Listings are scarce, buyers are piling in, and some Western Sydney suburbs are turning into brutal contests. The pressure is obvious, but where does it lead next?
SQM has cut its 2026 housing outlook as oil, inflation and rate risk return. But first-home buyer lending is still rising, and that changes the read on the market.
Wagga, Tamworth and Tasmania’s north-west still look cheap by national standards. But is the upside real, or just a sales pitch with the risks left out?