Courier Mail Samantha Healy Australia’s top investment goldmines have been revealed, as rental markets continue to remain tight across the nation. New national research has identified 25 house markets where investors are finding rare alignment between affordability, yield and growth, according to the latest Pulse report by Washington Brown and Hotspotting. The October 2025 edition […]
The Right Season to Sell New data shows which States record the highest sales during the annual spring selling season. Cotality data shows that nationally, there is a 6.7% increase in sales overall in spring in the past 15 years. New South Wales is the strongest performer with a 9.4% increase, while Queensland is up
Owners Staying Put A shortage of supply means the number of Australians moving house is at its lowest point in two decades. The annual Muval Index, which analyses more than 400,000 moving enquiries and conducts a survey of 2000 Australians, says while some regions are busy, overall the volume of moves has slowed dramatically. “Many
Inflation Up, Rates Steady Underlying annual inflation has increased for the first time since December 2022, and as a result, interest rates remained on hold when the Reserve Bank met on Melbourne Cup Day. Trimmed mean annual inflation grew to 3% in the September quarter, compared to 2.7% in the June quarter. Inflation data is
Land Prices Growing Land prices are on the up, with new data revealing prices are growing at more than three times the rate of inflation. The latest HIA-Cotality Residential Land Report shows median land prices increased by 6.8% in FY2025. HIA Chief Economist Tim Reardon says the surge is a major obstacle to Australia meeting
Prices Hit Record High Australian property prices have hit a record high, chalking up ten straight months of growth. PropTrack data shows that nationally, dwelling prices rose 0.6% in October, resulting in medians 7.5% higher than a year ago. Almost all capitals now have record high median dwelling values, with Hobart and Canberra the exceptions,
FHB Lending Stalled New lending figures show only a 0.2% increase in loans to FHB in the past year. Money.com.au’s First Home Buyer Mortgage Insights report says there were 123,363 loans to first home buyers in the 12 months to June 2025. This means FHB activity is 31.7% below its September 2021 peak – a
Where Foreign Investors Are Buying Australian-based buyers may be put off by increasing taxes put on property investment in Victoria, but it hasn’t been enough to dissuade foreign investors. New data shows foreign investors are buying more properties in Victoria than in any other state. Data from the Australian Taxation Office’s first annual Register of
Australia’s Economic Powerhouses Western Australia has snared top spot for the fifth consecutive quarter on Australia’s economic leaderboard. The state tops the CommSec report, after being ranked first in four of eight economic indicators. Queensland climbed to second from third place, driven by a rebound in household spending, while South Australia slipped down to third
Million Dollar Markets The steady growth in Australian property values in recent years means one in three suburbs now has a median value higher than $1 million. The number of suburbs with $1 million plus medians has grown by 143% in the past five years, according to analysis by Cotality and is now common outside
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