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Property market downturn hits 93% of Australian suburbs

Price falls now universal except Darwin, with buyers delaying purchases expecting 15-20% further declines.
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Perth property prices soften in pockets as buyers hit serviceability ceiling

Early data shows small declines in select Perth suburbs while agents dispute the scale, a test case for what happens when credit tightens in a supply-starved market.
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Queensland property market lending falls 5.9% as credit rationing outpaces price drops

Loan volumes down harder than values in June quarter. Is credit the real constraint, or will supply hold the floor?
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Auction clearance rates fall to 52.4% as spring listings arrive

Clearance rates dropped for the third straight week while auction volumes jumped 16%. Either vendors are testing stale price expectations or buyers are about to return.
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Foreign capital housing supply: why institutional money is filling the gap

Japanese and Korean firms are backing Melbourne residential land development while local capital pulls back, the scale, speed and conditions are different to the Chinese apartment wave a decade ago.
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Melbourne auction clearance rate hits 62.6%: buyer confidence or bottom fishing?

Saturday's 62.6% preliminary clearance rate could mark Melbourne's strongest weekend since March, but agents are splitting properties away from auction as conditions stay uneven.
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Mortgage default risk Adelaide: 40% jump in one suburb signals wider pressure

One Adelaide suburb saw default risk climb 39% in three months, but the pattern points to a national stress test for mid-tier markets.
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First home buyer cash purchase trend reveals credit access gap

3,563 more Victorian first-home concessions than loans in FY25. When deposit help becomes outright purchase, what does that signal about who's locked out?
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Green property premium: what the numbers say about trees and value

Leafy streets and bush settings command a measurable price gap in Melbourne, but the premium isn't uniform and the trade-offs matter.
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Luxury property sales Sydney: $20m harbourside unit tests prestige market

Former McDonald's franchisees are selling their Crown Residences apartment for about $20 million, a test of whether ultra-high-end buyers are still active.
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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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