Australia's Split Market: Purchase Prices Hold While Rentals Crumble

Property sales hold steady at 60% clearance despite rate hikes, but rental vacancy has crashed to 1.1% as rents soar 6.6% annually.

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Deposit Lost: Why a $50,000 Daily Limit Cost This Brisbane Buyer $98,500

Brisbane buyer loses $98,500 deposit when daily bank transfer limits prevent timely payment. A cautionary tale for Australian property buyers about contract law.

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Auction Clearance Rates Fall as Sydney and Melbourne Stall

Auction clearance rates fall as RBA rate hikes bite. Sydney and Melbourne prices stall while Brisbane and Perth surge. Two-speed property market emerges in March 2026.

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Sydney and Melbourne Sellers Rush In as Market Cools

More homeowners rush to sell as Sydney and Melbourne property values stall. Researchers warn of price falls ahead for Australia's largest cities.

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Rental Relief Still Distant as Strong Economy Dims Rate Cut Hopes

National rental vacancy rates stay near record lows in 2026 as strong GDP clouds the RBA's rate cut path, leaving Australian renters under mounting affordability stress.

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Migration Takes the Blame, But Australia's Housing Crisis Is Homegrown

Australians blame migrants for the housing crisis, but economists point to stamp duty, undersupply and planning failures as the real drivers.

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The Great Australian Dream, Deferred

With deposit timelines exceeding 11 years and first-home buyers priced out of 88% of homes, Australia's housing crisis demands urgent reform.

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Melbourne's Property Gap with Sydney Hits a Generation-Wide Low

Melbourne's median dwelling sits $600,000 below Sydney's — the widest gap since 1999. What do Victorian policy settings have to do with it?

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A Century-Old New Farm Cottage Just Sold for $3 Million. Brisbane, We Need to Talk.

A century-old New Farm cottage sold for $3.04m after a 43-bid duel, spotlighting Brisbane's runaway property market and looming affordability crisis.

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The Great Australian Dream Is Fading, and Policy Built the Wall

From $7,500 Fitzroy terraces to million-dollar mortgages: historians and economists trace how policy choices closed the door on home ownership for younger Australians.

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