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As 2025 wraps, the housing market sits near $12 trillion up sharply despite cooling in some pockets.
Sellers are still winning, investors are adjusting to APRA’s caps, and first-home buyers face tough decisions with new schemes launching and prices climbing.
From overlooked units to surprise hotspots, here’s everything you need to know heading into 2026.
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Home Buyers Around the Country
How home buyers are getting $55,000 extra cash, but less value for money (Domain)
‘Brats’: Sold sign photo ignites horror (News)
How this end-of-year trend can help homebuyers sell before 2026 (REA)
Australia’s most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them (Domain)
Seniors flock to share houses as cost of living bites (News)
Just 501 suburbs left for buyers under $500k as affordability crisis deepens (REA)
Where to find nine out of Sydney’s 10 most sought-after suburbs (Domain)
Australian suburbs where house prices are falling despite rate cuts (REA)
Home owners unprepared for high-risk holiday season (SPI)
Top homes to inspect in Canberra and surrounds this weekend (AllHomes)
Help to Buy scheme opens to get first home buyers on the property ladder (REA)
First home buyer warning with new Help to Buy scheme just days away: 'Massive' (Yahoo)
Sydney house prices soar by $121k amid controversial first-home buyer scheme (REA)
Australia’s most expensive streets revealed (News)
Investors
Expert predicts further gains for sellers as Australian house prices rise for another month (REA)
How the property market unfolded in 2025 and blindsided everyone (Domain)
APRA’s cap may not impact prices, but could limit investor strategies, experts say (SPI)
Overlooked solution to housing crisis could unlock a million new homes: CEDA (ABC)
Suburbs where house values rose most in 2025 (Domain)
No longer a backup strategy: Why investors can't ignore units anymore (SPI)
Value of Aussie housing market nears eye-watering $12 trillion (REA)
Property markets cooler as Australians pay back an extra $51 billion (Domain)
A year in review: What investors looked for in 2025 (SPI)
Crescent Head retreat lists with serious income potential (Domain)
New home approvals wiped out in former Sydney boom suburbs (REA)
Surprise property hotspot: Sydney's fastest growing suburb is ... where? (Domain)
Superannuation warning over surprise tax bill as new laws just months away: 'Sooner than expected' (Yahoo)
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