2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (739+ words) Updated 11 Sep 2026, 11:22am First published 11 Sep 2026, 10:45am Labor’s housing crackdown is being blamed for making Australia’s housing crisis worse, with explosive new modelling warning the reforms will wipe 10,700 homes from the pipeline, push rents higher and cost thousands of jobs. And in…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (833+ words) Updated 10 Sep 2026, 7:48am First published 10 Sep 2026, 5:30am Rental demand has continued to grow, with lines of renters waiting at inspections still common. Picture: Sam Ruttyn Australia’s post-pandemic migration surge has created a growing bottleneck in the national rental market that has been…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (650+ words) Unity Jackson-Muir, Real estate reporter First published 9 Sep 2026, 7:26am Real estate industry pundit and auctioneer Tom Panos has warned Australia’s falling home prices shouldn’t be viewed as a good thing, claiming they won’t make housing more affordable and could damage the…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (464+ words) Updated 8 Sep 2026, 12:46pm First published 8 Sep 2026, 12:39pm Australia’s collapsing real estate prices have delivered a massive hit to the economy, wiping billions from the residential real estate market in the span of three months. Alarming ABS figures released today showed the value…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (771+ words) Hope Coumbe, Finance Editor First published 4 Sep 2026, 5:07pm The surging costs of renting in Australia is adding to the nation’s domestic inflation problem and could be backing the Reserve Bank into a corner that will result in more rate rises. Assistant…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (619+ words) Updated 3 Sep 2026, 12:02am First published 3 Sep 2026, 12:00am Data released Wednesday has sparked some analysts to bring their rate hike expectations forward, warning RBA Governor Michele Bullock is being backed into a corner by fresh figures. Picture: NewsWire / John Appleyard A shock surge…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (421+ words) First published 2 Sep 2026, 2:31pm The latest approvals data reveal a softer outlook, while the industry warns that rising costs and uncertainty are calling new projects into question. Building approvals for July fell 3.6% to 17,687. Picture: Getty The result followed a 7.2% rise in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (816+ words) Updated 2 Sep 2026, 5:00am First published 2 Sep 2026, 4:30am Homeowners across the country are being prepped to brace for a correction, amid new CBA forecasts. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Max Mason-Hubers Millions of homeowners are being warned to brace for a brutal property correction, with…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (590+ words) First published 1 Sep 2026, 10:58am The Albanese government is being warned it’s risking making already dire housing approvals data worse with a new policy play. Australian housing approvals went backwards in July in a worsening of the trajectory for the nation’s efforts…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1170+ words) Updated 31 Aug 2026, 10:09pm First published 1 Sep 2026, 12:01am Australia’s median house price has fallen for the fifth month in a row ahead of the crucial spring selling season, but one segment of the market is holding up better than the rest of the…...