AI Taking Over Planning In an effort to speed up development approvals and deliver desperately needed housing faster, some Australian councils are trialling the use of AI to sort through building applications. Burwood, Blacktown, Inner West, Bayside, Randwick, Canterbury Bankstown, Cumberland and Hawkesbury councils are all taking part in a state government trial of […]
Where Investors Go Wrong New investor loans are continuing to increase as buyers make a return to the market. The number of new loans going to investors has risen solidly, with ABS figures showing a 13.2% increase between the December 2023 and December 2024 quarter. But analysis shows that despite the increase in investors,
Australia’s Price Growth Hotspots While national property price growth has eased in the past 12 months, new analysis reveals the locations that are still outperforming, with many still in the broader capital city markets. Cotality (formerly CoreLogic) analysis shows that in the 12 months to May, the strongest locations were in Perth and Adelaide.
Units Outperform Houses Australia’s unit market is continuing to outperform its freestanding house market. The latest data from PropTrack shows nationally and at a capital city level that unit price growth outpaced house price growth in the 12 months to May 2025. There were four capital cities, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Melbourne (although both its
Auctions Already Picking Up With the Easter holidays and ANZAC Day long weekend, now done and dusted Australia’s auction market is expected to pick up pace again. Although with another long weekend looming in some states for Labour Day next week and the Federal Election on Saturday, it may take a little longer to return
Still Bargains To Be Found There are still some bargains to be found in the Australian property market with new analysis showing there are 43 suburbs where you can buy a house or unit for less than $400,000. The Northern Territory features the most prominently in the PropTrack affordable market list, with 22 suburbs with
Banks Keep Cutting Banks are continuing to independently drop interest rates outside of Reserve Bank of Australia cuts. Although the RBA does not meet to decide interest rates again until mid-May, many are already predicting it will cut rates again In the lead up to the ANZAC Day long weekend, eight banks dropped their fixed
Australia’s Top Rental Yields Strong rents throughout Australia mean there are plenty of locations returning extremely high rental yields, but investors need to be wary of selecting a location based on yield alone. New analysis by Savings.com of the top 100 Australian suburbs and towns with the highest rental yields shows there are 18 locations
Terry’s View – Lazy Policy Won’t Fix Crisis In yet another case of lazy policy thinking and really bad media behaviour, we’re now seeing older Australians being blamed for the nation’s worsening housing crisis. The Retirement Living Council suggests more than 59,000 homes in Australia could be “freed up” if retirees weren’t fearful that selling
As the federal election approaches, housing policy has finally hit the spotlight — but not for the right reasons. In this episode, Terry Ryder cuts through the spin and dive into the political theatre playing out between major parties over Australia’s housing crisis. From vote-chasing tax perks to demand-boosting band-aid schemes, he unpacks why
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