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National home price hit a new record high in 2025

Home prices around the nation increased slightly in December to a new record high of $880,000 as Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth led the charge.

AAP · Jan 4

Great job, good education, no home: is Australia’s bloated property market destroying the middle class?

A fresh cycle of interest rate cuts have propelled house prices in capital cities to peak levels – locking new buyers out of the market

The Guardian - AU · Jul 12, 2025

Care economy growing fast and boom set to continue

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has defended Australia's fast-growing care economy, dismissing federal opposition criticism as rooted in "snobbiness".

AAP · Oct 17, 2024

Australia’s renters face ‘staggering’ increases – with more to come

National rental vacancy rate sits below 2%, as demand growth and ‘rapid slowdown’ of construction contribute to housing crisis

The Guardian - AU · Feb 26, 2023

Desperate measures as Australian suburbs suffer ‘astronomical’ rents

Rents are soaring across the country as vacancy rates sit near record lows and interest rate hikes prompt landlords to seek bigger returns.

The New Daily · Feb 26, 2023

Housing decline picks up speed again

Rising interest rates continue to shave value off Australia's property market, with Melbourne home prices closing in on pre-pandemic levels.

AAP · Jan 2, 2023

Experts reveal their top 100 suburbs tipped to best weather the property downturn

With interest rates rising and property prices falling, it's becoming harder to access housing finance, but analysts say some suburbs still have bright prospects next year.

ABC News · Dec 15, 2022