While parts of Australia’s property market began to exhibit signs of stabilisation after a period of significant growth, elsewhere the country’s richest are still unphased, buying and selling multi-million dollar properties for new record prices. The most expensive properties sold in 2024 were spread across Sydney and Melbourne’s most affluent suburbs, and all fetched eye-wateringRead More
Sydney is famous for its spectacular coastline, with a mix of well-known lively city beaches and quiet coastal areas. And this means it has some of the most sought-after beachside suburbs in the country. The great thing about these suburbs, from both a lifestyle and an investment perspective, is the fact they are landlocked. WhichRead More
![Melbourne Housing Market Update [video] | February 2025](https://cdn.metropole.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/melb2.jpg)
Melbourne home values recorded a 10th straight month of decline in January, down 0.6% to be 3.3% lower over the past 12 months. Since peaking in March of 2022, Melbourne home values have now fallen by a cumulative 6.9% or approximately 58,000 in dollar terms. The 2% in values over the past three months isRead More
![Brisbane Housing Market Update [video] | February 2025](https://cdn.metropole.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/47-brisbane-suburb.jpg)
Home values continue to trend higher across Brisbane, but the pace of gains has noticeably cooled. January’s 0.3% rise was the smallest since February of 2023 as higher stock levels, lower population growth and affordability constraints support a slowdown in conditions. The softer conditions are most evident across higher price points, with upper quartile dwellingRead More
![Sydney Housing Market Update [video] | February 2025](https://cdn.metropole.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/sydney.jpg)
Sydney’s housing market moved through a fourth straight month of declining values, with the market down 0.4% in January to be 1.7% below the record high set in September last year. House values have fallen more substantially than units, down 1.9% and 1.2% respectively from their peak levels. The weaker conditions coincide with higher advertisedRead More
