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Economic Growth Continues Australian Construction Outlook The construction industry is predicted to continue to grow in 2026 despite its challenges. Analysis by Planned Resources says demand is strong nationally, supported by public infrastructure, defence projects, renewable energy and housing demand. Although it warns that labour shortages, cost pressures and uncertain economic conditions continue to have […]

Economic Growth Continues Australia’s economic growth continues, rising by 2.5% in 2025 and up 0.8% in the December quarter. Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows that housing investment contributed 0.1 percentage points to GDP growth, with a rise in the construction of apartments and high real estate turnover. ABS head of national accounts Grace Kim […]

Prestige Property Proves Popular Demand for prestige property is surging, particularly high-end apartments in Australia’s eastern capitals, with sales of prestige apartments almost tripling in the past ten years. McGrath Research’s Michelle Ciesielksi says the number of listings for prestige properties remains low. “This has strengthened the prestige market, pushing prices higher, deepening competition, reshaping […]

Investor Borrowing Rises The share of lending to property investors is higher than it was five years ago, with new data showing investors accounted for 39.7% of loans nationally in the December quarter. Analysis of Australian Bureau of Statistics data by Cotality shows that during the quarter, first buyer lending fell despite the many government […]

Big Demographic Shift To Hit Housing The greatest demographic shift to impact housing in the coming decade will be millennials moving into their 40s, according to social demographer Bernard Salt. In 2026, there are 3.6 million Australians aged “40 something”, which will increase by 16% to 4.2 million by 2036. Salt says it is a […]

Solo Buyers Struggle Every capital city is out of reach for a solo buyer earning the average Australian wage. Analysis by Canstar shows that solo buyers are also priced out of a median priced unit markets in Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. The national average full-time wage in January was $104,807. This will allow a […]

Women Missing Out The gender pay gap means younger women are delaying trying to buy their first home. Analysis by Cotality shows upfront costs hit women harder as the gender pay gap persists, with 29% of women saying it is a major hurdle and means they are delaying buying a home. More than half the […]

Vacancies Ease, Rents Rise Vacancy rates have hit their highest rate in nearly two years but remain very tight. The latest realestate.com.au Market Insight Report shows the national rental vacancy rate increased by just 0.19 percentage points over January to reach a still very tight 1.48%. That is the largest increase in nearly two years […]

Property Growth Pace Picks Up Property price growth has picked up pace, increasing at its fastest rate in four years. New price data from PropTrack shows that during February national home prices grew by 0.5% and are up by 9.1% over the past 12 months. Median dwelling prices are now about $90,000 higher than at […]