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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 luxury apartments: can boutique developments hold margins as construction costs climb?

A $130m Toowong riverside tower has sold $40m since launch, but with settlement risk rising across the broader apartment market, can boutique projects maintain pricing power that volume builders are losing?
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Sydney apartment buyers want space and build quality, but stock’s shrinking

Two-thirds cite construction concerns, yet three-quarters want modern tech, so what portion of Sydney's apartment stock still fits the brief?
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Repeat property price collapses: suburbs that crash every downturn

Data across three downturns shows which suburbs drop 20%+ each time, but the pattern isn't what most expect.
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Melbourne property price falls: which suburbs dropped hardest and why

Some pockets have lost double-digit percentages since peak, but the pattern isn't random.
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Sydney property falls hit 20% in coastal pockets: value or trap?

Prestigious suburbs are down nearly a fifth from peak. Whether that's discount or danger depends on what comes next.
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Australian housing market correction deepens as bank revises outlook

Prices are falling faster than forecast, but one major lender sees no crash ahead. The question: what does the data really say about forced sales and bargaining power?
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Mortgage default risk hits record high as 18% quarterly jump exposes outer-suburb strain

Default risk climbed 18% in three months, the steepest rise in twenty years. Which borrower cohorts are failing first, and why official hardship measures may only be delaying the reckoning.
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Parramatta office vacancy hits 23.5% as CBD model faces pressure

Four consecutive quarters above 20% vacancy. Nearly 40% of older stock empty. Could Sydney's multi-centre housing plan need a reset?
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Tasmania property market outpaces capitals, but can it last?

Hobart, Launceston and Devonport posted double-digit annual gains while Sydney and Melbourne stalled. The question is whether fundamentals support the run or whether correction pressure is simply delayed.
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Regional property prices rise while capitals fall: the affordability split

A quarter of Australia's regions posted price gains in the past three months despite national declines, but the pattern reveals a growing affordability divide, not a new boom.
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House price falls Australia: can policy thread the needle or are risks understated?

Seven downturns in forty years, all resolved with a bounce. This one carries policy intent, but the math of landing softly has never worked before.
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Multigenerational living is reshaping demand, not just for luxury

Extra bedrooms are suddenly a practical need, not a premium feature. Here's what that shift means for design, prices and rental yields.
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Property resale profits: why 97% still win but cracks are showing

First dip in profit share since 2020, record median gains, and one in four Melbourne unit sellers now losing money.
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House prices falling Australia: why the government won’t call it a win

Prices down 2.5% from the peak, affordability slightly improved, yet ministers stay silent. What does that tell you about whose votes matter most?

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