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.
Build-to-rent now has Australia's most generous tax settings. We weigh whether that is enough to dent a housing shortfall of tens of thousands of homes a year.
Real estate agents, lawyers, conveyancers and accountants must now verify where a buyer's money comes from under new anti money laundering laws, with penalties of up to $31.3 million if they get it wrong.
Australia's banking regulator has put every regulated lender on notice over AI risk — and the automated valuation models that quietly price more than 96% of Australian homes are squarely inside the new perimeter.
Offset accounts and redraw facilities both reduce the interest you pay — but they're taxed differently, and the gap matters most when you convert your home to a rental property.
You told your friend it was too risky. They bought anyway. Now you're watching what that decision built — and trying to figure out what that feeling is really about.
