In Australia’s cost-of-living-crisis, even lawyers are forced to rely on food banks One in five households earning $91,000 or more experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months, a report has found The Guardian - AU · Dec 13, 2025
Cyclone-hit coastal town blows away house value gains The housing market strongly rebounded in 2025 as interest rate cuts, easing inflation and limited supply fired up competition, the latest property data shows. AAP · Dec 3, 2025
Dire housing affordability widening the wealth divide An extraordinary rise in demand combined with constrained supply has created a boom in Australian home values and rents over the past five years. AAP · Nov 24, 2025
Australian households spend twice as much of income on mortgages than five years ago, report shows Servicing a new mortgage eats up 45% of a median household’s pre-tax income, up from 26% in September 2020, the analysis reveals The Guardian - AU · Nov 24, 2025
No smoking gun to link deposit scheme, home price spike Lower-end homes outperformed the rest of the market in October, but it's difficult to directly connect it to the government's expanded deposit guarantee scheme. AAP · Nov 10, 2025
Once Australia’s second priciest city, Melbourne has become more affordable. What happened – and will it last? More homes and less property investor activity has seen Victoria’s capital rise up the affordability rankings The Guardian - AU · Oct 24, 2025
It just got easier to buy your first home after Australia’s first home guarantee expanded The guarantee slashes the deposit requirements for a loan, reducing the savings wait time for people earning enough to pay off a home loan The Guardian - AU · Sep 30, 2025
Rate cut run may be over as inflation raises concerns Hopes for more rate cuts are fading after the Reserve Bank of Australia took a hawkish turn as it held interest rates steady in a widely-expected move. AAP · Sep 29, 2025
Big homes, small families: the Aussie housing mismatch Aussie couples without kids and people living alone make up the majority of households but property data reveals housing stock is built for bigger families. AAP · Aug 20, 2025
Sydney and Toronto had equivalent home prices, then Canada’s crashed. Could Australia see a similar slump? Canadian property prices fell by C$150,000 over three years as Australia’s rose by about A$85,000 The Guardian - AU · Aug 7, 2025
House price growth spurt shows no signs of easing Further interest rate cuts on the horizon have stirred the nation's housing market with prices rising for a sixth straight month alongside demand. AAP · Jul 31, 2025
Families paying premiums for school catchment zones Homes within sought-after school catchments are selling for millions of dollars, but data shows this does not always lead to stronger capital growth. AAP · Jul 24, 2025
Average home prices hit $1m with more growth to come The average price of a home in Australia has hit $1 million after a decade of growth, though experts say a return to the explosive COVID-era boom is unlikely. AAP · Jun 10, 2025
Mind the gap: $1 million homes driving up wealth divide Home ownership rates continue to decline as more homes crack $1 million in value, making it harder for young Australians to keep up. AAP · May 15, 2025
AAP · Mar 18, 2025 Home owners reap windfall as buyers warned on new units Home sellers notched a record profit in last three months of 2024 but not every property owner will be so lucky in the future, real estate researchers warn.
AAP · Feb 26, 2025 Persistent pay gap widens gender gulf in assets The gender pay gap is leaving women with fewer properties and shares than men, says a survey indicating more than four in ten women have no such assets at all.
AAP · Feb 4, 2025 House prices expected to rise amid supply challenge Housing will remain a key policy battlefield at the election with prices expected to continue increasing and efforts to boost supply lagging behind targets.
AAP · Jan 7, 2025 Downturn in house values as 'something's got to give' Australia's two most populous cities have signalled the beginning of a property downturn amid widening gaps between income, borrowing capacity and home values.
The Guardian - AU · Jan 7, 2025 Australia’s housing market ‘buckling’ under widening gap between income and home values, report finds Housing prices fell by 0.1% in December but dip likely to be ‘shallow and short-lived’, according to CoreLogic
The Guardian - AU · Jan 2, 2025 Falling house prices and drop in Victorian rental numbers could mark rise of owner-occupiers Buyers looking to move in could benefit from 6.5% drop in market since March 2022 as state claims largest share of first home buyer finance
AAP · Dec 17, 2024 Homeowners making hundreds a week even without tenants People who own property might be able to make more than $30,000 a year, if the market is good, simply by holding onto their asset for about nine years.
The Guardian - AU · Dec 17, 2024 Australians making record $295,000 median profit on home sales, report shows Brisbane the most profitable city in September quarter while Melbourne the only capital city market to record more loss-making sales
The Guardian - AU · Dec 15, 2024 A small Victorian tourist town of 2,600 people has 100 properties for sale. What’s going on in Bright? With few homes for rent and a chef living in a van, the Alpine shire town is described as an ‘extreme version’ of Australia’s housing crisis
The Guardian - AU · Dec 6, 2024 Meet the forever renters: ‘Nobody wants to be in share housing when they’re in their late 70s’ After long careers and now expecting easier lives, a cohort of older Australians are instead struggling with housing affordability and security
AAP · Oct 30, 2024 State treasurer rattles tin for federal housing support More federal government funding is needed to support housing, one state treasurer says as falling inflation opens the door for interest rate cuts.