5+ hour, 20+ min ago   (464+ words) Mortgage frauds keep stacking up across Australia's lending landscape. The news comes off the back of reports this past fall that mortgage fraud was accelerating in Australia's lending market, putting brokers and lenders on alert, and prompting many to take…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (327+ words) The total value of Australia's residential dwellings has fallen for the first time in nearly four years, according to new figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The ABS reported that the value of Australia's dwelling stock dropped $34.1 billion, or…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (372+ words) Australian households are planning to significantly ramp up spending on home energy efficiency over the next five years, according to the newly released PropTrack Origin Australian Home Energy Report 2026. Seven in 10 Australians (69%) now intend to invest in upgrades such as…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (413+ words) The opening week of the spring selling season has delivered a subdued start, with 1,462 homes taken to auction across the combined capital cities — 31.1% fewer than the same week last year. Tim Lawless (pictured), Cotality's head of research, Asia Pacific, noted…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (444+ words) Buyers are gaining the upper hand in Australia's property market, as falling prices and softer conditions give aspiring homeowners and brokers more room to negotiate. During the winter quarter, or the three months ending 31 August, house values dropped in all…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (426+ words) Housing approvals fell in July, putting a near-term turnaround in housing supply further out of reach. The total number of dwellings approved dropped 3.6% in July to 17,687, on a seasonally-adjusted basis, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (345+ words) National home prices fell 0.2% in August, according to realestate.com.au's latest Home Price Report, marking the fifth consecutive monthly decline. Prices now sit 2.7% below their March 2026 peak, though annual growth remains positive at 1.8%, continuing to moderate as the downturn…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (256+ words) Capital city auction clearance rates eased in the week ending 30 August 2026, according to Cotality's latest Preliminary Auction Summary. Melbourne's own clearance rate has now eased for a third consecutive week, coming in at 54.9% — also a sharp step down from the…...

2+ week, 6+ hour ago   (436+ words) Queensland's property market has recorded its first broad-based quarterly softening in years, according to the Real Estate Institute of Queensland's (REIQ) latest median sales data for the June 2026 quarter. The statewide median house price slipped 0.91% to $983,000, while the median unit…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (459+ words) Australian homebuyers are increasingly factoring climate resilience and long-term running costs into their property decisions, with new research showing a strong preference for homes already fitted with renewable energy features, even as younger buyers take a more cautious approach to…...