This Month
Sydney property slumps as buyers wait for price falls
The preliminary clearance rate for auctions in Sydney fell to 58 per cent – its lowest in a year – as buyers anticipate price falls.
- Campbell Kwan
The best beachside suburbs to grab a bargain before the year ends
As buyer demand dries out, sellers in these sought-after coastal suburbs are becoming more motivated to sell.
- Nila Sweeney
Where price growth for apartments will outpace houses in 2025
Apartment price growth has lagged houses for decades, but this could change next year according to experts.
- Nila Sweeney
Home sellers chop asking prices amid glut in listings
Weaker buyer demand and an influx of stock have prompted some vendors to slash their asking prices.
- Nila Sweeney
Have we hit an inflection point in the housing market?
The latest results from CoreLogic show the housing market has entered a new phase.
- Nila Sweeney
Rate cuts won’t stimulate a big upswing in house prices: CoreLogic
An undersupply of housing will protect the market from a sharp correction, but there won’t be a significant rise when rates fall, predicts Tim Lawless.
- Larry Schlesinger
November
Upgraders dominate the housing market as prices slow
People seeking bigger and better properties have edged out first home aspirants as the most active buyers for the first time this year, valuers say.
- Nila Sweeney
How far will Sydney and Melbourne house prices fall in 2025?
High interest rates, unaffordable prices and increased listings are likely to send prices lower in 2025 in the country’s two biggest housing markets.
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- Nila Sweeney
Sydney home prices sink again as vendors rush to sell before auction
Sellers’ confidence is waning in the Harbour City amid a slowing market and shrinking pool of buyers.
- Nila Sweeney
The suburbs where apartment price growth is blitzing houses
Unit values are rising faster than houses in almost two out of three suburbs nationwide as housing affordability worsens.
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- Nila Sweeney
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Why buying and selling a home is about to cost $1200 more
Amid Australia’s growing housing crisis, a new crackdown on money laundering is expected to add significant extra costs to property transactions.
- Tom McIlroy
Rio angers both sexes; Zelensky ups stakes; Fewer Chinese house buyers
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High-income households locked out of half of the housing market
The latest data shows an income of $172,000 is only enough to buy half of the homes on offer in Australia. Four years ago, it would buy 80 per cent of the market.
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- Nila Sweeney
Metricon widow puts $5m luxury pad on market
Patricia Curtis-Kline, whose husband George founded what became Australia’s largest home-builder, is preparing to leave her adopted home.
- Michael Bleby
How the Aussie dream is making the housing crisis worse
Pakistani migrant turned property developer Khurram Saeed says the Victorian government cannot rely on apartment construction to meet its ambitious housing targets.
- Gus McCubbing
Where cash buyers are splurging billions on property
More than 141,000 residential properties were sold without a bank loan involved in FY24, according to PEXA.
- Nila Sweeney
The cities predicted to miss house price downturn
The housing price dip in Sydney and Melbourne has intensified in the recent months, but this may not last long, experts say.
- Nila Sweeney
Why Melbourne’s housing market is primed to outperform all capitals
The city’s improved affordability means it could outperform its peers in the next recovery, experts say.
- Nila Sweeney
House prices fall in 40pc of Sydney suburbs
The city’s property market downturn is becoming more widespread as stock levels rise, borrowing capacity shrinks and affordability worsens.
- Nila Sweeney
Housing market braces for Trump’s interest rate gyrations
Less than two thirds of homes listed for auction sold in the past week as an already weakening market absorbed the prospects of Donald Trump’s re-election.
- Nick Lenaghan
