seeing some relief, with most major cities...

One of Australia’s most experienced property investment figures says that recent initiatives outlined by the Federal and state governments to address...

Several leading property experts have released home price forecasts for the new financial year.

As a new financial year begins, there’s welcome news for Australians who own property.

This week’s hotter-than-expected inflation data and its implications for interest rates remaining higher for longer have come as a major blow to...

The latest monthly inflation figures will come as grim news to Australians with a mortgage, with the chances growing of another increase in official...

It’s the end of the financial year.

Property in Melbourne has copped a lot of bad press lately.

With the end of the financial year in sight, property analyst Domain Group has turned its attention to the next 12 months.

The New South Wales Labor government of Premier Chris Minns has put addressing the housing shortage in Australia’s most populous state squarely at...

As expected, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has decided to keep official interest rates on hold at its June monetary policy meeting.

An international study says housing in Australia’s five biggest cities is severely unaffordable, with Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide branded...

After several years of extraordinary growth, Brisbane has re-claimed the title of Australia’s second most expensive property market—a position it...

The Queensland state government’s decision to deliver a big-spending budget, designed to bring substantial cost-of-living relief to the state’s...

Three pieces of research, all from the ANZ Bank, paint a very good picture of the opposing forces driving the Australian economy and the nation’s...

If the recent flood event, which saw communities near Sydney evacuated and isolated for several days, wasn’t enough, three new publications from...

In an ambitious move to tackle the ongoing housing crisis, the New South Wales government has unveiled a target to build 377,000 new homes over the...

Investors have continued to shrug off spiralling home prices and the highest interest rate environment in more than 12 years to continue to pour into...

The latest economic growth figures have underlined the Australian economy's overall weakness and strengthened the case that the next move in official...

National home values rose 0.8% in May, according to new data from CoreLogic, setting a new median benchmark of $785,556.

The latest official building approvals data has underlined the challenges in addressing Australia’s current housing crisis, particularly when it...

A new analysis of Australia’s most expensive property market shows some Sydney suburbs - particularly at the affordable end of the market - have...

The prospect of a cut in official interest rates by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) this year has receded, following the release of the latest...

Campaigners for greater density in Australian cities are set to embark on their first big political test.

New data shows that home values in around 40% of Australia’s largest regional markets have hit new record highs and in some cases are outpacing price...

Already reeling from a housing crisis that has sent home prices and rents soaring, Perth is now facing a new challenge.

There’s renewed hope of interest rate cuts in Australia starting later this year, following several positive signals from the US Federal Reserve and...

New data from REA Group’s PropTrack shows that overseas interest in buying and renting Australian property remains strong, despite high prices and...

It’s now clear that housing is going to be one of the critical policy battlegrounds in the upcoming Federal election, which could be held as early as...

New data from REA Group’s PropTrack shows that conditions for tenants eased only slightly in April, with the firm’s national rental property vacancy...

As I predicted, the Albanese Labor government has put housing front and centre in this week’s national budget.

The Albanese Labor government will put housing front and centre in this week’s national budget, as it seeks to assure Australians it’s working hard...

An interesting experiment is playing out involving property owners and investors on both sides of the country at the moment.

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) decided at its recent May board meeting to leave the cash rate on hold at 4.35%.

A major report to the Federal government has confirmed there will be a shortage of housing in Australia for at least the next six years.

The Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has decided to keep the cash rate on hold at 4.35% at its May meeting.

New figures show the median weekly rent in Australia has hit a new record high of $627 per week.

Just days after Treasurer Jim Chalmers again ruled out changes to negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount in his upcoming budget, the two...

Two sets of figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) this week demonstrate very clearly the ongoing crisis in the housing market...

Two new reports from leading data analytics firms show property prices are on track for another year of solid growth, with gains across the...

It’s now official.

Last week’s quarterly inflation figures were grim reading for Australians with a variable rate mortgage.

Quarterly inflation numbers, released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), have dashed hopes that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will...

New data from Domain Group shows Australian home prices have hit another record high in the March quarter of 2024.

There’s an old joke: What happens when you put ten economists in a room?

REA Group’s data business, PropTrack, has identified the regions of Australia where affordability is best for home buyers, with Perth dominating the...

Housing affordability in Australia has deteriorated for buyers and is getting worse, while those at the bottom end of the rental housing market are...

Over the last month or so, there’s been a noticeable shift in the expectations of many economists and market traders about an issue that’s of vital...

Two property analytics firms have both recorded new median rental price records in the majority of Australia’s capital cities.

Worsening housing affordability, chronic supply shortage, and rising demand are converging to fuel a strong and sustained rebound in apartment values...

New data from Australia’s largest bank has smashed several popular myths about property investors, including their age profile, where they are...

Three new data sets provide evidence that some of the enormous challenges facing the residential construction industry may be easing, but not at a...

Property investment can be an exciting endeavour and a profitable investment strategy, but there are many considerations to make.

Australia’s rental housing market remains tight, and there’s unlikely to be a let-up anytime soon, according to new data from REA Group. 

Australian residential property prices - already growing strongly this year - are set for a major price boost in 2025 and beyond, according to new...

The Albanese government’s aim of building 1.2 million more “well-located” and “affordable” homes over the next five years to help ease the housing...

One of Australia’s most experienced real estate professionals says governments could make an immediate start on solving the housing crisis if they...

New figures from CoreLogic show Australia’s residential property market is on track for another year of solid gains, despite a cost of living crisis,...

Every house and unit seller in more than 300 local government areas (LGAs) nationwide scored up to $1 million in gross profits during the December...

The next federal election - due at the latest by the end of September 2025 - will see plenty of policy differences between Anthony Albanese’s Labor...

Governments have been warned they’ll need to find 90,000 extra construction workers quickly if the national target to build 1.2 million affordable...

Australians with a mortgage can breathe a bit easier today, following the release of the latest inflation data from the Australian Bureau of...

There’s no question Australia is in the grip of a housing crisis, fueled by rapid population growth, smaller household sizes, slow rates of...

Hopes for interest rate relief any time soon for households struggling with high mortgage repayments appear to have been dashed, following the...

We’re all feeling the pinch these days, with the soaring cost of living and the recent round of interest rate hikes placing stress on the household...

There’s no doubt that Perth has been one of the stand-out performers when it comes to growth in property values over the last few years.

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has decided to leave the cash rate on hold at 4.35%.

Many potential buyers find themselves ready to step onto the property ladder, but then they hesitate.

More than a quarter of all homes sold across NSW, Victoria, and Queensland in 2023 were purchased entirely with cash by buyers immune to interest...

It’s now been four years since the WHO declared COVID-19 a worldwide pandemic.

These days you can buy all sorts of analytical tools, computer programs, and algorithms to supposedly give you an indication of where the residential...

Australians are ignoring a lot of the negative economic news that’s around at the moment and are becoming more confident about the medium to...

The Australian Greens have unveiled a new policy to address Australia’s chronic housing shortage - a policy that would essentially see the Federal...

One of Australia’s most astute property observers is predicting many cashed-up Baby Boomers will purchase investment properties this year, targeting...

The outgoing chief of one of Australia’s big four banks has taken a shot at state governments, saying some of their actions are making the country’s...

Australia’s sixth largest bank is predicting that Melbourne house prices will grow by around 16% over the next two years, bolstered by their relative...

Australian home prices rose in February, according to new figures from CoreLogic, with the firm’s national Home Value Index up 0.6%.

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is likely to keep the cash rate on hold at its next meeting, following the release of the latest inflation data.

Housing values in regional areas of Australia are growing faster than home prices in Australia’s capital cities.

The spotlight has been on ANZ Bank lately following the controversial decision to let it proceed with a $4.9 billion acquisition of Suncorp’s banking...

There’s no question that Australia is one of the most expensive places on earth to buy residential property, and over the last 30 years, the number...

We’ve heard a lot lately about the growing wealth divide between people who own property and those who don’t.

Since late last year, most banks, economists and the financial markets have been predicting that interest rates have peaked, and the central bank...

Bernard Salt is one of Australia’s best-known social demographers.

There’s no debate that housing in Sydney is expensive, and not just by Australian standards.

Australia’s housing market started the year on a stronger footing compared to 2023, as early indicators show buyers are back in droves, storming open...

You might have seen a lot of commentary around last year about how investors were supposedly exiting the property market in droves.

He may have lost two Federal elections, but former Labor leader Bill Shorten hasn’t lost his sense of humour.

Australia’s state and territory governments are having a disproportionate effect on citizens’ lives and distorting the housing market, because of...

The main reaction to the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board’s first interest rate call for 2024 surprisingly seems not to be the decision itself.

As widely expected, the board of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has left interest rates on hold at its first meeting for 2024.

New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show the size of the average new mortgage in Australia has hit a record high.

The housing price upswing that saw prices surge by 8.1% in 2023 has carried over into 2024, according to data analytics firm CoreLogic.

REA Group’s PropTrack says the supply of properties available for rental in Australia has fallen to an all-time survey low, and strong demand is...

Inflation fell faster in the December quarter of 2023 than forecasters, the money markets and even the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) itself had...

Australia’s housing market has recovered from the downturn that saw prices slide backwards in 2022, with two forecasters predicting new price records...

After months of speculation, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese finally announced politics’ worst-kept secret.

New figures have underlined the extent of Australia’s extremely tight housing market, showing rents have hit a new record high.

40 major social service and community housing groups recently came together to pen an open letter to the Prime Minister and Opposition Leader urging...

While most observers obsess over house price movements in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane, another city has quietly emerged as Australia's...

Times have been tough lately for many Australian households - particularly those with a mortgage, as the Reserve Bank of Australia has progressively...

At Australian Property Update, we report on the trends and factors affecting the residential property market.

Data from two of the biggest property research houses - Domain and PropTrack - shows the longest period of sustained rental price growth on record in...

You may have seen headlines lately about home prices in Brisbane overtaking Melbourne, making the Queensland capital the third most expensive city in...

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will almost certainly keep interest rates on hold at its first meeting for 2024, following the release of the...

Western Australia has thrown struggling builders a lifeline, offering them interest-free loans to help complete unfinished properties and get people...

It’s one of the hottest topics in real estate investing. 

By the end of November 2023, the median price of properties in Australia had increased by 7% on prices at the same time the previous year.   

Investing in property is an intricate journey, but can also be a profitable one if data is used as a driving force in your decision-making.

Rentvesting has become a common term in recent times, with rising house prices and a dwindling affordability factor making it difficult for young...

If you’ve been looking into investing in property, you’ll likely have heard the terms positive gearing and negative gearing.

When it comes to property investment, there are a lot of choices you need to make along the way. Property selection, timing and location are among...

Buying or selling a property in Australia involves navigating a sea of legal terms and jargon that can leave anyone feeling overwhelmed. 

Purchasing a home can be an expensive endeavour, especially with the rising costs of housing over the past 60 years. But if history is anything to go...

House prices have always been a hot topic of conversation, occupying many weekend barbecue banters, and dinner table debates.

Equity is a great thing to have. It allows you to borrow more money from the bank to expand your property portfolio, using your home as security, in...

When it comes to investing in property, most investors have an interest in either a capital growth strategy or a strategy geared towards higher...

Everyone wants to make more money but there’s one thing that comes to mind when people envision higher or supplementary earnings - and that’s tax.

Many Australians aspire to own their own home, mostly for the purpose of wealth generation.

There are many factors to consider when investing in property, but there is one variable that will decide how profitable your investment really is,...

How times have changed for the Adelaide property market!

Andrea and Nemanja weren’t even 30 years old when they began their property investment journey, purchasing their first two properties within two...

Sarah is a lawyer living in Sydney, and is well on her way to a successful investment property portfolio.

Earlier this month riots ravaged the streets of France, with traditional Labour Day marches morphing into protests against the government’s raising...

First home buyers have long battled obstacles to break into the property market, with eye-watering growth in home values and large house deposits...