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Australia’s property downturn is deepening, but the story is far from uniform.
Brisbane is emerging as a standout, with once-overlooked suburbs doubling in value and the city overtaking Sydney and Melbourne for property profits.
Meanwhile, borrowing constraints, tax changes and falling prices are forcing investors to rethink their strategies, while first-home buyers are finding new ways into a softer market.
This week’s headlines show why looking beyond the national numbers matters more than ever.
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The RBA keeps the cash rate on hold at 4.35%
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Home Buyers Around the Country
How Victorian first-home buyers are skipping mortgages (REA)
The regional city evolving beyond its motorsport reputation (Domain)
Undesirable features no longer deter first home buyers (SPI)
Homeowners warned as new ATO crackdown takes effect: 'Slipped under the radar' (Yahoo)
'I panicked': Developer tried to end affordable housing early (ABC)
Sydney’s hidden mortgage default hotspots revealed (News)
Reserve disclosure rules will hit weak market: real estate agents (AFR)
First homebuyers enter market in outback city where median house price is $312K (ABC)
How Melbourne buyers can spot an auction showdown (REA)
The affordable bayside 'burb with family-friendly appeal (Domain)
PropTrack Home Price Index: Aus property prices fall for fourth month (REA)
Older home owners postpone downsizing as market softens (SPI)
Long-awaited Whyalla foreshore upgrade underway after years of delays (ABC)
First-home buyers and investors flee property market as mortgage demand collapses (News)
Auction success means adapting to established market conditions (RayWhite)
Loan settlements surged 13% at Mortgage Choice (ABN)
Investors
People laughed off these Brisbane suburbs. Then prices doubled (Domain)
Borrowing capacity now key concern for investors (SPI)
New CGT rules to alter business and investor behaviour: 'More than just another tax change' (Yahoo)
Housing market seeing 'rapid deterioration' as downturn deepens (ABC)
Clearance rate hits three-month high as all eyes turn to RBA (RayWhite)
Is this the first sign of hope for the housing market? (AFR)
When to sell a rental: how much property growth is enough? (News)
Capital city suburbs facing repeated price collapses (REA)
Brisbane topples Sydney and Melbourne to become Australia's property profit king (Domain)
Where smart investors are searching for their next purchase (SPI)
Australians facing 'entirely new tax' as trust rules 'go further' than stated target (Yahoo)
Facts over fear in today's property market (RayWhite)
End of the super-cycle: Big call on the national property market (SMH)
Politics of falling house prices will get uglier as downturn builds (AFR)
Where Aussie housing investors are putting their money now (News)
Westpac: Australian housing market in 'air pocket', not a crash (ABN)
Property Stat of the Week
Credit: Domain
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