Profit-Making Sales Up

Sellers are continuing to benefit from strong demand, with new data showing a huge increase in the number of owners selling for a profit.

Domain’s Profit and Loss report shows 97% of house and 88% of unit resales achieved a nominal profit in the first half of 2025.

The level of profit-making sales is at its highest rate since 2022. The median gross profit for houses is $365,000 and $202,000 for units. For those who did sell at a loss, the median loss is $55,000 for houses and $46,000 for units.

“These strong outcomes reflect the long-term impact of rising property prices, especially since 2021,” the report says.

“They’ve also been supported by increasing tenure, with the typical hold period now stretching to nine years for houses and eight years for units. This longer hold time gives owners more opportunity to build equity and realise capital gains.”

Brisbane has the highest level of profit-making house sales of 99.5%, followed by Perth, 99%, and Sydney, 97.9%.

In the unit market, Brisbane also comes out on top with 99% of sales for a profit, followed by Perth, 97.8% and Adelaide, 97.3%.