Insight
With so much noise in the media, it’s easy to miss some of the key developments that could have a significant impact on property owners, investors and aspiring home buyers. Over the past week, three major stories have emerged that deserve attention. More importantly, they provide valuable clues about where the property market may beRead More
Insight
There’s a lot of noise in the property market right now isn’t there? Depending on who you listen to, we’re either heading for a property boom or staring down the barrel of a housing market collapse. Social media is flooded with opinions, economists are debating the impact of government policy, and buyers and investors areRead More
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Brisbane, Insight
Brisbane finds itself at an uncomfortable inflection point. Home values rose 0.9% in May 2026, and on paper that looks like a healthy result — but the number that matters more is the one it replaced. As recently as October last year, Brisbane was recording monthly growth of 2%. The May figure is less thanRead More
![Melbourne Housing Market Update [video] | June 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] | June 2026](https://cdn.metropole.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/sydney.jpg)
Insight, Sydney
Sydney’s housing market is firmly in a downswing, with home values falling 0.9% in May 2026 — the fifth month-on-month decline recorded in the past six months and a clear signal that the city’s correction is deepening rather than stabilising. Since reaching a cyclical peak in November last year, Sydney housing values have fallen 2.1%,Read More
