September 2025

Auction Clearance Rate Climbs The winter auction market finished on a high last weekend, with volumes and clearance rates rising ahead of the start of the traditionally busy spring selling season. There were 2251 properties offered for auction last week, a 9% increase on the previous week and the highest level since early June, according

Tradie Shortage Drives Prices Up Housing supply will remain an issue and building costs will continue to rise until something is done to improve Australian tradie numbers, according to the Housing Industry Association. HIA Managing Director, Jocelyn Martin, says its modelling shows another  83,348 workers are needed across the top 12 trades in residential construction.

Rents To Keep Growing In good news for landlords, but not renters, capital city apartment rents are tipped to increase substantially in the next five years. CBRE’s Apartment Vacancy and Rent Outlook predicts growth across 53 precincts in Australian capital cities by 2030. It says 92% of two-bed apartments will have rents above $700 per

Eight Months Of Growth Australia’s property prices have chalked up an eighth consecutive month of growth to reach a new record high. Data from PropTrack shows that median house prices rose 0.5% over August to reach $924,000, while median unit values are also up 0.5% to $683,000. The latest increases bring annual growth in the

Terry’s View The national sport of Australia is scapegoating, and nowhere is that rather sad part of our culture more in play than in the housing market. News media is saturating the nation with dire reports of the housing crisis and every day a scapegoat is held up before the national gaze to be shamed