Insight
Property investors have access to more information than ever before, yet many still begin their search in the wrong place. They scroll through listings, become attracted to a renovated kitchen or impressive photographs and then start looking for data that supports a decision they have emotionally made. Successful property selection works in the opposite direction.Read More
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
![Brisbane Housing Market Update [video] | July 2026](https://cdn.metropole.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/brisbane2.jpg)
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
![Melbourne Housing Market Update [video] | July 2026](https://cdn.metropole.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/7-e1752828126175.jpg)
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
![Sydney Housing Market Update [video] | July 2026](https://cdn.metropole.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/sydney.jpg)
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
