Auctions flop as home buyers digest rising rates Australia's auction clearance rates have dropped to nearly their lowest levels of the year as another interest rate rise eats into buyer budgets. AAP · Oct 4
Housing market downturn the steepest in four decades First-home buyers are being told they will be in a better position to afford a property once Australia's widening housing downturn runs its course. AAP · Sep 30
The next suburbs that will be hit by Canberra's housing downturn Downturn offers opportunity for new and existing home owners. The Canberra Times · Sep 30
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
House-hunters face spring sale shortage in market slump Weak results in major housing markets are putting would-be sellers off listing their properties as prices fall nationally. AAP · Aug 9
Place to make 'lifelong friends': the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie suburbs where people stay the longest Exclusive data reveals the suburbs where people are choosing to stay put. Newcastle Herald · Jul 31
Cold feet and cooling prices: Australia’s property market is transforming – and first home buyers aren’t biting Exclusive: Data shows buyers are not rushing to get into the market, despite lower prices and less competition The Guardian - AU · Jul 3
Sky News Australia’s role in Cairo Takeaway fiasco laid out by judge’s finding it published ‘misleading’ statements Justice Robert Bromwich found lawyer Rebekah Giles passed information to Sky’s Sharri Markson that led to pro-Israel activist breaching part of a legal settlement with the restaurant The Guardian - AU · Jul 3
Housing costs crisis needs 'decades' of falling prices Recent falling house prices have barely eroded an affordability gap that has built up over years of rising values, as experts warn much more time is needed. AAP · Jul 1
Buyers 'deeply pessimistic' as Canberra home values drop The number of listings in the ACT is 20 per cent above average. The Canberra Times · Jun 30
Freefall: home prices notch biggest drop in years Australia's housing market is undergoing a broad-based downturn with interest rate rises and affordability pressures denting investor confidence. AAP · Jun 30
Going down: Newcastle and Lake Macquarie home values drop for a second month Revised data from Cotality shows the market peaked in April. Newcastle Herald · Jun 30
Australian housing was already cooling before the budget – but how cold it gets depends on two key factors Most economists believe the chronic undersupply of homes will eventually push prices higher once interest rates ease and the tax changes are priced in The Guardian - AU · Jun 5
Home price falls may signal end of housing super cycle Rising interest rates, poor affordability, budget tax changes and a political shift towards lower migration could spell the end of a 30-year housing upswing. AAP · May 31
The Guardian - AU · May 31 Capital city home prices fall as experts predict Australia’s property slump could last a year and cut values by 10% Buyers abandon auctions and Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra median house prices end May lower than they were at the end of 2025
AAP · May 14 Middle ring could be 'hollowed out' by tax overhaul Tax changes in the federal budget will likely shift property investors to new houses in the outer suburbs and inner-city apartments, economists say.
AAP · May 7 'Decline': housing downturn looms as rate hikes bite Higher rates and affordability pressures are threatening to push the housing market into a decline, with prices in the two biggest cities already on the slide.
AAP · Mar 31 Major capital home prices slip in two-speed market Australia's housing market is diverging as the biggest capitals go backwards while growth accelerates in mid-tier cities.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 31 House prices fall in Sydney and Melbourne as interest rates and Iran war fallout spook buyers Data shows slowdown in price growth across the country after consecutive RBA cash rate hikes
The Guardian - AU · Mar 2 Desperate first home buyers are fuelling price ‘up-crash’ at lower end of market, experts say Biggest house price increases in February come in smaller capital cities as buyers undeterred by interest rate hikes
AAP · Mar 1 Major cities flounder in 'two-speed' housing market Home prices are flat-lining in Australia's biggest cities and surging elsewhere as new national data tells a tale of two housing markets.
AAP · Feb 1 Supply shortage underpins shaky growth in home values Home price growth picked up in January, but results were mixed across the capital cities, with one jurisdiction leading the way on rental affordability.
AAP · Jan 27 Rate hikes, affordability won't curb house prices Property professionals are confident that housing prices will continue to grow in 2026, despite worries about higher interest rates and affordability.
AAP · Jan 9 Where home prices could take off or crash land in 2026 A worsening outlook for interest rates will put a dampener on Australia's property market in 2026 but records are still expected to tumble across the country.
AAP · Jan 6 Home approvals surge but affordability still an issue Rent has soared to a median of $817 a week in Australia's most expensive city as a lack of supply stretches affordability to the limits around the nation.