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Building Prices to Spike The cost of building a new home continues to rise as the price of some materials increases at four times the rate of inflation. Altus Group’s Australian construction price outlook – Q4 2025, shows that copper prices in particular have spiked by 16.5% in the past 12 months. The increase is […]

The City Investors Are Targeting While just a few years ago high taxes were driving investors out of Melbourne, new data shows investors are now back in force. The FOUNDIT Investor Index shows that in the three months to February 2026, investors have been particularly attracted to Victorian markets with a high percentage of houses […]

New Listing Lift New listings rose in every capital city market in January, despite remaining below the levels of a year ago. The latest REA Group Listing Report shows that new listings are down 8% year on year but the good news is that many locations have increased new listings (properties listed for the first […]

Housing Reform Leaders Not all states have done enough to implement major planning reforms to help them to meet Federal Government housing targets, according to a new Housing Industry Association (HIA) scorecard. Western Australia and South Australia are the standout performers when it comes to planning reform, according to the HIA. It says both states […]

The Outperforming Regional Markets Growth in Australia’s regional property markets continues to outpace capital city price growth. In the three months to January, dwelling value growth in Australia’s regional markets is up by 3.2%, while combined capital city markets during the same period are up by 2.1%. The latest Cotality Regional Market Update shows that […]

New Home Demand Hits High Despite rising construction and land costs, buyer demand for new housing has hit its highest level in four years. Data from REA Group shows that searches for new homes are highest in Queensland, which accounted for 31% of all new home searches in January. New South Wales is next, 20% […]

Finance Savvy Owners Australia’s homeowners are financially savvy with about two-thirds of mortgage holders revealing they got ahead by keeping their mortgage repayments at a higher level following interest rate cuts in 2025. A survey by Mortgage Choice shows many borrowers are proactively managing their mortgages. Only about a quarter of those surveyed lowered their […]

Finance Savvy Owners Australia’s homeowners are financially savvy with about two-thirds of mortgage holders revealing they got ahead by keeping their mortgage repayments at a higher level following interest rate cuts in 2025. A survey by Mortgage Choice shows many borrowers are proactively managing their mortgages. Only about a quarter of those surveyed lowered their […]

Record Infrastructure Spend One of the biggest factors influencing property markets is infrastructure spending and new data shows how much is being pumped into mega projects throughout Australia. There is $415 billion worth of definite projects in the pipeline and a further $160 billion in planning. According to the Deloitte Access Economics report, Australia is […]