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Australian home prices hit new high during spring rush but Sydney records small slip

Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane remain the strongest capital city property markets, with prices up 20.58%, 14.91% and 12.51% over the past year

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Australia’s housing crisis may be starting to ease as home prices fall in four capital cities

New data also shows auction figures softening while rent rises are at their slowest pace in years

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‘Stop doing dumb stuff,’ economist warns as housing affordability in Australia slips

Saul Eslake says decades of ‘bad policies’ have inflated demand as report finds about 20% of households effectively ‘locked out’ of the market

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Home sweet home: the places people never leave

Waterside suburbs and areas with idyllic lifestyles are unsurprisingly among the tightest-held property markets in the country, new data reveals.

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Melbourne is the only Australian capital to see a drop in house prices. What’s going on?

The Victorian city seems to be on a different trajectory to others – what might that mean for housing affordability?

The Guardian - AU

Adelaide home prices could soon surpass Melbourne as Victorian capital slumps

Fall of 4.4% since peak in 2022 bucks broader trend, PropTrack finds, with national real estate prices 6.3% higher than a year ago

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Home prices in three cities are outpacing their peers

Australia's housing market is made up of laggards and leaders in home price growth and the gap is expected to linger in the coming months.

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Chalmers says Dutton’s budget reply lacks economic credibility – as it happened

Treasurer accuses opposition leader of failing to explain how he would pay for suite of measures

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Rental vacancies ease as political housing brawl stirs

A small lift in vacancy rates offers a ray of sunlight for renters as challenges in the housing market become a sharper focus for the major political parties.

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Australian house prices hit record high for fifth consecutive month

CoreLogic data shows prices rose 0.6% in March while separate index from PropTrack produces similar results

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Most want energy-efficient homes but are stuck on price

Most Australian buyers, renters and builders want energy-efficient homes, a study has found, but high prices and a lack of knowledge are holding them back.

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Homebuyer scheme on shaky ground as calls for help echo

Opponents of a homebuyer scheme that would split upfront costs with the government are being urged to back the plan to help more people buy their first house.

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Rent rises ease but 'critical need' for supply lingers

Under pressure renters will continue to feel the weight of rent rises, though a report suggests the market could cool in coming months.

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Australian properties for lease fall to record low as rents soar

PropTrack report finds number of December listings 30.2% below past decade’s monthly average as housing advocates say government policies are failing

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Australian capital city rents up 13% over year as further hikes predicted for 2024 amid housing shortage

Housing advocates call for urgent reform to address growing crisis as capital rents hit average of $600 a week

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Rental fix hinges on more homes, namely social housing

A parliamentary inquiry has called for continued funding for social housing in a comprehensive report on Australia's rental crisis.

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Home prices break through ceiling but growth eases

The housing market downturn of last year has been completely unwound, but the pace of growth is slowing.

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The Guardian - AU

Australia’s rental vacancy falls to record low as Sydney and Melbourne feel squeeze

Advocates push for limit on rent rises as PropTrack report finds vacancy rate slipped to 1.02% in October

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Australian property prices soar to record levels despite higher interest rates

New figures show significant growth in Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth with many suburbs seeing increases of more than 15% and Sydney up by 7.5%

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If It Feels Like The Rental Market Is More Fkd Than Normal The Data Is Now Here To Back That Up

Australia's nationwide vacancy rate has never been lower.

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Australian rental vacancy rate falls to record low, data shows

Limited supply and strong demand prompts national median weekly advertised rents to rise 14.6% over the year

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Sydney records hottest ever 1 October – as it happened

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House prices smash records, fully reversing 2022 lows

Australia's housing market has fully rebounded from recent lows as several major cities achieve new price peaks due to buyer and seller confidence.

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More homes put up for sale as property rebound sets in

The spring selling season looks to have started early, with national listings surging more than 20 per cent in the last month of winter.

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