Housing A Top Financial Concern The cost of housing, whether mortgage payments or rent, is Australians’ top financial concern for 2026. Canstar’s latest Consumer Pulse Report shows that despite three cash cuts in 2025, the number of respondents who say housing is their top financial concern is double what it was five years ago. As […]
First Home Buyer Options Shrink The share of homes within a First Home Buyer’s budget has fallen dramatically to about 12% of the housing stock. Analysis by KPMG says that in FY2020 a FHB with an average annual household income of $180,000 could afford to buy about 30% of the housing stock. KPMG Urban Economist
Where the Highest Yields Are While rents are continuing to rise in capital cities, it is regional Australia that is securing the highest rental yields. New analysis from Cotality shows that Regional Northern Territory has the strongest rental yield as of January 2026 at 7.9%. It is followed by Darwin, the only capital city
2025 A Top Year For Growth Property price growth may have slowed toward the end of the year, but new data shows 2025 was still a winner for property owners. Nationally median dwelling prices only rose by 0.1% in December, dragged down a little by subdued performances in the Sydney and Melbourne markets, but over
Terry’s View: “Slowdown” Is Media Fiction The start of a new year inevitably brings a flurry of media commentary about what the housing market supposedly did in December and what it means for the year ahead, with negative forecasts predominating. And, almost on cue, multiple media outlets have published reports claiming price growth “stalled” or
The Australian Anthony Keane Three new capital cities are set to join Sydney in the million-dollar housing club this year, highlighting how the term “millionaire” has lost its traditional lustre. House values are forecast to climb again in 2026 – though not at the same pace as 2025 when interest rate cuts and government homebuyer
Sunday Telegraph Terry Ryder Most markets across Australia will perform strongly in 2026. Buyer demand is at very high levels, from both home buyers and investors, at a time of shortage. Demand is being fuelled by an unprecedented high level of infrastructure investment, high population growth boosted by overseas migration, and heightened demand from young
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Geelong Advertiser Nicole Mayne Geelong’s property market is back on the winner’s list, with a strong lift in sales volumes pointing to more price growth in 2026. A new report identifies a trio of suburbs where homebuyers are most likely to reap the rewards of the region’s rising property market. Charlemont, Corio and Ocean Grove
Daily Telegraph Aidan Devine You will need to earn nearly $305,000 by the end of 2026 to afford an average Sydney house and $165,000 a year for a unit if expected interest rates and price rises eventuate. The analysis of PropTrack price modelling and rate predictions from two of the country’s big four banks showed
Herald Sun Alesha Capone and Nathan Mawby Melbourne’s coastal enclaves plus Geelong and Ballarat have been tipped as the premier hot spots for investors in 2026. Alongside beachside Elsternwick, Williamstown, Dromana and Mornington, property industry experts have highlighted areas such as Lalor, Reservoir, Brunswick West and Oakleigh – where median house prices range from $750,000
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