44+ min ago   (719+ words) Updated independent modelling commissioned by four of Australia's peak property and construction bodies estimates the Federal Government's housing tax package could reduce new dwelling starts by about 10,700 over four years, while pushing rents higher and cutting construction employment. Master Builders…...

21+ hour, 35+ min ago   (330+ words) Finder's 2026 Home Loan Report finds three in ten Australians relied on family money to buy, most commonly for deposit help, and experts say clear terms prevent disputes later. Deposit contributions were the most common form of assistance, with 11 per cent…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (570+ words) Australia’s residential property market shed $34.1 billion in value over the June quarter, with falling prices in NSW and Victoria outweighing gains elsewhere even as another 54,400 dwellings were added to the national housing stock. Australia's residential property stock fell $34.1 billion in…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (682+ words) Ten of 12 tracked economists expect the RBA to hold, but market pricing implies a 54 per cent chance of a rise, leaving borrowers with a genuinely uncertain outcome ahead of spring. The Reserve Bank of Australia is more likely than not…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1492+ words) Tina Ashton says productivity, costs, technology and rent roll acquisitions can lift a business's performance even when transaction volumes and prices stay flat. But for Harcourts Chief Growth Officer, Tina Ashton, the danger is that business owners can become so…...

4+ day, 34+ min ago   (1231+ words) Higher mortgage rates and elevated home prices have pushed affordability to its worst level on record, leaving a typical-income household able to afford just 12 per cent of homes sold. A median-income household can now afford just 12 per cent of homes…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (857+ words) Cotality forecasts auction volumes climbing to about 1,700 a week by 20 September, even as this week's combined clearance rate sits well below last year's 69.3 per cent. Across the capital cities, 1,485 homes are scheduled to go under the hammer this week, representing…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (785+ words) New home approvals have fallen sharply in July as investor activity weakens and policy changes threaten to disrupt the construction pipeline. New home approvals fell in July, with the latest figures raising fresh questions about the pipeline of housing supply…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (587+ words) Median property values have dropped to $886,000 nationally, with realestate.com.au economist Eleanor Creagh warning further falls are likely as rate and tax uncertainty weighs on confidence. National home prices fell 0.2 per cent over August, pulling median property values down…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (395+ words) Population growth and household formation are outpacing new supply, and HIA's chief economist expects that shortage, not a construction rebound, to drive the next phase of price growth. The forecasts are contained in HIA’s Economic and Industry Outlook report, which…...