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Buying property is a huge financial decision, yet one of the most valuable checks isn’t the price guide or the auction crowd – it’s who your future neighbours are. New research suggests buying in an owner-occupier suburb rather than an investor-heavy one could deliver up to $148,000 more in capital gains over time. Better still,… Read more »
The property downturn is official … The numbers have caught up with the soft auctions and quiet open homes. Property data house Cotality’s national Home Value Index fell 0.4 per cent in June – the largest monthly fall since December 2022. Cotality now judges the market to have peaked in March. Sydney led the slide… Read more »
If you’re in the market for a new home, this will come as welcome news. After years of red-hot conditions that favoured sellers, auction clearance rates are cooling. What’s more, homes are spending longer on the market. Almost overnight it feels like the property market has swung entirely in buyers’ favour. Have a look. Early… Read more »
It’s a question gaining interest as property investors look for opportunities outside of Australia’s housing market. With the Federal Budget’s negative gearing and capital gains tax changes (kicking in from 1 July 2027) already making some investors rethink Australian residential property, a growing number are casting their eyes across the Tasman. Why New Zealand? Ray… Read more »
As the federal budget’s housing policy changes start to sink in, the impact on the broader economy is starting to be realised. One of the best bits of property analysis I’ve read in a while comes from Nerida Conisbee, Chief Economist at Ray White. The federal budget’s housing measures are designed to push investor demand… Read more »
Cotality’s national home value index rose just 0.3 per cent in April – the slowest pace of growth since January 2025. The national result was dragged lower by Sydney and Melbourne, where values fell 0.6 per cent over the month. Sydney home values are now 1 per cent below their November peak, while Melbourne values… Read more »
Regular readers would know I’m a big fan of property research group SQM Research and, in particular, Louis Christopher’s annual Housing Boom and Bust Report. I reckon it is one of the best property research reports of the year. So, when SQM Research issue a downgrade to their annual report just three months into the… Read more »
This will be very welcome news for any home owner … Louis Christopher’s Boom and Bust Report is one of the most eagerly awaited property reports of the year. SQM Research has now released the latest edition – and here’s what it predicts: Spot on Longtime readers will know I highly rate Louis and… Read more »
The pace of growth in Australian home values accelerated in October, rising by 1.1 per cent – the fastest monthly gain since June 2023. According to property research group, Cotality, momentum has been building in the rate of housing value growth since the first interest rate cut in February, pushing the annual pace of growth… Read more »
Getting your kids living in the right school catchment area is a big priority for many Australian families. But it comes with a premium price tag. Using a new custom boundary analysis, property research group Cotality compared property values inside popular public high school catchments with comparable homes in the same suburbs, just outside the… Read more »
