Market Updates - AusProperty.

The Yield Buffer: Why Units Are Falling Half as Fast as Houses

Houses fell 1.1% in August while units fell 0.5%. Cotality data shows units now yield 4.6% against 3.5%, reshaping the case for property investors.

By Joshua Ure

/ 11 Sep 2026

Why Older Australians Aren't Downsizing, and What It Means for Supply

Policy has long assumed stamp duty and pension rules keep older Australians in big homes. The evidence says money has almost nothing to do with it.

By John Angga

/ 7 Sep 2026

A black-and-white photo of an elderly couple sitting on a bench along Sydney Harbour, with the Sydney Opera House visible in the background.

Median dwelling prices across every Australian capital

Home values fell 0.7% in July, the steepest monthly drop since 2022. Here is the median dwelling price in every Australian capital city.

By Priscilla Cheung

/ 1 Sep 2026

Median dwelling prices across every Australian capital

A decade of RBA rate decisions: how the cash rate went full circle

The RBA cash rate is 4.35 per cent as at August 2026. What it is, how the Board decides it, and 10 years of decisions explained.

By John Angga

/ 13 Aug 2026

A decade of RBA rate decisions: how the cash rate went full circle

Where Australia's 300,000 New Migrants Are Landing, and What It Means for Property

Net migration fell to 306,000, but Perth, Brisbane and regional Australia are soaking up the arrivals, tightening rents and lifting prices where supply is thinnest.

By Danny Nguyen

/ 15 Jul 2026

Where Australia's 300,000 New Migrants Are Landing, and What It Means for Property

Modular Homes Could Cut Building Costs by 20 Per Cent. So Why Is Australia Still Building the Slow Way?

Factory-built housing promises to slash construction costs and build times at a moment when Australia badly needs both. The technology already works — the harder problem has been getting banks, regulators and buyers to trust it.

By Joshua Ure

/ 9 Jul 2026

Modular Homes Could Cut Building Costs by 20 Per Cent. So Why Is Australia Still Building the Slow Way?

Australia's $47 Billion Housing Plan Is Already Behind Its Own Target

Treasury's new national housing plan puts $47 billion behind a target of 1.2 million homes by 2029. A government-commissioned report released two months earlier shows the country already falling short of the pace required to get there.

By Joshua Ure

/ 6 Jul 2026

Australia's $47 Billion Housing Plan Is Already Behind Its Own Target

The Case for Scrapping GST on New Homes and Why It Just Got More Urgent

As Labor locks in the votes to pass its negative gearing and Capital Gains Tax reforms, a new petition to parliament argues that removing GST from new residential construction would do more for housing affordability without the supply side risks.

By John Angga

/ 26 Jun 2026

The Case for Scrapping GST on New Homes and Why It Just Got More Urgent

Australia's Tradie Drought: Why Solving It Could Unlock the Next Property Cycle

A shortage of 300,000 construction workers by 2027 is quietly wrecking Australia's housing targets — and the cost is already showing up in build times, project prices, and approvals that go nowhere.

By Joshua Ure

/ 19 Jun 2026

Australia's Tradie Drought: Why Solving It Could Unlock the Next Property Cycle

No Stamp Duty for First Home Buyers: ACT Budget Delivers a National First

From 1 July 2026, no first home buyer in the ACT pays stamp duty -- no income cap, no price limit. Here is what the change means, what was in place before, and what buyers need to know.

By Bruce Guan

/ 12 Jun 2026

No Stamp Duty for First Home Buyers: ACT Budget Delivers a National First

Boom or Bust? What SQM Research's Leading Indicators Say About Australian Property in May 2026

Sydney asking prices are down 1.1% in a month. Hobart rents are up 14.8% in a year. SQM Research's May 2026 data shows Australia's property market hasn't boomed or busted — it's split into eight different cities.

By John Angga

/ 7 May 2026

Boom or Bust? What SQM Research's Leading Indicators Say About Australian Property in May 2026

Adelaide's Million-Dollar Club: Record Growth Reshapes South Australia's Property Landscape

$1.09M Median house price December 2025 +11.9% Annual house price growth 12 consecutive quarters +12.9% Annual unit price growth 11 consecutive quarters Adelaide's housing market

By John Angga

/ 9 Apr 2026

Adelaide's Million-Dollar Club: Record Growth Reshapes South Australia's Property Landscape