History shows property value growth sometimes defies expectations.
Posted
at 21 January, 2026
History shows property value growth sometimes defies expectations.......
News Updates
Australia’s property market maintaining strength
Posted
at 05 January, 2026
Australia's property market maintaining strength Cotality Home Value Index surged 8.6% higher in 2025, adding approximately $71,400 to the national median dwelling value.......
Australian housing market update for December 2025
Posted
at 18 December, 2025
Australian housing market update for December 2025 National home values rose 1.0% in November (slowing from 1.1% in October), marking the third consecutive month of 1%+ growth. Mid-Sized Cities Lead the Surge: Perth (2.4%), Brisbane (1.......
Latest research forecasts Australian capital city home prices could rise 6-10% in 2026
Posted
at 17 December, 2025
Latest research forecasts Australian capital city home prices could rise 6-10% in 2026 SQM Research forecasts Australian capital city home prices will rise 6-10% next year, with every capital city tipped to grow under all economic scenarios with Perth, Br......
RBA keeps interest rates unchanged at 3.60%
Posted
at 16 December, 2025
RBA keeps interest rates unchanged at 3.60% At its meeting held on 09/12/2025, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Board, decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 3.......
Interesting interest rates future speculation
Posted
at 04 December, 2025
Interesting interest rates future speculation ANZ has revised its rates forecast ruling out any further rate cuts, joining the CBA and NAB, stating that the cash rate is likely to stay on hold through 2026, leaving Westpac standing alone with its expectat......
Australia’s national home prices continue rising, leaving many without hope
Posted
at 03 December, 2025
Australia's national home prices continue rising, leaving many without hope Australia's national home prices have risen 0.5% in November even though growth had slowed compared to October, with national prices rising 8.......
Australia’s property growth increases & residential rental vacancies rise
Posted
at 17 November, 2025
Australia's property growth increases residential rental vacancies rise A rise in Australian home values by 1.1% was recorded in October, the fastest monthly gain since June 2023, elevating the national annual growth rate to 6.1%.......
RBA Rates on hold, Property value strongest monthly increase since 2023.
Posted
at 05 November, 2025
RBA Rates on hold, Property value strongest monthly increase since 2023. On the 4th of November the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) made the decision to keep the cash rate at 3.......
Australia’s national median house price is now at $1,232,063
Posted
at 02 November, 2025
Australia's capital cities house prices have risen 1.1% over the September quarter, making it the 7th consecutive month of positive growth.......
Inflation jumps above economists’ and the Reserve Bank’s expectations
Posted
at 30 October, 2025
Inflation jumps above economists' and the Reserve Bank's expectations Inflation jumped 1.3% in the September quarter, above economists' and the Reserve Bank's own expectations. That is likely to rule out a cut in interest rates next week.......
Rental growth re-accelerates amid tightest vacancy rate on record
Posted
at 14 October, 2025
Rental growth re-accelerates amid tightest vacancy rate on record The median weekly rental value across Australia's combined capital cities is now $702 per week.......
Property values gain pace heading into Spring
Posted
at 10 October, 2025
Property values gain pace heading into Spring Australian housing markets are gathering strength as we head further into spring, with September marking the strongest monthly gain for national dwelling values since October 2023.......
Property prices from the Gold Coast to Northern NSW are closing in on Sydney with values surging
Posted
at 08 September, 2025
Property prices from the Gold Coast to Northern NSW are closing in on Sydney, with values surging almost 9% The latest PropTrack Home Price Index, out Monday, found the median house price was now $1.......
Buyer demand is outpacing supply
Posted
at 04 September, 2025
Buyer demand is outpacing supply, with advertised listings 20% below average and auction clearance rates hitting 70%, the highest since early 2024.......
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) drops rates from 3.85% to 3.6%
Posted
at 13 August, 2025
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) drops rates from 3.85% to 3.6% The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) announces a 0.25% cut to the official cash rate, dropping it from 3.85% to 3.......
Momentum returns to residential markets as buyers respond to rate relief
Posted
at 06 August, 2025
Momentum returns to residential markets as buyers respond to rate relief The Australian residential property market continues to be shaped by the fundamental forces of supply and demand, with 2025 proving to be a year of cautious optimism following a peri......
Australia’s national dwelling values on the rise by 0.6% in July 2025
Posted
at 03 August, 2025
Australia's national dwelling values on the rise by 0.6% in July 2025 Australia's national dwelling values rose by 0.6% in July, with the rate of growth holding firm relative to the prior two months.......
Construction costs picked up slightly to grow 0.5% over the June quarter
Posted
at 22 July, 2025
Construction costs picked up slightly to grow 0.5% over the June quarter, according to Cotality's latest Cordell Construction Cost Index (CCCI). The latest data follows a 0.......
World Bank warns that changes are coming in the global economy
Posted
at 09 July, 2025
World Bank warns that changes are coming in the global economy The World Bank's just released flagship report Global Economic Prospects sounds a warning for the global economy, which is projected to slow dangerously through the next few years, while also ......
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) blindsided the nation’s economists by keeping rates at 3.85%
Posted
at 09 July, 2025
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) blindsided the nation's economists by keeping interest rates at 3.......
Murdoch’s News Corp has moved into the mortgage business. Where are the regulators?
Posted
at 03 July, 2025
Murdoch's News Corp has moved into the mortgage business. Where are the regulators? If you want to advertise a house online in Australia, you don't have many options. Just two companies dominate the market.......
Average income means Home ownership is out of reach as Housing values rise
Posted
at 03 June, 2025
Average income means Home ownership is out of reach for many as Housing values rise across every capital in May.......
The recent Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) interest rate cut to 3.85%
Posted
at 29 May, 2025
The recent Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) interest rate cut to 3.85% will support housing markets, but don't expect a boom in housing prices until affordability improves. The cash rate marks a further shift toward more accommodative monetary policy.......
Should Australian home values come down?
Posted
at 02 May, 2025
Eliza Owen from Corlogic has analysed the uncomfortable question at the heart of the housing policy debate - should home values come down? Housing has become one of the defining issues of the 2025 Federal Election.......
Australian home values were up 0.4%
Posted
at 13 April, 2025
Australian home values were up 0.4% CoreLogic's April Home Value Index (HVI) has been released with all the latest must-know property market metrics, including: Australian home values were up 0.......
Reserve Bank of Australia cuts rates by 25 basis points
Posted
at 19 February, 2025
Reserve Bank of Australia cuts rates by 25 basis points The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board has decreased the cash rate by 0.25% to 4.1%. The RBA has reduced the cash rate from a thirteen-year high of 4.35% to 4.1%.......
Australian property market maintains strength
Posted
at 03 January, 2025
Australian property market maintains strength ANZ have updated their housing price forecasts and expect capital city housing prices to grow 2.7% in 2025 before lifting 4.1% in 2026.......
Australia’s Gold Coast property market remains strong
Posted
at 22 December, 2024
Australia's Gold Coast property market remains strong In the face of elevated interest rates and global uncertainty, the Australian housing market demonstrated surprising resilience throughout 2024 with the number of home sales increasing 8% on the previo......
Australia’s property market reaches total value of $11 trillion
Posted
at 27 November, 2024
Australia's property market reaches total value of $11 trillion Australia's property market has reached a new milestone, with the total value of residential real estate climbing to $11 trillion for the first time, increasing by $900 billion over the past ......
National home values increased 0.5% in the month of August
Posted
at 06 September, 2024
National home values increased 0.5% in the month of August, the 19th consecutive month of increase in home values. However, the pace of growth is showing clear signs of slowing. National home values increased 0.......
The Gold Coast has excelled to one of the Nation’s strongest property markets
Posted
at 19 June, 2024
The Gold Coast has excelled to one of the Nation's strongest property markets, but over the years the Gold Coast's boom and bust history caused by volatility and fluctuation in oversupply of high-rise apartments and a highly transient population.......
Vendor & Buyer activity high… except in Victoria and Tasmania
Posted
at 29 May, 2024
Vendor Buyer activity high except in Victoria and Tasmania Over the past four weeks CoreLogic tracked 38,258 freshly advertised properties, almost 18% more than at the same time last year and 7.7% above the previous five-year average.......
Gold Coasts Southport Spit $300m Superyacht Development in progress.
Posted
at 05 April, 2024
Earth moving machinery is expected to begin the construction on the first major development along "The Spit" on the Southport Broadwater, north of Surfers Paradise, which is the first development on the Spit for over 20 years.......
Australian properties still rising in price.
Posted
at 05 April, 2024
CoreLogic's national Home Value Index (HVI) rose 0.6% in March, on par with February's increase, taking the current upswing in housing values through its 14th straight month of growth. Since declining -7.......
Housing values rise in February with CoreLogic’s national Home Value Index (HVI) up 0.6% in Febr
Posted
at 11 March, 2024
Housing values posted a broad-based rise in February with CoreLogic's national Home Value Index (HVI) up 0.6% in February. The 20-basis point acceleration from the 0.4% increase seen in January was the strongest monthly gain since October last year.......
Cost of Building Home rose by 0.8% in December quarter 2023 and building approvals Decreasing.
Posted
at 11 March, 2024
Cost of building new homes rose by 0.8% in the three months to December 2023, with building approvals Decreasing. While the cost of building a new house rose 0.......
Australia’s rental crisis has plummeted revealing affordability at its lowest level in 17 years.
Posted
at 11 March, 2024
Australia's rental crisis has crashed to a new low with fresh data revealing affordability is at its lowest level in 17 years.......
Gold Coast High-Rise Apartments to Triple due to Densification.
Posted
at 28 February, 2024
Gold Coast High-Rise Apartments to Triple due to Densification.......
The Spit on the Gold Coast undergoes over a Billion Dollars in Developments.
Posted
at 23 January, 2024
The Spit on the Gold Coast undergoes over a Billion Dollars in Developments. Queensland's last remaining fishing co-op has been released to the market for a marine tourism development.......
RBA Cash Rate stays firm at 4.35% for Christmas.
Posted
at 05 December, 2023
RBA Cash Rate stays firm at 4.35% for Christmas. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has left the cash rate at 4.......
Gold Coast’s First Surf Park Wins Council Backing
Posted
at 05 December, 2023
Gold Coast's First Surf Park Wins Council Backing The council in one of Australia's surfing heartlands the Gold Coast has thrown its support behind plans for the city's first wave park.......
Regional markets still reeling from rising rates and shifting migration patterns
Posted
at 28 August, 2023
Regional markets still reeling from rising rates and shifting migration patterns Despite regional housing values rising for the past five months, a new analysis of year-on-year performance shows many markets are still reeling from high interest rates and ......
Gold Coast infrastructure projects equate to healthy property investment option.
Posted
at 05 July, 2023
Gold Coast infrastructure projects equate to healthy property investment option. Just two of the big infrastructure projects on the Gold Coast are obvious reasons that growth is rapidly increasing which makes property investment a healthy option.......
Smooth sailing for July after 12 rate rises in a row the RBA keeps cash-rate at 4.1%
Posted
at 05 July, 2023
Smooth sailing for July after 12 rate rises in a row the RBA keeps cash-rate at 4.1% After 12 rate rises in a row the RBA keeps rate at 4.......
Home Values rise for the 3rd month in a row.
Posted
at 01 June, 2023
CoreLogic's national Home Value Index (HVI) has recorded a third consecutive monthly rise, with the pace of growth accelerating sharply to 1.2% in May. After finding a floor in February, home values increased 0.6% and 0.......
Interest rates up to 3.85% and some Off-The-Plan Buyers nervous.
Posted
at 05 May, 2023
Interest rates up to 3.85% and Off-The-Plan Buyers nervous. With the RBA raising the interest rate to 3.......
National home values up 0.6% in March
Posted
at 03 April, 2023
National home values up 0.6% in March After remaining virtually flat in February (-0.1%), CoreLogic's national Home Value Index (HVI) posted the first month-on-month rise since April 2022, up 0.6% in March.......
Interest rates push $600,000 mortgage payments from $2,600 to $3,680 per month.
Posted
at 08 March, 2023
Interest rates push $600,000 mortgage payments from $2,600 to $3,680 per month. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) raised interest rates 0.25% yesterday the 7th of March 2023, raising the cash rate from a record low of 0.1% in May 2022 to 3.......
