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Capital cities
2026 market outlooks.
6 May 2026
Sydney Property Market 2026: Where Prices, Yields and Demand Are Heading
6 May 2026
Melbourne Property Market 2026: A Slower, More Selective Recovery
6 May 2026
Brisbane Property Market 2026: Still Running, But Less of a Sprint
6 May 2026
Perth Property Market 2026: After the Boom, Where to Now?
Latest
Recent articles.
24 July 2026·Market Update
Late-July wrap: Tuesday's inflation number, the August rate call, and the first buyer's-market spring in years
The June-quarter inflation figures land on 29 July and the RBA decides on 11 August — the two dates that will set the tone for spring. With clearance rates around 50%, more stock on market and every major bank trimming its forecasts, spring 2026 is shaping up as a season that rewards preparation over momentum.
24 July 2026·News
Home values post their biggest monthly fall since 2022 — and the market has split in two
National home values fell 0.4% in June, the largest monthly drop since December 2022, with Sydney down 3.2% for the quarter while Perth, Brisbane and Darwin kept climbing. Here is what the mid-year data says about where the market is heading, city by city.
24 July 2026·News
Negative gearing and CGT reform is now law: what changes on 1 July 2027, and what to do before then
Parliament passed the federal budget's investor tax package on 25 June, and the ATO has confirmed the measures are law. Negative gearing narrows to new builds, the 50% CGT discount is replaced with indexation, and a late amendment bans new SMSF property borrowing. Here is the full picture and the 11-month runway.
24 July 2026·News
Queensland keeps the $30,000 grant, and Help to Buy just opened to more buyers
The step-down never came: Queensland's 2026-27 Budget locked the $30,000 First Home Owner Grant in for another four years and made zero stamp duty on new homes permanent. Add the federal Help to Buy expansion from 1 July and winter has quietly been a very good season for first home buyers.
8 July 2026·Market Update
The cheapest suburbs in every Australian capital city, ranked (Winter 2026 report)
Across Australia's eight greater capitals, just eight verified suburbs still carry a median house price under $500,000 — and in Sydney, Adelaide and Canberra the entry price has moved past $700,000. We ranked the cheapest verified suburb in every capital, plus the regional towns where a house still costs less than $250,000.
3 July 2026·Market Update
Winter market wrap: a quiet July, and why spring sellers should start now
Australia's property market has settled into its winter lull, with clearance rates under 50%, auction volumes thinning and no RBA decision until 11 August. For anyone planning a spring sale, the quiet weeks between now and September are the preparation window.
24 June 2026·News
Queensland's $30,000 First Home Owner Grant for New Homes Closes 30 June
Update: it didn't close. Days after this article ran, the 2026-27 Queensland Budget locked the $30,000 grant in for another four years. The original deadline story is below, with the update up top.
23 June 2026·News
NSW bets on prefab and modular homes to build faster
New South Wales is rewriting its building rules to recognise prefab and modular homes in law, aiming to lift housing completions and deliver faster, potentially cheaper new homes. Here is what the changes mean for buyers and builders.
23 June 2026·News
Auction clearance rates slump to 47%, the weakest result since 2020
Just 47.4% of homes taken to auction nationally last week sold, the softest preliminary clearance rate since April 2020, as three rate hikes this year cool buyer demand.
22 June 2026·News
Rents climb toward record highs as vacancies stay tight
National advertised rents are up about 7.8% over the year and forecast to hit record highs in every capital city in 2026, as vacancy holds at 1.2%. Here is what tight, rising rents mean for renters, investors and first home buyers.
22 June 2026·News
APRA Holds the 3% Buffer, Flags New Limits on High-DTI and Investor Lending
APRA has kept the mortgage serviceability buffer at 3 percentage points, but signalled it will soon talk to banks about new caps on high debt-to-income and investor lending. Here is what that means for your borrowing power.
20 June 2026·News
Help to Buy: First Buyers Are Already Moving Into Shared-Equity Homes
The federal Help to Buy shared-equity scheme has its first residents: of more than 2,300 places approved since launch, 278 households have already bought and moved in, with around 2,078 more gearing up to purchase.