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With auction activity hovering near record lows and investors grappling with tax changes, tighter yields, and shifting strategies, Australia’s property market is entering a new phase.
Yet opportunities remain.
Regional towns are booming, Melbourne buyers are finding unexpected value, and supply shortages continue to underpin long-term housing demand.
This week’s stories explore where confidence is returning and where caution still reigns.
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Interest Rate Announcement
Hold
The RBA keeps the cash rate on hold at 4.35%
Auction Clearance Rates
Home Buyers Around the Country
New research reveals hidden danger in Aussie mortgage debt deals (REA)
First home buyers in ACT exempt from paying stamp duty (SPI)
RBA rate hikes leave mortgage holders the least confident cohort (ABN)
RBA defends rate hikes: ‘Other countries would kill for our problems’ (REA)
Is this Sydney’s best suburb for school-age families? (Domain)
FHBs face negative equity risk as Sydney, Melbourne prices set to rise in 2027 (SPI)
How Melb buyers get six-figures off amid auction pain (News)
Sentiment sinks again — and borrowers are bracing for worse (ABN)
A shortage of downsizers is stalling Australia’s premium housing market (Domain)
Crash warning as $150k wiped off home values (News)
Pressure mounts to extend first-home buyer relief in SA (REA)
The winter market is here… and buyers are playing a whole new game (Domain)
Divorced with a big deposit? Why you can’t get a loan (News)
Consumer watchdog warns real estate agents must not misrepresent homes (ABC)
Why prices in Sydney's most expensive suburb keep rising (Domain)
Investors
New report reveals Gold Coast’s next boom suburb with 120 per cent sales surge (REA)
The new development revitalising an iconic Melbourne precinct (Domain)
Eye-watering amount owed to Dashdot clients revealed after buyer’s agency collapse (SPI)
Aussies face 'double taxation' under proposed CGT changes (Yahoo)
The sneaky trick saving failing Melb auctions (News)
The growing rush to regional towns (Domain)
Positive cash flow out of reach for investors as only 0.8% of suburbs offer returns (SPI)
Major payment change to avoid $50,000 mistake as new rules come in for real estate agents (Yahoo)
Why state governments have started buying off-the-plan apartments from developers (REA)
Victoria's tiny regional towns soar by up to 50 per cent leaving Melbourne trailing behind (Domain)
Investor shift and supply shortfall pave the way for 20% Melbourne rent rises (SPI)
Approved but unbuilt: NSW targets its stalled apartment pipeline (ABN)
Revealed: The strategies behind selling investment homes in 2026 (REA)
Auction market hovers around record lows after budget tax changes (AFR)
From bust to boom: the Australian suburbs that defied the odds (ABN)
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