Yesterday
Qantas’ $120m FF revamp; Ansell’s $974m deal; ‘Insane’ house auction
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Sydney’s median house price to hit $2m, Perth $1m by 2027
Sustained housing shortage and strong demand from surging population would kickstart the next growth spurt, according to Oxford Economics.
- Nila Sweeney
This Month
Auction clearances bounce in fresh worry for RBA
Auction results show there’s little holding the market back. That will be on the RBA’s mind as it considers whether and when to move on rate cuts.
- Nick Lenaghan
Why one segment of the housing market is about to get even hotter
Uncertainty over the timing of the rate cut is driving more homeowners to downsize to reduce debt, which is adding competitive pressure to this segment of the housing market, according to experts.
- Nila Sweeney
The questions real estate agents avoid (but buyers must ask)
Be aware of the many hidden costs associated with buying a new home.
- Duncan Hughes
The key to downsizing from a truffle farm to this $3.6m oasis
Sam Curwood has undergone a sea change where he swapped luxury farmland for a home closer to his boys’ school.
- Campbell Kwan
The relentless rise of Australian house prices
This week on The Fin podcast, Nick Lenaghan and James Thomson talk about Australia’s housing haves and have-nots and the dilemma this divide poses for the Reserve Bank.
Teals warn Labor has ‘dropped the ball’ on small business
The independent MPs, expected to play a crucial role in next year’s federal election, also hit out at the Coalition for failing to support sensible changes.
- Patrick Durkin
Who’s really making money in today’s housing market?
Perth’s house prices surged by up to 40pc in some suburbs but homeowners in Sydney’s premium housing markets are making a bigger windfall, according to CoreLogic.
- Nila Sweeney
Apartment values rising faster than houses in 50pc of all suburbs
Worsening affordability for houses, tight supply in the high density housing sector and increased first-home buyer demand could fuel upturn in the sector.
- Nila Sweeney
Population surge and smaller households fuelling home prices: RBA
The resilience of the housing market recovery could make the RBA reluctant to deliver cuts to the cash rate later this year, according to economists.
- Michael Read
Record-breaking house prices make early rate cuts ‘less likely’
Home values nationwide hit new peaks in March, boosted by strong gains in the more affordable markets, but rising prices could also delay rate cuts.
- Nila Sweeney
March
More homeowners cash out within three years as rates, prices rise
The number of homes bought and sold within three years rose again in the December quarter as owners cash out amid rising prices and higher interest rates.
- Nila Sweeney
Rate fears force home buyers to delay plans
But most are poised to buy within a year – once rates come down and inflation eases.
- Nila Sweeney
The most lucrative suburbs where every house sold delivered a profit
Profits from residential resales rose strongly in the December quarter, underscoring the improving profitability in the housing market.
- Nila Sweeney
House prices on the march as buyers get in before rate cuts
House prices are set for another strong rise this month as the busiest auction weekend of the year pointed to strong demand. But investors are getting out.
- Larry Schlesinger
Booming suburbs where house prices surged more than 20pc in 12 months
House prices in hundreds of suburbs nationwide jumped more than 20 per cent in the past 12 months, despite three interest rate rises, surging cost of living and worsening affordability.
- Nila Sweeney
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Why good intentions are no match for housing’s grim reality
Big house price gains in 2025 and 2026 look likely as Australia’s housing supply crisis gets worse.
- James Thomson
Locked out home buyers need two rate cuts to have a chance
The MD of Brickworks says 13 rate rises, bureaucratic red tape and a 30pc jump in building material costs since mid-2022 have put detached housing out of reach.
- Updated
- Simon Evans
Could this be the solution to housing affordability crunch?
Slashing block sizes could help improve housing affordability in the capital cities, according to Domain.
- Nila Sweeney
