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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 Gives Buyers a Rare Opening

Clearance rates have cracked and buyer turnout has thinned, but Brisbane’s deeper supply shortage has not disappeared.
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Negative gearing changes open a new regional investor fight

Tax reform may push some investors toward regional property, but the supply catch could decide who really benefits.
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Housing supply gap: NSW squeezed as migration outruns builds

New ABS data shows population growth is still running ahead of new homes, and NSW is where the pressure looks hardest to absorb.
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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.
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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.
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Tasmania housing deal exposes the real supply bottleneck

Tasmania has a 4,000-home promise. The bigger question is whether infrastructure can turn announcements into keys.
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Australia housing market slowdown: why prices are splitting

The national index has stalled, but Perth and Darwin are still rising. The question is whether this becomes orderly, or broader.
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Home Ownership Affordability: Aussies Are Quitting the Dream

More Australians say property is no longer realistic. The deeper question is whether this is surrender, or a rational reset.
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ACT Budget housing plan cuts duty but raises cost risk

Canberra is cutting stamp duty and backing supply, but higher property charges could decide whether homes actually get built.
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Auction Clearance Rates Hit Six-Year Low: Who Blinks First?

More than half of auctioned homes failed to sell. The bigger question is whether sellers cut prices or buyers keep waiting.
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Melbourne build-to-rent deal exposes the supply catch

A $315m Collingwood deal adds confidence to rental supply, but the homes may not arrive until 2030.
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Frasers Property Adds 3,800 Homes to Development Pipeline

Frasers Property has added about 3,800 homes to its pipeline, but the long delivery timelines show why new land deals cannot fix shortages overnight.
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Housing Market Forecast 2026: Investor Retreat Hits Prices

Westpac expects investor activity to fall 34 per cent as tax changes and higher rates collide. The bigger question is whether prices bend or break.
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Housing Market Outlook 2026: CBA’s Warning Just Got Sharper

CBA now expects flat home prices in 2026. The bigger question is whether this is a pause, or the start of a tougher reset.

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