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Housing downturn forecast to run up to 15 per cent

Home owners are being warned house prices could keep falling until the second half of 2027 and are unlikely to bounce back quickly.

AAP · Oct 20

Home auctions take a hit with price disclosure rules

The number of homes going under the hammer has plunged as price disclosure rules in one state feed into a property market in decline.

AAP · Oct 18

‘Are they going to fall enough?’ The renters waiting for the house price downturn to change their fortunes

As property values fall across Australia, would-be home buyers share hope and scepticism that the soft market might be their big chance

The Guardian - AU · Oct 15

More house price falls on cards as rates squeeze buyers

While not yet in uncharted territory, Australia's housing market is in for a hiding from higher interest rates, lower borrowing capacity and tax changes.

AAP · Sep 29

Homeowners Are Falling Behind on Mortgages in Some Parts of America—Is Your Area One of Them?

Most homeowners aren’t suddenly missing their mortgage payments, but beneath the relatively calm national numbers, financial stress is becoming much easier to spot in certain...

Saving Advice · Sep 28

Aussies forgoing lifestyle for homes in record numbers

Three-quarters of Australians are willing to cut back on their discretionary spending to afford a home, new data reveals, but there is a catch.

AAP · Sep 24

'Doing what we want': Labor stands by housing tax moves

Tax changes will help boost housing supply in the long run, even though a downturn is impacting new home sales, the housing minister says.

AAP · Sep 15

Sellers flee auctions as housing downturn deepens

More than three in five homes listed for auction converted to private treaty in July, the highest rate since the 2022 downturn, property site Domain has found.

AAP · Sep 9

High-end property hit by steepest price falls as affordable end of Australia’s housing market proves resilient

Despite falls in some parts of the market, prices are showing signs of stabilising as investors exit and first-time buyers move in, analysts say

The Guardian - AU · Sep 9

Labor is in damage control over falling house prices. Why not take credit instead?

In the long term Chalmers, O’Neil and Albanese will want to own any improvement in intergenerational equity, so maybe it’s better to start now

The Guardian - AU · Sep 4