Property Market Insights

Many media headlines continue to forecast decline in Australian property prices as higher interest rates and 2026 Budget changes place pressure on investors. Westpac and other major banks have recently downgraded their dwelling price forecasts for 2026-2027 due to reduced buyer confidence.   However, savvy property investors understand that Australia’s property market is much more […]

Brisbane and wider SEQ rooming may gain more momentum as one of the most strategically positioned market as the Federal Budget reshapes the economics of residential property investing. The recent changes to negative gearing and CGT are accelerating a broader shift in investor priorities: away from speculative, negatively geared property strategies and toward positively geared

The 2026 Federal Budget may unintentionally strengthen the fundamentals for high-yield rooming houses across South East Queensland. The 2026 budget changes are set to push investors away from traditional residential property which currently make up most of the available rental supply. In a time when SEQ already has one of the tightest rental markets in

The latest Federal Budget changes to Capital Gains Tax (CGT) and negative gearing are set to do more than just tweak tax settings. These massive changes are reshaping where smart property investors put their money. While media attention is focused on the reduced appeal of traditional residential investing, what we want to emphasise is that

Data from Domain Rental Report show that despite persistent supply shortage, rental price growth is easing and no longer surging like before. This marks a transition from a supply-driven crisis to a demand-limited one. Renters’ financial capacity has become the dominant force shaping outcomes. High inflation, rising fuel costs, and broader economic uncertainty are stretching household

Domain’s latest House Price Report (March 2026) signals that Brisbane’s housing market is entering a new phase: slower but sustained price growth. As housing affordability tightens in Brisbane, demand for high-density housing, including rooming houses is accelerating. This changes how people rent and how investors approach the market. House prices rose 4.2% in the March

Source: Cotality Quarterly Rental Review Cotality released its Quarterly Rental Review for January-March 2026 and the data confirms that Australia’s rental market is tightening and accelerating again after a brief slowdown in 2025. Persistent supply shortages and worsening affordability are structural forces reshaping rental demand. These factors are shaping how demand is evolving across the

The latest PropTrack Home Price Index reveals that properties are now 9.4% more expensive than last year, adding roughly $94,800 to the national median home value now at $908,000. Monthly growth has slowed at +0.3%, which signals less momentum but not a downturn. There is also a shift in the market with unit prices growing

The latest PropTrack data reveals that the Brisbane’s housing market has recorded a new peak in average dwelling value. With 15.9% increase over the past year, Brisbane remains to be among the fastest-growing capital city markets. Over February 2026 alone, prices rose 0.7%, the second-strongest monthly growth among the capitals. After many months of sustained

A recent report from the Housing Industry Association (HIA) reveals that rising land prices are the primary driver of Australia’s housing affordability crisis, not the construction costs as many believe. Land prices today are more than five times higher than they were in 2000. While building costs have also spiked during the pandemic years, they