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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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Household spending lifts 0.8% as discretionary splurge defies mortgage stress

June spending data shows transport and recreation outlays accelerating while mortgage buffers hold, but the split between big-ticket buyers and squeezed cohorts is widening.
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Negative equity risk: who’s exposed and what it takes to tip

First home buyers from 2024–2026 face rising debt-to-value concerns, but how far do prices need to fall before paper losses turn into real stress?
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Construction costs set floor under house prices, but not every suburb

National house prices are falling and the downturn is spreading, but building costs have risen 51% since 2019, and that's putting a limit on how far the slide can go.
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Moreton Bay population growth: one million by 2054, can supply keep pace?

Moreton Bay Council expects 240 new arrivals weekly and a million residents by mid-century. Thirteen greenfield estates are under construction, but the delivery question remains open.
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Auction surprise Sydney downturn: $50k above guide in falling market

Four bidders drove a western Sydney house $50,000 past expectations while clearance rates sit at 45%. What made this one different?
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Gold Coast luxury development: $500m Marina Mirage rebuild and what it signals

A $6.45m entry point and three-year construction timeline. The question is whether prestige resort projects still stack up when the mainstream market is sliding.
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Luxury apartment presales Gold Coast: $122m Broadbeach sellout decoded

Sixteen beachfront residences sold before completion, but the buyer split and settlement timeline reveal more about risk than demand.
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Emigration property ownership Australia: debt exodus accelerates

A Gold Coast family sold near $1m to buy debt-free in Italy for $300k. If middle-income owner-occupiers are exiting, what happens to the demand case that held outer-suburban land prices?
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Sydney house prices: discount trap hurting wrong buyers

Eastern suburbs houses are half a million cheaper than last year, but still cost over $5 million. Southwest buyers face rate hikes with barely any relief.
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Buyer paralysis property downturn: when waiting becomes the trap

Auction clearance rates are dropping and prices are softening, yet buyers are sitting out, the textbook time to buy is turning into a self-fulfilling freeze.
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Brisbane prestige property hits $3.52m as top tier decouples

Greater Brisbane's luxury segment is recording sharp price gains while capital-city markets cool, the question is whether it's migration or local wealth driving it.
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Property prices floor: What’s really holding the bottom

Investor stampede into sub-$500k stock is skewing the median, but can entry-level demand actually stop a broader slide?
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Sydney auction clearance rate tanks as $345k prestige loss signals turning point

A North Shore home that sold for $4.7m twelve months ago changed hands at $4.355m last weekend. Is this tax flight or something deeper?
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Housing market downturn deepens as Perth, Brisbane join decline

July saw the steepest monthly fall since late 2022. The question now: is this a cycle adjustment or the end of a three-decade run?

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