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New Housing Slump New forecasts from the Master Builders Association have further reduced the number of homes the organisation expects to be built in Australia over the next five years. It says while the volume of building approvals is moving in the right direction, it expects Australia to fall further behind the Federal Government's Housing […]

Granny Flat Surge With supply tight, Australians are instead reinvesting in their homes, with many choosing to build Granny Flats to create more space and potentially boost income. Analysis from NAB shows renovation loans jumped by 21% in 2025 – higher growth than the previous two years. It says online searches from potential buyers for […]

Property Profits On The Rise Property profits have hit a 20-year high, with 95.9% of sellers in the December quarter achieving a nominal profit. Cotality’s latest Pain and Gain report shows that median profits hit a record $365,000 in the quarter. Of the 4.1% of sales that were at a loss, the median loss was […]

Regions Still All the Rage Regional Australia is still all the rage for those looking to live in a more affordable lifestyle location. The latest Regional Movers Index shows that capital residents moving to the regions still outnumber regional residents moving to capital cities by 31%. Those who live in Sydney are keenest for a […]

Terry’s View – Property A Safe Haven When the world gets noisy, money runs for cover. One ugly headline, a tariff threat, another flare-up overseas and the share-market starts shedding billions. While global uncertainty has rattled the share market, property has been doing what Australian property usually does: refusing to panic. Prices in key markets […]

Property Profits on the Rise Property owners are continuing to overwhelmingly secure nominal profits, according to the latest Domain Profit and Loss Report, with sellers in Brisbane and Perth leading the charge. In the 12 months to December 2025, 97.5% of house resales and 88.3% of unit resales achieved a profit, with a median profit […]

Population Growth Equal Housing Demand While Australia’s population growth has slowed, it’s still high enough to have an impact on housing demand. Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show that Australia’s population grew by 1.6% in the year ending September 2025 to reach 27.7 million – 423,600 higher than a year earlier. Cotality head of research, […]

Blink and You’ll Miss Out Suburbs Despite doomsday predictions that rising interest rates will slow down property sales, new data shows many suburbs where properties are changing hands within less than two weeks. PropTrack data shows that strong buyer demand, combined with limited housing supply, is driving faster sales in many areas, which could lead […]

Cheaper Rents Harder To Find Cheaper rents are nearly impossible to find, with new data showing rental affordability has hit its lowest levels since 2008. The only glimmer of home, according to the realestate.com.au Rental Affordability Index, is in Victoria, where rental affordability improved slightly in the past 12 months. Rea Group senior economist Angus […]