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2026 kicks off with mixed signals. Buyers are back at auctions, but new rate warnings and CGT debates are rattling investors.
Perth remains resilient, while regional towns and former "bargain bin" suburbs now command serious prices.
Meanwhile, first-home buyers are leaning on government schemes as affordability shifts and certain housing types face extinction.
– The HomeGuru Team
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Home Buyers Around the Country
Melbourne: How to find a house for under $750,000 (REA)
How home owners close to retirement are managing higher interest rates (Domain)
SA deal unlocks thousands of homes for first home buyers (SPI)
The deposit hurdle just got easier: Australian Government schemes explained (REA)
How you can reverse three rate hikes from your own mortgage: 'Routinely ignored' (Yahoo)
Which banks have not passed on the latest mortgage rate hike to customers? (REA)
Kogarah's value for money is attracting buyers from all over Sydney (Domain)
Sydney housing type about to go extinct (News)
How the townhouse lifestyle opens a pathway for owning cheaper boutique homes (REA)
The school catchment at the top of WA home buyers’ wish list (Domain)
ABS data shows mortgage relief – but not for everyone (ABN)
Investors
Rate rise and CGT debate rattle Melbourne auctions (REA)
The suburbs where home values fell most last time rates rose (Domain)
Victorian towns where house prices jumped by double digits in a year (Domain)
The $12m club: Why 6 properties no longer buy entry into Australia’s investor elite (SPI)
‘Extinction’: key Aus home market about to collapse (REA)
How the 'bargain bin' of Australia's property market boomed beyond recognition (Domain)
ANZ warns housing boom is over for half of Australia (ABN)
RBA warns rates may keep rising as government spending weighs on inflation (REA)
Perth property listings up but still below 10-year average (Domain)
Buyers flood back to auctions as 2026 kicks off (ABN)
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