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Australian consumer confidence plunges to worst level since 1990s after RBA rate rise in September
Australian households are the most persistently pessimistic they have been since the early-1990s recession, after a 4th rate rise this year.
14-Oct-2026

Australia’s rental market has officially stalled d...

Two major Australian capital cities even recorded declines in house rent over the September quarter

Read more 07-Oct-2026

Australians' life satisfaction worse than during C...

Shocking new data from the ABS has suggested financial stress is weighing more heavily on Australians now than during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Read more 09-June-2026

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How to invest in property when nobody knows what happens next

Learn from history, but be careful with forecasts.

Read more 14-Oct-2026

Young Aussies are beating the property market in these 30 hotspots

The nation’s top young-buyer hotspots have been revealed, proving Aussies under 35 can still crack the market and maybe even make a motza – just not in Brisbane or Melbou...

Read more 08-Oct-2026

Mortgage-payers got a long-awaited breather today when the RBA board left the cash rate unchanged at...

The pause follows three consecutive hikes in February, March, and May 2026, brought against a backdrop of high inflation and economic uncertainty due to the Middle East c...

Read more 16-June-2026

Industry says tax changes will mean 9000 fewer homes

Proposed tax changes will result in fewer homes being built at a time when Australia desperately needs more, a peak property group said today.

Read more 15-June-2026

Property investment: Does it really make you rich?

Now, if your first thought was a greedy big fish with stockpiles of purchased addresses stashed away, selling them for ludicrous profits at the expense of a younger marke...

Read more 12-May-2026

Housing confidence holds firm in 2026

New research from property analytics firm shows property industry confidence remains high overall, even as economic risks loom larger and market conditions diverge sharpl...

Read more 29-Jan-2026

Auction activity emerges from seasonal slump

We expect to see a significant rise in auction activity this week, with 1,630 capital city homes currently scheduled for auction, up from a combined total of just 483 ove...

Read more 30-Jan-2026

Every month, Australia’s housing shortage worsens

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released housing approvals data for September, which recorded 16,360 trend approvals, a 0.9% increase from August. It was t...

Read more 06-Nov-2025

How is climate change affecting the property market?

You’ve probably seen images of homes destroyed by bushfires or flood water. What you may not realise is that all Australians are effectively paying a climate disaster pen...

Read more 06-Nov-2025