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2026 has arrived, and the property market is already keeping us on our toes. Brisbane’s momentum hasn’t slowed, Sydney and Melbourne are still finding their footing, and buyers and investors are adjusting to conditions that look very different from a year ago.
Between price dips, fast-moving suburbs, six-figure amenity boosts and some eye-catching forecasts for the year ahead, there’s a lot happening beneath the surface.
Here’s what to watch this week.
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Home Buyers Around the Country
Australia’s most searched real estate terms 2025: Pools and garages (REA)
Why more home owners splashed out on a swimming pool in 2025 (Domain)
Are modular homes the key to solving the ACT's housing crisis? (ABC)
Homes for $65k: Most affordable suburbs (News)
Sydney salary now required to afford house revealed in new data (REA)
Ten stunning island escapes for sale in Australia right now (Domain)
Australia’s shock $1bn reno capital revealed (News)
Flood-prone and affordable suburbs top list of Queensland’s most wanted postcodes (REA)
Homeowners seek millions over unfinished builds (ABN)
Common money mistakes ‘draining’ the savings of Aussies: ‘Bleeding money’ (Yahoo)
Aus’ worst major suburb to live in revealed (News)
Investors
Sydney and Melbourne house values dip on rate fears (Domain)
How state markets have shaped investor returns in 2025 (SPI)
Suburbs tipped to have the highest growth this year (AFR)
2026 property outlook: what lies ahead for Australia's mortgage and loan markets (ABN)
Brisbane homes jump $135,900 in a year despite rate hike fears (REA)
‘Home price growth is losing steam after an 8.6pc jump in 2025 (AFR)
Housing outlook points to further gains (ABN)
How the property market finished 2025 in a way nobody expected (Domain)
Bedroom, parking, bathroom: The amenities that add 6 figures to property prices (SPI)
Aussie growth suburbs raking in cash (News)
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