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In Australia’s cost-of-living-crisis, even lawyers are forced to rely on food banks

One in five households earning $91,000 or more experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months, a report has found

The Guardian - AU

Cyclone-hit coastal town blows away house value gains

The housing market strongly rebounded in 2025 as interest rate cuts, easing inflation and limited supply fired up competition, the latest property data shows.

AAP

Homebuyers at square one as price hikes eat rate cuts

A slowdown in the bellwether housing markets of Sydney and Melbourne suggests that sentiment is starting to sour as hopes of more interest rate cuts dissipate.

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Dire housing affordability widening the wealth divide

An extraordinary rise in demand combined with constrained supply has created a boom in Australian home values and rents over the past five years.

AAP

Australian households spend twice as much of income on mortgages than five years ago, report shows

Servicing a new mortgage eats up 45% of a median household’s pre-tax income, up from 26% in September 2020, the analysis reveals

The Guardian - AU

No smoking gun to link deposit scheme, home price spike

Lower-end homes outperformed the rest of the market in October, but it's difficult to directly connect it to the government's expanded deposit guarantee scheme.

AAP

Solutions in short supply as housing market heats up

Slashing the amount needed for a first home deposit might be doing more harm than good for young Australians hoping to get a foothold on the property ladder.

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Investors Now Buy 1 in 3 US Homes — Top 20 Cities Ranked

Investor home buying hit record highs in 2025, driving up prices and squeezing out buyers. See the top cities where it's fueling the real estate surge.

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Million buck benchmark loses sparkle in house value run

One in every three property markets in Australia have a median value of $1m after fresh gains across the country, led by Queensland.

AAP

6 Fall Trends Homebuyers and Renters Need To Know Before Braving the Market

Much of the housing market has noticeably shifted toward a buyer's market. Keep the following trends in mind this fall as you hunt for the perfect home.

GOBankingRates

Soaring rents push people further from jobs, community

Australian renters are paying on average an extra $204 per week to keep a roof over their heads compared to five years ago, a nearly 44 per cent increase.

AAP

Low rates, supply squeeze create home price rise mayhem

The great Australian dream of property ownership continues to resemble a nightmare for many buyers as prices surge and the supply of homes dwindles.

AAP

It just got easier to buy your first home after Australia’s first home guarantee expanded

The guarantee slashes the deposit requirements for a loan, reducing the savings wait time for people earning enough to pay off a home loan

The Guardian - AU

Rate cut run may be over as inflation raises concerns

Hopes for more rate cuts are fading after the Reserve Bank of Australia took a hawkish turn as it held interest rates steady in a widely-expected move.

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Property markets yet to twig to looming disaster losses

Hundreds of billions of dollars could disappear from property values due to climate change but it's taking time for the worsening threat to influence buyers.

Benzinga

American Homeowners Lose $9,200 In Equity As Rising Interest Rates Cool Housing Market, But $17.5 Trillion Cushion Signals Reset Not Collapse

American homeowners saw their equity dip by an average of $9,200 over the past year as rising interest rates cooled the housing market, but experts say the decline is more of a reset than a collapse.

Fortune

The average American homeowner lost $9,200 in home equity during the last year. It’s not a collapse but a 'long-term market correction'

Borrower equity is the third-highest ever recorded, but Leo Pond from Four Seasons Sotheby’s told Fortune that a fast climb uphill has turned into a plateau.

AAP

Home scheme extension set to open more doors

Lifting the caps in an expanded government home-buying scheme will open the door for more first-time buyers, but it also risks fast-tracking price rises.

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Home prices continue rising amid supply-demand mismatch

Home values have grown at the fastest rate in 15 months as the mismatch between supply and demand continues driving up prices.

The Guardian - AU

Sydney and Toronto had equivalent home prices, then Canada’s crashed. Could Australia see a similar slump?

Canadian property prices fell by C$150,000 over three years as Australia’s rose by about A$85,000

AAP

House price growth spurt shows no signs of easing

Further interest rate cuts on the horizon have stirred the nation's housing market with prices rising for a sixth straight month alongside demand.

AAP

Families paying premiums for school catchment zones

Homes within sought-after school catchments are selling for millions of dollars, but data shows this does not always lead to stronger capital growth.

AAP

House prices break records as rent unaffordably high

Property prices have soared to record highs in most capital cities, prompting buyers to shift expectations amid increasing high rental prices.

The Guardian - AU

House prices rise in every Australian capital city together for first time in four years

Demand jumps nationwide after two interest rate cuts in 2025 increase borrowing capacity and underpin a wave of buying

The Guardian - AU

‘Repeatedly outbid’: readers share stories of housing despair as Australia’s prices reach record highs again

Expectations of further interest rate cuts, the growing presence of investors and an enduring lack of supply have combined to put sellers back in control

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