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Mortgage Surge Western Australia recorded the strongest mortgage growth of any state in the December quarter. Loan aggregator AFG says lodgements are up: In Western Australia, by 12.46% over the quarter and 37.49% over the year. Queensland is up 4.54% over the quarter and 27.87% over the year. Victoria is up 2.66% over the quarter […]

Listings Rising The number of properties listed for sale rose slightly in January, but remained much lower than at the same time last year. SQM Research data shows residential listings were up by 3.1% in January to 216,826 dwellings (from the seasonally low numbers in December), but were 11% lower than at the same time […]

Strong Start to Auctions The 2026 auction season has started strongly with a strong national clearance rate above 70%. Cotality data shows the national clearance rate of 73.7% last week was the strongest result since mid-October last year. Auction markets are generally fairly quiet at the start of the year but pick up pace from […]

Investors Threaten to Leave One in three investors is threatening to sell up if capital gains tax is increased, with a peak investment body warning it will make the rental crisis even worse. Research from the Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA) found 35% of investors would stop investing in property if the capital gains […]

Regional Prices Soar Regional property price growth continues to outpace capital city price growth, as more Australians move out of urban areas. Combined regional dwelling values grew by 9.7% in the 12 months to February, compared with the combined capital cities, which grew by 8.4%, according to PropTrack data. The regional price surge was driven […]

Apartment Approvals Surge Apartment approvals have hit a five-year high with new analysis showing the sector makes up a quarter of new home approvals. Analysis from OurTop10.com.au South Australia is leading the apartment trend with annual growth in approvals of 171%, followed by New South Wales (62%), Queensland (48%), Western Australia (36%) and Victoria (27%). […]

Investment Opportunities Tighten Competition for investment properties is tipped to intensify, with predictions that new development supply will remain lower than historic levels until at least 2030. CBRE’s Pacific Real Estate Market Outlook 2026 says new development supply is forecast to remain 20% to 50% percent below historical levels for the rest of the decade. […]

Cost of Building Rises Further The cost of building a new home is continuing to rise, according to new data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Its latest Producer Price Index Report says detached house construction prices increased by 1.1% during the December 2025 quarter – the second highest quarterly increase in more than […]

January Price Lift Housing values are continuing to rise, with new figures showing an increase in most of Australia’s major markets in January. PropTrack data shows Australian home values rose by 0.2% in January, while Cotality puts the increase at 0.8%. Both data houses agree that the monthly increase has resulted in solid growth over […]