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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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Perth property market peak: the boom signal buyers can’t ignore

Perth prices are still rising fast, but the market is starting to send a different signal.
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Australian Housing Investors Are Older, Richer and More Leveraged

New RBA data shows investors look resilient, but the debt and age profile reveals where the next housing shock could bite.
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Housing Infrastructure Is the Crisis Hiding in Plain Sight

Public works are slowing just as Australia needs more homes. The real risk may be buried under roads, pipes and delivery timelines.
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Brisbane Property Market Cools as Buyers Rethink the Boom

Brisbane values are still rising, but higher rates and investor uncertainty are testing how much heat is left in the market.
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Australia housing affordability just hit a harsher reality

Renting now eats a record share of income, while the housing target is improving but still late. That gap is where the real risk sits.
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Consumer Confidence Australia: Housing Hopes Hit the Wall

Confidence has slipped again, but the bigger signal may be what households now think about property prices.
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Short the Australian Banks: $11b bet sparks warning

Hedge funds have built a record bet against the big four banks. The question is whether this is a valuation call, or a housing warning.
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Property growth corridors: three markets to watch in 2027

Three regions have infrastructure, population or jobs behind them. The question is whether prices have already moved too far.
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Property market crash: buying window or bigger fall ahead?

Fear is back in housing, but the weaker headline market may not be the whole market.
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Buyers Agency Collapse: The Trust Test Investors Face

A major buyer’s agency failure has exposed a harder question for investors: how much trust should sit behind an upfront fee?
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Negative gearing shake-up sends investors into new apartments

Investors are chasing the new-build tax carve-out, but first-home buyers may feel the pressure first.
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Negative equity shock hits first-home buyers hardest

Recent buyers are discovering a brutal gap between what they spent and what lenders now think their homes are worth.
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Auction Clearance Rates Send a Warning to Sellers

More vendors are delaying auctions as buyers wait for lower prices. The next test is whether sellers blink first.
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Australia Is Short 262,000 Homes. Will Prices Surge Again?

Australia is forecast to miss its housing target by 262,000 homes as buyer support expands. Does that mean prices must rise?

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