Property

Growth across the country has been put in perspective, with nearly half of the country reporting record-high property values.

As NSW and Queensland prepare to battle it out on the footy field in tonight’s State of Origin decider, a parallel contest has been playing out in Australia’s property market.

Renters are being hit hard by property prices when applying with a pet. This financial pressure is being dubbed the “pet tax”.

In more than one-fifth of Aussie suburbs, it’s cheaper to buy a unit than it is to rent. Perth was the biggest example of this trend.

The Baby Boomer wealth transfer is expected to have severe consequences for the Australian property market through the largest generational wealth transfer ever.

Buying a house is cheaper than renting in less than 10 per cent of suburbs nationwide, with regional areas offering the best affordability amid high interest rates.

The next wave of the Home Guarantee Scheme has been released, with 50,000 new places now available for the 2025–26 financial year.

Despite a competitive market, pockets of affordability remain, with Melbourne leading in liveable, investor-friendly suburbs as unit-house price gaps narrow.

The NSW government has extended a land tax cut to accelerate the delivery of build-to-rent (BTR) housing developments ahead of the state budget.

With the Western Australian state budget set to be delivered today (19 June), the state government has bet big on policies that will help Western Australian buyers step onto the property ...