Profits Hit Record High

While the number of sellers achieving a nominal profit dropped slightly in the past quarter, the amount of profit has lifted to record levels.

Cotality’s June quarter 2025 Pain and Gain report shows the number of profit-making resales dropped to 94.8% from 95% in the previous quarter.

The median profit achieved hit $315,000, while the median loss dropped to $42,000. Sellers in Kiama on the south coast of New South Wales achieved the highest median profit of $758,000.

Total profits during the quarter hit $36.6 billion, up from $33.3 billion in the previous quarter, while losses increased from $265 million to $292 million.

Brisbane is the most profitable capital city for the third consecutive quarter, with 99.7% of house resales making a nominal gain and 99.8% unit sales.

In the house market, Adelaide is next (99.2%), Perth (98.7%), Sydney (98.5%), Melbourne (95.8%), Canberra (94.7%) and Hobart (93.2%).

Although there has been a solid increase in transactions in Darwin in the past six months, only 88.8% of house sales achieved a nominal profit in the quarter.