Insight
If you think we are in a rental crisis now, hold onto your hat! The Australian property market is currently navigating a “perfect storm,” but it’s not the kind that clears the air. Instead, it’s a convergence of policy shifts, supply shortages, and economic pressures that threaten to fundamentally reshape the fabric of our society.Read More
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Brisbane, Insight
Brisbane is still growing — but the gap between what the data shows and what it means has rarely been wider. A 0.3% rise in June 2026 keeps the headline figure in positive territory, but that number sits against a backdrop where Brisbane was recording monthly growth of 1.5% just three months ago. The decelerationRead More
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Insight, Melbourne
Melbourne’s housing market is in a position unlike any other capital city in Australia. Home values fell 0.8% in May 2026, extending a correction that has now carried the market 3.2% below the record highs set in March 2022 — meaning Melbourne never fully recovered from its previous downturn before the current one began. TheRead More
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Insight, Sydney
Sydney’s June result arrived with enough force to define the national narrative. A 1.2% fall in home values over the month — the steepest monthly decline the city has recorded since August 2022 — made Sydney the single largest drag on Cotality’s national index, which itself posted its worst monthly result since December 2022. ThisRead More
Insight
Are you looking for a sign to make sense of our crazy property markets? Australia’s property markets are sending mixed signals right now, and the only way to make sense of them is to break the data down into a series of indicators. Some tell us what has already happened, some tell us what’s happeningRead More
