Where Transactions Are Rising

Rising property values are not enough to dampen buyer enthusiasm, with new analysis showing almost 560,000 properties have changed hands in the past 12 months.

Cotality data shows property sales totalled $576.5 billion, with transaction volumes up by 5% across Australia in the 12 months to April 2026.

Regional areas are enjoying the biggest increase in sales with an 8.7% uplift, compared to a 2.9% increase across capital city markets.

The biggest increase in transaction levels is in Regional Northern Territory which is up by 30.3%, followed closely by Darwin (30.2%) and then Regional Victoria (29.1%).

Western Australia has experienced the biggest decline in transaction levels, with Perth sales down 8.1% and Regional Western Australia sales down 3.5%. The only other locations to record declines in transaction levels over the 12 months are Regional Queensland – down 1.1% and Brisbane – down 0.3%.

Compared with a year ago, homes are selling faster with a median of 27 days on market over the three months ending April 2026, down from 29 days over the same period in 2025.