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Soaring rents slow down as tenants pushed to the brink

Rents remain at record highs in every capital city despite a slowdown in price growth, says a report that finds low supply leaves landlords with the upper hand.

AAP · Apr 2, 2025

'Year of the unit': cost squeeze drives homebuyer shift

Rising unaffordability and changing lifestyles are driving an unusual turnaround in real estate dynamics as unit prices grow faster than houses in some areas.

AAP · Jan 29, 2025

Buyer's market: 2025 to bring relief to home buyers

A major pullback in house price rises has not stopped the market from extending its growth streak to eight consecutive quarters.

AAP · Jan 15, 2025

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Where home prices are expected to grow fastest in 2025

Australian property values are set to keep rising over the next 12 months but controversial tax changes are helping keep one state's home price growth in check.

AAP · Dec 4, 2024

'Everything points to a slowdown': property loses heat

House and unit prices may have found new record highs but interest rate cautiousness has tempered the pace of growth.

AAP · Oct 28, 2024

Australia’s steepest and longest rental surge in history may be nearing end, figures show

Annual growth is at multi-year lows in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide, suggesting the stretch of rent rises may have peaked, Domain says

The Guardian - AU · Oct 2, 2024

Gen X, older millennials ride housing boom to the bank

Older millennials and generation X are among the biggest winners from Australia's real estate boom as profits from sales hit their highest level in 10 years.

AAP · Aug 21, 2024

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Renter relief finally hits with more cooling in sight

After months of fast-rising rents, momentum is starting to tip in favour of tenants as more homes become available.

AAP · Jul 3, 2024

Australian house prices expected to spike again

Australian home prices are set to hit new heights as population growth, construction challenges and borrowing power hits the market.

AAP · Jun 19, 2024

National rents hit new record high of $630 a week

Rents have been growing strongly since the pandemic and found a new gear in the first quarter of 2024, piling more pressure on the stretched cohort.

AAP · Apr 10, 2024

Denser suburbs leads to better housing affordability

Housing affordability could be worse without the reduction of land sizes across Australian capital cities, new research shows.

AAP · Mar 20, 2024

Fire situation ‘will get worse before it gets better’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Feb 21, 2024

More first-time buyers facing mortgage stress

Higher interest rates are a double-edged sword for wannabe home buyers - shortening the time to save for a deposit but pushing up mortgage repayments.

AAP · Feb 21, 2024

House prices smash records, wiping out downturn losses

Australia's housing sector has recouped all losses from the 2022 downturn to end 2023 smashing median price records across all capital cities.

AAP · Jan 23, 2024

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AAP · Jan 10, 2024

Record Australian rent price streak finally over

The average asking price for renting a house in Australia's capital cities has remained steady after almost three years of consecutive growth.

Pedestrian.tv · Dec 12, 2023

These Suburbs Are The Best To Find A Rental In Amid Low Availability And Record Competition

Renters in Melbourne City are likely to come out of the impeding changeover season unscathed with the highest vacancy rate in Australia.

AAP · Nov 30, 2023

Better month for home approvals but new building soft

The outlook for new home building is looking lacklustre as delays, high costs and interest rate hikes make it difficult to get new projects off the ground.

AAP · Oct 4, 2023

Renters hit affordability limit as pace of growth eases

Australian renters are getting closer to the maximum they can afford, with as many as 70,000 rentals needed to bring the market into a healthier balance.

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AAP · Sep 20, 2023

More house flippers take hit, owners staying put longer

The number of Australian home owners selling their properties after only two years has risen, along with the portion of them failing to profit on the resale.

The Canberra Times · Jul 27, 2023

Good news for house hunters buying in Canberra

Stability has returned to the housing market, experts say.

The Guardian - AU · Jul 26, 2023

Sydney leads Australia’s house price rebound with $500-a-day ‘hyper-growth’

Domain data shows fastest national rise since late 2021 and all capitals bar Canberra in recovery mode

The Guardian - AU · Jul 25, 2023

Is Victoria planning to impose rent freezes and will that solve the housing crisis?

Labor is mulling a cap on prices and a levy on Airbnb-type listing. But some experts say that won’t do enough to fix the key problem of lack of supply

Wales Online · Jul 6, 2023

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The Canberra Times · Jul 6, 2023

Canberra no longer Australia's most expensive city to rent

The median rental asking price for units remained stable.

AAP · Jul 5, 2023

City apartment rentals cost almost as much as a house

Tenants are still facing sharp price increases, with the cost of renting a unit catching up with houses in some big cities.

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