Economic updates

Hobart stands out as the capital city with the highest share of listings under $500, but Melbourne suburbs dominate the top 10 lists.

Canberra is currently leading the way when it comes to growth in the number of properties coming to market.

Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane continued their runaway growth in May with all cities now recording year-on-year growth of in excess of 14 per cent.

How do you measure walkable cities? One way to measure it would be to take a look at reliance on cars.

Fundamentally, the role of the Federal Government is to provide housing for our most vulnerable and this is what the budget does.

Construction problems started during the pandemic. Blocked supply chains and high levels of global demand meant that the price of materials increased.

Interest rates remained on hold today. Inflation is now sitting at 3.6 per cent, higher than hoped, but still showing a decline from 4.1 per cent recorded in December.

Byron is back as beachside suburbs top the list for regional price growth.

Price growth continued again in April with Perth and regional Western Australia seeing the strongest price growth in the country.

Australia’s luxury home market is in a unique position. With a growing wealthy population and historically high price volatility, the timing of luxury home purchases has never been more important.

All suburbs across Australia are now seeing year on year price growth.

It has been a tough four years for renters. Since the start of the pandemic, rents have risen on average $200 per week across Australia.