Industry News
Breaking stories, regulatory changes, market data, and major developments across Australian and New Zealand real estate.
Ripple Wu brings Box Hill team to Jellis Craig
The merger adds a new Box Hill office to the Jellis Craig Whitehorse hub alongside its existing Blackburn base.
$146m to fast-track 18,900 Gold Coast homesites
Queensland's Residential Activation Fund will pay for roads, power, water and a sewage plant upgrade across Coomera, Pimpama,…
What the new foreign buyer rules mean for your market
Extended purchase bans, tripled FIRB fees and a 30% capital gains tax rate are reshaping offshore demand, with…
Winning is just the beginning for Barfoot & Thompson
Seven months after a history-making trifecta at the International Property Awards, New Zealand's largest family-owned real estate company…
How much rents would need to rise to save investment property returns
Ray White modelling suggests a 30 per cent rent increase could remove the need for any price correction…
Political theatre: why the housing accord target is a ‘fairy tale’
The finance commentator Alan Kohler says Australia is building 100,000-plus homes short of its national target each year,…
Calvin Chan joins Raine & Horne Green Square as associate partner
The promotion brings the agency's top-selling Zetland agent into a leadership role, according to Raine & Horne Green…
Regional Victorian house values soar as inner-Melbourne drops and REIV demands auction rule pause
Towns like Bright, Mildura and Bendigo posted growth of 90 to 146 per cent over ten years, far…
Teneriffe becomes Queensland’s first $5 million suburb
The Brisbane enclave's median house price soared 48.6 per cent in a year, joining an exclusive club previously…
Affordable regional hubs cushion Australian property downturn as capital city exodus hits record high
Net migration from capital cities to the regions hit an all-time high in the March quarter, with Sydney…
Investor retreat wipes $5.4 billion off new lending as borrowing capacity squeezes capital cities
ABS figures show new mortgage lending fell for a second straight quarter, with investors leading the pullback after…
Regional first-home buyers under 5% deposit scheme post double-digit equity gains
Fewer than 0.2% of the 48,000 households using the expanded scheme sit in negative equity, with outback Queensland…
Geraldton’s $380,000 real estate boom powered by population and economic revival
Once facing severe demographic decline, the Mid West hub leads regional Western Australia with historic house price growth…
Darwin and Geelong take top spots for 5% deposit first-home buyers
Led by Zuccoli, Top End suburbs outperform major capitals on affordability, capital growth, and rapid sales turnover.
Renting for life is now the plan, not the fallback, for many tenants
Modelling cited in the report suggests almost half of younger Australian households will still be renting privately past…
Mid-sized capitals hold deep buffer against price falls
New Cotality modelling shows Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide could absorb a 20% fall in values without erasing five…
Councils to lock in 30-year housing blueprint pipeline under Sydney masterplan
The finalised Sydney Plan maps housing growth to the city's east and jobs growth to the west, giving…
Where rate pressure is sending buyer demand right now
New REA Group figures reveal enquiry growth of up to 245 per cent in regional and fringe suburbs,…
Major banks reveal incoming price drop timelines
The market has reacted faster than expected to negative gearing and capital gains tax changes, but a recovery…
Sunbury emerges as one of Melbourne’s stand-out growth suburbs amid auction rebound
While Melbourne dwelling values fell 2.8 per cent over the year, Sunbury grew 4.3 per cent as buyers…
SMSF investors pivot to commercial real estate and personal portfolios as residential borrowing ban kicks off
As new residential borrowing restrictions take effect, SMSF trustees shift focus to commercial assets and external portfolios to…
What the census really tells us about Australia’s housing market
Behind shifts in homeownership, mortgages, and multi-generational living, the upcoming count reveals the personal human decisions driving the…
House prices are falling, so why is housing getting more expensive?
Ray White Group chief economist Nerida Conisbee says rising rents, construction costs and electricity prices are keeping housing…
Expert Q&A night exposes depth of buyer confusion
A First National agency's finance, legal, tax and construction panel ran an hour over schedule as attendees queued…
Tax overhaul threatens housing developments and small agencies as CPA warns of multibillion-dollar compliance crunch
The accounting body says a broad anti-avoidance rule tied to next year's capital gains tax overhaul could catch…
Melbourne’s ‘rare buying window’ opens as Jellis Craig tips next growth cycle
Melbourne’s residential property market is positioning itself for a new growth cycle, driven by favorable relative affordability, tightening…
The lease mistakes costing you repeat commercial clients
Harcourts' head of commercial argues the real test of a lease comes years later, and sets out five…
Domain’s parent posts first profitable residential quarter
A year after acquiring Domain, CoStar’s residential business has turned Adjusted EBITDA‑positive on the back of double‑digit revenue…
Labor moves to fix ‘widow tax’ on investment properties
Australians who inherit an investment property from their spouse will not lose any existing negative gearing access under…
The great resale divide: Melbourne unit losses hit 27% as national profit boom tops out
National resale profits reach record highs of $458k for houses despite softening conditions, but a widening multi-speed divide…
Queensland bill would expand compulsory land acquisition powers
A parliamentary inquiry into a Queensland bill that would make it easier for the state to acquire private…
National home price falls deepen, Brisbane and Adelaide join decline
Two separate market indices confirm the downturn has spread beyond Sydney and Melbourne into previously resilient mid-sized capitals,…
House approvals hit five‑year high as affordability crisis deepens
ABS figures show detached house approvals at a five‑year high and multi‑unit activity surging, yet HIA says rising…
New data reveals what each generation wants from a new home
Boomers chase postcode and garage space while Gen Z and Millennials trade car parking for backyards and wellness…
$115m Mexican peninsula listing sets national record with dual luxury blueprints
Mexico's most expensive real estate listing has hit the market for $115 million USD, offering a 140-hectare Yucatán…