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From high-yield regional pockets to luxury takeovers by Gen Z, investors are back, and they’re battling first-home buyers for affordable homes.
With Sydney and Perth hitting new price records and a surge in off-market activity, confidence is high, but competition is fierce.
Meanwhile, first-home buyer demand is reshaping the market as government schemes, rate offers, and new rules drive a fresh wave of activity.
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Auction Clearance Rates
Home Buyers Around the Country
Big changes coming to how you will buy, sell your home (REA)
Cheapest suburbs in which to buy an apartment in every capital city in 2025 (Domain)
Borrowers back brokers as big banks refocus on direct lending (ABN)
New data exposes what Aussies are sacrificing to get a home loan (REA)
Brisbane now as difficult as Sydney for buyers to crack the market (Domain)
Melbourne’s 1000 day recovery to $1m market revealed: PropTrack (REA)
Government’s 5% deposit scheme sparks fresh demand from first home buyers (SPI)
Revealed: What average Aussie home is now worth after price surge (REA)
Real estate agents bait buyers to auction by underquoting prices (ABC)
Shock data: Queenslanders turn to credit cards in ‘fear of losing homes’ (REA)
Grattan calls for denser cities to fix housing crisis (ABN)
‘First homebuyer frenzy’: $100k jump in six weeks (REA)
First-home buyer surge reshapes housing market amid record demand (ABN)
Best fixed rates on market and their savings revealed (REA)
All roof, no walls: Alpine-style home in the bush hits the market (Domain)
Aussies warned of dangers in AI advice about property market (REA)
New rules to tackle under-quoting are not helping (Yahoo)
First-home buyers lift as housing confidence hits 15-year high (ABN)
Investors
Best suburbs to be a rentvester revealed (REA)
Bluestone expands product suite as housing pressures mount (ABN)
Gen Z and Millennials are quietly taking over the luxury market (Domain)
FOMO’s back: Investors battle first homebuyers for cheap homes (REA)
10 suburbs investors should look out for in 2026 (SPI)
‘Momentum is building’: Home price growth accelerates in Australia’s largest cities (REA)
High yields, low prices: Regional Qld ripe for investment (SPI)
Adelaide real estate: New data shows unexpected market shift (REA)
Buying and selling off-market: What you need to know (SPI)
Revealed: Sydney house prices soar to new record high (REA)
Property price spike stretches buyers keen on coastal WA city (ABC)
Top 25 Aus investment hotspots revealed: Where to buy now (REA)
Perth property prices hit new record as listings stay tight (ABN)
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