Analysis
Independent, real-time analysis of the Australian property market
REPORT
Domain End of Year Wrap 2023
Domain Research|Nov 30, 2023
Australia’s 2023 property market will be defined as the year price growth defied high interest rates and a new cycle began.
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Should 50 per cent rent hikes be illegal?
Tawar Razaghi|Nov 23, 2023
Unit rents are up 20 per cent plus in a year, but some landlords increased rents much more, and tenants are feeling the pain. Would caps help?
The silver lining of the thirteenth rate rise for investors
Sue Williams|Nov 22, 2023
While many home owners will face even more pain as a result of the latest 25-basis-point hike up to 4.35 per cent, not everyone is losing out.
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Has the property market just reached a tipping point?
Tawar Razaghi and Kate Burke|Nov 21, 2023
Several economists predict property prices to keep rising, but one has broken ranks with a warning on the outlook.
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Auction Report - October 2023
Domain Research|Nov 3, 2023
Clearance rates have continued to trend downward in recent months but remain higher annually across the combined capitals (63.4%) and the combined regionals (42.6%).
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Vacancy rates: October 2023
Domain Research|Nov 2, 2023
Australia’s vacancy rate has held at a record low for the second month in a row, at 0.8%.
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Buying to get into a school catchment zone? These are likely the toughest neighbourhoods to crack
Maria Gil|Oct 18, 2023
Buying property located in a sought-after school zone is nothing new in Sydney but when it comes to tough catchments to crack, there is one area, above all others, that could be the hardest of all.
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Experts predict two-tier property market recovery
Kate Jones|Oct 13, 2023
Experts are predicting two-tier property market recovery with inner and middle-ring suburbs tipped to rebound faster than outer suburbs as cost of living pressures continue to bite.
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Canberra bucks the trend as the only Australian capital where house rents have fallen
Olwyn Conrau with Jessica Taulaga|Oct 6, 2023
Canberra’s rental market has finally stabilised although it remains one of the most expensive cities to rent in, according to the recent Domain Rent Report.
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Are Sydney's eastern suburbs still property's crown jewels?
Sue Williams|Oct 6, 2023
”I think the eastern suburbs are actually getting more popular … they’re just so prestigious.”
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