Rental yields drive apartment buying as investors skip negative gearing

Adelaide apartment sold in days on 8% gross yield. Policy shift or smarter math?

Cairns property market drops 0.16% as tourism reliance bites

First price fall since April 2020 breaks six-year streak. Geography constraints meet nervous buyers.

House prices falling Australia wide as Brisbane, Perth lose streak

Brisbane's 40-month run is over. Perth and Adelaide have turned. Is this convergence driven by one cause, or are different pressures landing at once?

Melbourne house prices drop $5000 in July, fifth straight monthly fall

The typical Melbourne house lost more than $160 a day last month, dragging the median below $1m for the first time since April.

Australian home prices fall fourth month as rate hikes meet budget uncertainty

National dwelling values down 0.3% in July, with Sydney leading the retreat. The question now: how much further before buyers commit?

Regional housing crisis: Wagga encampment reveals policy vacuum

Council eviction notices, state motel shuffle, five-year waitlists. A NSW camp exposes the gap between emergency response and supply fixes.

Victorian auction volumes to drop 25% as reserve law looms

Sellers are pulling listings ahead of October's mandatory reserve disclosure. The question is whether buyers gain leverage or just fewer choices.

Property scams escalate as AI rewrites the fraud playbook

Fake conveyancers, deposit theft and voice cloning are targeting buyers in a cooling market. Here's what's working and how to protect yourself.

Trust tax proposal puts $10bn restructure bill on property investors

Treasury's 30% minimum tax on discretionary trusts could force 210,000 small businesses to restructure, but the mechanics reveal a bigger question about how Australia funds property.

Reverse mortgage uptake surges on NSW coast as retirees stay put

Over 8,000 new reverse mortgages written in twelve months. Coastal hotspots from Byron to Jervis Bay lead the shift. Superannuation gaps and soft prices are changing how Australians fund retirement.

Mortgage brokers: the back-office build investors rarely see

A broker network just added eight staff in roles most borrowers never think about. Here's why that matters when you're choosing who handles your loan.
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Sydney suburbs price falls: 10 repeat crash zones and the warning signs

Same suburbs, same pattern: outer fringe, high-density precincts and second-tier luxury postcodes lead every downturn. This time, stretched borrowers and rising listings point to another round.

Resilient property markets: what Adelaide reveals about downside protection

One city dominated value performance across three separate corrections. The pattern points to structural traits that buffer capital loss when rates rise.

Regional Victoria property prices surge 32% as policy shifts investors

Ballarat and Bendigo are drawing investor attention while Melbourne suburbs fall—but the tax reforms driving this have created a timing window that closes in August.

Building approvals jump 7.2% but houses stall at 0.4%

June data shows apartments surging while detached supply barely moves—what does that split mean for investors and first-home buyers hunting supply gaps?

Property developers Queensland WA push ahead as east coast stalls

Three-quarters of Queensland developers plan to break ground within six months. Victoria sits at 28%. The gap is widening, and the reasons go deeper than sentiment.

Queensland rental vacancy rates tick up in half the state, but 29 regions still under 1%

Two dozen Queensland rental markets loosened over the June quarter, yet nearly 60% of regions remain critically tight. Here's where the breathing room appeared, and where investors still face zero wiggle room.

Million dollar suburbs: 151 new entries map where affordability migrates next

Queensland, WA and SA claimed two-thirds of the 151 suburbs that crossed seven figures in the first half of 2024, while Melbourne added just one.

SMSF lending ban: what brokers are being told to do now

Bluestone's roadshow delivered one message: the diversification window just opened wider than most brokers realise.

Mortgage funding surges 18% while personal loan arrears hit multi-year high

New housing credit is accelerating despite rising unemployment and spiking unsecured debt stress. What's driving the split?

Mortgage broker recruitment: why benefits beat pay rises in 2026

Brokerages can't afford wage hikes as volumes fall, so they're loading up perks instead. What that shift tells us about the health of the broker channel.

Productivity growth stalls lock in higher rates, RBA warns

Weak output per worker narrows the path to rate cuts, regardless of how inflation behaves. Mortgage holders face a longer wait.

ING clawback policy scraps penalties for property sales after 12 months

Brokers won't lose commissions when borrowers sell between 12-18 months from August 2026, but the first year still triggers penalties.

Australian Housing Crisis: Banks Fund Mortgages, Not Homes

Australia’s banks hold $2.5 trillion in home loans, while development finance carries far heavier capital costs. Is credit worsening the shortage?

Australia’s Biggest Home Lender Isn’t a Bank, And It’s Pulling Back

Family help is shrinking just as prices soften. That sounds useful for buyers, but the borrowing risk may be shifting.

Housing Investor Loans Face A New Budget Shock

Investor loan demand is weakening fast, and the budget may have changed the borrowing maths before prices fully reset.

Public housing maintenance crisis forces tenants into private rental market

A NSW woman waited five years for compensation after sewage destroyed her belongings. When the public safety net fails, where do low-income tenants go?

Housing target shortfall widens as approval pipeline stalls at 393,000

Australia has approved just 393,426 homes in two years of a five-year 1.2 million build goal. The gap keeps growing.

Public land housing NSW: 13 sites released for 298 homes

NSW has identified 13 surplus government sites for housing. The question is whether 298 dwellings will arrive fast enough to matter.

Planning reforms housing supply: WA moves four-dwelling exemption

Western Australia just extended its single-house planning exemption to include up to four dwellings where standards are met. Will the 'meet planning standards' clause open the gates or become the new bottleneck?

Sydney Property Investors Freeze as Tax Shock Hits Prices

Sydney investors are retreating before new tax rules begin, just as prices weaken. The bigger question is where their money goes next.

Discretionary Trust Tax Could Stall New Housing Projects

A proposed 30 per cent tax floor is colliding with the fragile economics of housing development. The final cost may not stay with developers.

Data centre boom puts Australia’s housing targets at risk

Data centres are competing with new housing for land, electricity, water and infrastructure. The industry is not responsible for Australia’s housing shortage, but preferential planning treatment could make a difficult supply problem worse.

Capital Gains Tax Changes Risk a Bigger Housing Backfire

A narrow start-up carve-out is alarming investors as housing tax reforms redirect demand. The real test is whether capital leaves, shifts or builds.

Brisbane rental yield: where investors are buying after tax reform

Tax changes have killed negative gearing's appeal. Inner-city units now deliver 5%+ yields, but the rush into these pockets is already shifting prices.

Investor property prices myth: who really drives Australian housing

New data shows investors trail owner-occupiers by 34 percentage points in capital growth. The political narrative just got harder to defend.

Commercial property investment: which sectors still work for smaller buyers

Negative gearing changes are pushing residential investors toward commercial assets, but not all sectors suit individual capital or risk tolerance.

SMSF Residential Property Ban Takes Effect: What Changes for Trustees

From August 2026, SMSFs can no longer borrow to buy residential property. What remains permitted, what dies with the ban, and which strategies still work.

Commercial Property Vacancy Risk Is the Budget Blind Spot

Budget changes are pushing investors towards commercial property, but one empty tenancy can turn higher yield into a long cashflow problem.

Property Tax Changes: 5 Wealth Moves Investors Must Check

Tax rules are shifting across property, shares and super. The winners may be the investors who act before the scramble.

Adelaide CBD Apartment Tower Clears Key Approval Test

A 95-home Franklin Street project has cleared a major hurdle, but approval is not the same as delivery.

The $150m Water Plant That Could Unlock 33,000 Homes

A $200m water plant could open the door to 33,000 homes, but the bigger prize may be Toowoomba’s case for rail.

Data Centre Housing Supply Fight Opens New Investor Risk

A Geelong site planned for homes may become digital infrastructure. The bigger question is who pays when housing land is redirected.

Queensland Stamp Duty Shock Opens New Investor Tax Front

Queensland expects a $325m duty hit, but the sharper story is who gets squeezed as tax rules keep shifting.

The Future of Property Inspections: Technology and Trends

Embracing the Digital Era in Australian Property Inspections

Banks Just Moved Before Negative Gearing Even Changes

Macquarie has tightened investor loan checks early, and the real pain may land before the tax rules begin.

Auction market buckles as rates and war fears hit buyers

Australia’s auction clearance rate has dropped to 56.9 per cent. Buyers are hesitating, sellers are still listing, and the next move matters more than the headline.

Why Sydney may stumble even if buyers keep showing up

SQM has cut its 2026 housing outlook as oil, inflation and rate risk return. But first-home buyer lending is still rising, and that changes the read on the market.

APRA’s new crackdown to hit ‘overstretched’ property investors

Tough new debt limits will make it harder for highly geared Aussies to keep growing their property portfolios – especially those already near the edge.