Australia has 10 million dwellings. About 136,000 of them are inactive. The places where those empty homes cluster are not all dusty mining towns on the edge of the outback. Some are a 20-minute train ride away.
How the Budget shifted the advantage from cheaper to more expensive homes
For most of the past year, cheaper homes were outperforming expensive ones across every capital city. The Budget landed in May. By September, the relationship between the two had completely reversed.
Regional luxury gets discussed as one market. A vineyard in the Barossa and a beachfront in Palm Cove fall under the same umbrella, but the buyers, the demand drivers and, over the past decade, the results are not uniform.
Has the Budget worked in redirecting investors into new homes?
Investor lending for established property fell by 7,080 loans in the June quarter. Lending for new housing rose by 441. The policy is working on one side of the equation. The other side has barely moved.
Lower house prices, higher rents and fewer new homes: the Budget fallout
Home prices have fallen since the May Budget, but rents are still rising and new homes are getting harder to build. Here's why falling prices could make the housing shortage worse.
The Budget was announced four months ago. Its changes do not take full effect until June 2027. The market is already behaving as though they have, and the response has split sharply between cities.
Regional markets near capitals offer more space, lifestyle and affordability within reach of city jobs. Here's how that mix has shaped their growth, and how closely they've tracked their capital.
Mortgage holders are coping, but the pressure is building
Most mortgage holders are still keeping up with repayments, but APRA data reveal a quiet shift in how borrowers are managing their loans. Here's what it means for the housing market.
RBA raises rates as persistent inflation outweighs labour market weakness
The RBA has lifted the cash rate to 4.60 per cent despite rising unemployment. Here's why the Bank took the risk, and whether this could be the peak for rates.
Since the Budget, homes are taking two weeks longer to sell
For three years, the time it took to sell a home barely moved regardless of what happened around it. Since May, the national median has jumped from 34 days to 47, and the shift has not landed evenly.
Australia wants to build more homes, more infrastructure, more data centres, more renewables and more transmission at the same time. The construction industry absorbing it all, however, was already under strain.
Seller pullback is changing the post-Budget outlook for Sydney and Melbourne
The post-Budget downturn was supposed to give buyers more power in Sydney and Melbourne. Instead, sellers have responded by withdrawing. Supply is tightening in the two cities where prices have fallen furthest.
30 under 35: Australia's top 30 suburbs for under 35s
The assumption is that under-35s have been priced out of the ownership market. In a narrow band of suburbs across three cities, the data tells a different story, one where young buyers are not just getting in but getting ahead.
