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From Townsville’s split market to falling equity in parts of the Gold Coast, Australia’s property landscape is becoming increasingly uneven.
Investors are facing tighter conditions as costs rise and policy shifts bite, while supply shortages continue to deepen.
For buyers, higher rates, scheme-driven price pressure, and construction blowouts are making the path to ownership more complex than ever.
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Home Buyers Around the Country
Major bank NAB lifts fixed rates in fresh blow to mortgage holders (REA)
Couple forced to move home accidentally built on wrong block (ABC)
Opportunities to buy into this harbourside pocket are increasingly rare (Domain)
The ASX’s property giants brace for building cost surge (AFR)
Mortgage market shifts: incentives drive demand, risks rise (ABN)
Rise of first-home buyers aged 40+ sparks Victorian mortgage fears (REA)
First home buyer scheme pushes up prices for ‘vulnerable’ borrowers (AFR)
'We need to look at how we build longer-lasting buildings': The new face of heritage houses (Domain)
‘A lot of uncertainty’: Sydney’s post-Easter auction decline (REA)
6,000 future homes: The new suburb set to boom in 2027 (News)
While property prices are rising, life carries on effortlessly in Darling Point (Domain)
Reality check: 2026 may not the year to buy properties, one expert predicts (SPI)
Aussie slashes $60,000 from home build as alternative housing options grow in popularity (Yahoo)
New player enters land development scene with $180m in purchases (AFR)
This couple has a fixed price contract to build their home - it's gone up to $120k (ABC)
Investors
Townsville’s two-speed property market sees budget postcodes surge past premium suburbs (REA)
How to turn your property into a double-income asset with one move (SPI)
Growing frustration in real estate industry over Qld seller disclosure laws (ABC)
Investor landscape tightens as costs and policy bite (ABN)
Gold Coast suburb loses $190,000 in equity (REA)
Priced out of the city? These regional markets are your backdoor in (SPI)
A tale of two markets: Melbourne luxury homes split between boom and hesitation (Domain)
Calls for cheaper homes are 'nonsense' while banking system underpinned by housing (ABC)
‘Total outrage’: Property tax fury erupts (News)
Far North unit prices surge by a third amid a housing supply crisis (REA)
Aussie city defying property trend with high population growth and low house price growth (Yahoo)
‘Reimagined’ home brings $12m boost (News)
Distressed listings near record lows – but economists warn cracks are emerging (Domain)
Housing shortfall deepens as completions slow (ABN)
Origins of the mislabeled capital gains tax ‘discount’ (FirstLinks)
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