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Spring Auctions Defy Rate Pause Spring auction markets remain resilient, with strong volumes meeting solid demand despite the RBA holding rates and cooling talk of further cuts. The preliminary national clearance rate hit 71.8 per cent, its highest level in three weeks, and has held above 70 per cent since mid-June, confirming a broadly supportive […]

Lower-End Growth In Prime Markets New data shows stronger price growth in lower-value homes sitting just under the new 5% deposit scheme price caps, particularly inside traditionally high-end markets. In Melbourne’s Inner East, homes below the $950,000 cap rose 1.7% in October, well ahead of the 0.4% gain for more expensive properties. Similar trends appeared […]

Sentiment Turns Positive At Last Australian consumer sentiment has shifted into net positive territory for the first time in four years, signalling growing confidence but also complicating the case for near-term rate cuts. The Westpac–Melbourne Institute index surged 12.8 per cent in November to 103.8, meaning optimists now outnumber pessimists. Economists link the turnaround to […]

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 […]