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House price growth Australia: why a decade of doubling is a fragile bet

New modelling projects hundreds of suburbs doubling by 2036. The maths leans on past trends, and the next decade looks structurally different.
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Property sentiment index flips negative as rates bite

A NAB survey of property professionals now sees house prices sliding 4.2% over a year, and the constraint has moved from supply to borrowing costs.
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Regional NSW property growth: scarcity or thin volumes?

Some unexpected towns have posted double-digit gains, but a rise on few sales can mislead investors chasing the trend.
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Home sales down 20.9 per cent: price data is the last to know

Sales are down about a fifth, yet values have only slipped for six months. The gap between the two may be hiding the real damage.
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Brisbane property market falls 10% in pockets as boom unwinds

After prices more than doubled in a decade, parts of Brisbane are down by as much as 10 per cent. The question isn't whether the boom is over, it's whether this pullback creates value or signals a deeper correction.
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First home buyers return as investor competition drops 14.8%

Mortgage applications from first-timers jumped 10% in early August while investor loans for established homes fell sharply, but is the window real or temporary?
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Multigenerational households Australia: crisis fix or permanent shift?

Three generations under one roof is rising fast. Is it affordability pressure or something that sticks?
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Private credit funds face liquidity test after developer exposure

Centuria's frozen redemptions reveal how concentrated bets on residential builders can strand investor capital when projects stall.
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Rent growth ceiling: landlords pause as tenant wallets empty

Landlords are hesitating to push rents higher, but is it genuine income constraint or a tactical retreat before the next test?
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Mortgage arrears hotspots: 139 suburbs where homeowners can’t escape

Outer-ring suburbs across Victoria and NSW now lead the nation in loan defaults, with property values falling below purchase price and selling no longer an option.
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Developer collapse: $3.5bn debt triggers urgent lender call

A Sydney developer owing $3.5 billion collapsed this week with tens of thousands of homes mid-construction. Now 170 lenders face a $20 million call.
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Ingenia Peet acquisition: $1bn land deal banks 7,000 lots for downsizer wave

A billion-dollar takeover hands one developer the land to build thousands of homes for aging Boomers, just as buyer inquiries cool.
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Melbourne property prices fall below 2020 levels as supply floods market

The median Melbourne home now sells for less than it did five years ago. Three rate hikes, state tax changes and record construction all played a part.
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Rental vacancy rates hit 1.5% but investor tax changes threaten relief

Tenants got more choice in July as vacancy ticked up to its highest since early 2022, but the supply lift driven by investors is already under threat from budget changes.
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Downsizer housing market stalls as falling prices lock family homes

When property values drop, empty-nesters hesitate to sell, and that bottleneck keeps three-bedroom homes off the market exactly when younger buyers need them most.
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Home lending growth at regional lenders defies major bank slowdown

A Tasmanian-based lender grew its home loan book 5.8% while the Big Four saw applications drop up to 20%, so where's the volume coming from?
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Forced property sales: who’s selling and what it means for prices

Divorce, job loss and mortgage stress are pushing owners to sell, but is this distress or just life happening?
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Melbourne unit auction clearance rates beat houses by 10%

Units are clearing at 62% while houses languish at 51%, but is this affordability-driven demand or investors chasing yield before the market turns further?

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