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8 Aug 2025
Forget Taxes, Fix Supply
Forget Taxes, Fix Supply The Housing Industry Association is urging policymakers to prioritise increasing housing supply over changing investor taxes, such as negative gearing. Its comments follow the release of a new report by the McKell Institute recommending changes to taxes on property investors. HIA chief economist Tim Reardon says the core cause of the […]
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8 Aug 2025
Prices Continue To Rise
Prices Continue To Rise Australia’s housing market has hit a new high, with property prices rising in almost every capital city and region over July. PropTrack data shows dwelling values nationally rose everywhere but the ACT (down 0.2%) during July, leading to 4.9% year-on-year growth. It says nationally the median dwelling price is now $827,000, […]
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31 July 2025
Australia’s Top Economy
Australia’s Top Economy Western Australia has once again been named as Australia’s strongest-performing economy. It’s the fourth consecutive quarter that the state has taken out the top honours in the CommSec State of the States report. South Australia secured second spot. The quarterly State of the States report identifies which Australian state or territory economy […]
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31 July 2025
Rental Growth Slows
Rental Growth Slows The pace of rental price growth has slowed further since the start of the year. Cotality’s Quarterly Rental Review shows rent growth eased from 1.7% in the first quarter of the year to 1.3% in June – the lowest second-quarter increase since 2020. Rents are continuing to rise, but not at the […]
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31 July 2025
FHBs In The Market
FHBs In The Market Rising property prices are not deterring first home buyers (FHB) from entering the market, with new figures showing a 3.8% increase in loans in the past year. The First Home Buyer Mortgage Insights report from Money.com.au reveals there were 125,036 first-home buyer loans issued in the year to March. Money.com.au property […]
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31 July 2025
New Home Sales High
New Home Sales High Australia’s new home sales have hit a three-year high, despite the rising costs of construction. According to the Housing Industry Association’s New Home Sales report, in the June quarter, new home sales across Australia increased by 18.8%. HIA Chief Economist Tim Reardon says it is the strongest performance for new home […]
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31 July 2025
Terry’s View – Drilling Down Reveals the Real Winners
Terry’s View – Drilling Down Reveals the Real Winners Most analyses of what is happening in the Australian property market really don’t capture how strongly individual markets are performing. For example, the major data companies report that “Australian property prices” rose about 5% in FY2025. Based on that figure, you can understand why many come […]
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25 July 2025
Renters Want Energy-Efficient Homes
Renters Want Energy-Efficient Homes More than a third of tenants are willing to pay a higher rent to secure a property that already has energy-efficient features installed. The PropTrack Origin Renter Reality Report asked 4800 respondents if they are prepared to pay a higher rent for a home with smart energy features, and 35% say […]
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25 July 2025
Vacancy Rates Remain Low
Vacancy Rates Remain Low National vacancy rates have risen slightly, hitting 1.3% in June. This is up from 1.2% in May, with the lowest vacancy rate just 0.5% in Darwin and 0.6% in Hobart. SQM Research data shows that all capital cities have vacancy rates well below the 3% considered to represent a balanced market. […]
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