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Migration outpaces new housing supply 3-to-1 as real estate sector faces unprecedented demand pressure
12+ hour, 43+ min ago (537+ words) According to a fresh analysis of Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data by the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA), net permanent and long-term overseas arrivals reached 489, 300 for the 12 months ending March 2026. Over the exact same period, net new housing supply…...
Canberra ditches Stamp Duty for First Buyers in major housing shake-up
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (575+ words) Canberra becomes the first Australian jurisdiction to remove the tax entirely for first-time purchasers, regardless of property value or income. From 1 July 2026, no first home buyer in the ACT will pay stamp duty, regardless of property price or income, under…...
REIV warns reserve price disclosure laws could push sellers away from auctions
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (826+ words) REIV warns Victoria's reserve price laws risk pushing vendors away from auctions despite push for greater transparency Under legislation introduced to Parliament, agents will be required to publish a property's reserve price at least seven days before auction or fixed-date…...
How deep buyer knowledge delivered a $2. 15m Smiths Lake record off-market sale
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (499+ words) A Newcastle family's eight-month search for the perfect lakeside retreat ended when Dominique Vasers matched them to a Hampton-style residence they'd never seen advertised " delivering Smiths Lake's highest sale in the process. Dominique Vasers didn't need to market 78 Patsys Flat…...
New wave of South Asian buyers reshapes Brisbane property market dynamics
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (959+ words) As South Asian migration reshapes Brisbane's housing market, one young agent is bridging language, culture and trust in high-stakes property decisions. What is emerging alongside that demographic change is a transformation in how trust is built in the property market…...
Saturated suburbs: Why Australia's $1. 4b childcare property boom just reached a tipping point
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (569+ words) According to market figures outlined by CBRE the sector is riding a historic wave of capital, with total transaction volumes reaching a record $1. 44 billion in 2025 " nearly doubling the activity from three years prior " while the opening quarter of 2026 logged $188 million…...
Listings build collides with cautious buyers as housing market shifts into new phase
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (604+ words) Australia's housing market is shifting as listings rise and buyer demand cools, with clearance rates falling and withdrawal rates increasing across capital cities and regional areas. New market data from Domain shows listings across capital cities have risen for five…...
Housing market hits turning point as supply floods and prices fall
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1134+ words) A massive wave of new listings and a worrying spike in distressed sales have broken the back of the property boom, forcing asking prices down across five major capital cities. SQM Research Managing Director Louis Christopher said the jump in…...
Brisbane real estate leaders raise record funds for homeless women and children at the Pink Tie Gala
1+ week, 2+ day ago (795+ words) Ray White Queensland and Leading Ladies of Real Estate unite with 640 guests at The Star Brisbane to raise record funds for The Lady Musgrave Trust Hosted by the Leading Ladies of Real Estate and Ray White Queensland, the glamorous evening…...
The 300, 000-home black hole threatening Labor's housing dream
1+ week, 2+ day ago (562+ words) New data reveals Australia must supercharge construction by 49 per cent to hit Labor's 1. 2 million homes target, with NSW driving half the national deficit. Sydney's housing stagnation has emerged as the single biggest threat to the federal government's signature housing agenda,…...