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House prices surge as city-dwellers flee to the regions

Aspiring home buyers are fleeing to the regions as falling interest rates and limited supply drives city house prices to fresh record highs.

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Door closes on inner-city homes for young Australians

The dream of owning a freestanding house close to the city is fading, with data showing demand far outstripping supply.

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Once Australia’s second priciest city, Melbourne has become more affordable. What happened – and will it last?

More homes and less property investor activity has seen Victoria’s capital rise up the affordability rankings

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Australian House Prices Just Hit Highest Rate In 4-Years, See How Your State Has Fared

The median house price in Sydney just hit a jaw-dropping $1.75 million.

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Australian house prices rising at fastest rate in nearly four years, data shows

Brisbane overtakes Canberra as second-most expensive housing market, after Sydney, with median prices rising by nearly $40,000

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Rent Prices May Finally Be Stabilising Across Australia, Domain Figures Reveal

Data from Domain shows we may be seeing a pause in rent hikes.

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Renters surprise winners from cheaper mortgage deposits

Despite predictions a five per cent deposit scheme will drive up house prices, analysts say the government policy could be good news for the nation's renters.

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In Paris it’s normal to raise a family in a three-bedroom apartment. Why aren’t we building more in Australia?

Family-friendly apartments are in fierce demand given skyrocketing house prices. Some councils think mandates might deliver larger units

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Worrying trend for bargain-hunting first home buyers

Abolishing "terrible" stamp duty would help arrest the loss of affordable homes, with lower-end properties growing in price faster than the rest of the market.

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Nine profits dip 10% as Domain sale windfall to be invested in digitising archives and AI tools

Chief executive of the Australian entertainment company, Matt Stanton, refuses to comment on potential acquisitions of podcast or radio assets or outdoor advertising

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Nine enters a cashed-up new era after selling Domain. What will Australia’s biggest media company do next?

Some analysts say it should diversify with an outdoor media acquisition. Others want it to invest in content for Stan and digitising its mastheads

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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.

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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

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Affordability 'tipping point' nudges renters into units

A slowdown in rental growth even with still-low vacancy rates suggests renters have maxed out on what they can afford.

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Australian rental costs easing for some ‘maxed out’ tenants even as property prices edge up

While rents are at record highs in most state capital cities, the pace of increases in most city suburbs has slowed

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Murdoch’s News Corp has moved into the mortgage business. Where are the regulators?

If you want to advertise a house online in Australia, you don’t have many options. Just two companies dominate the market.

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Pedal to the metal for home prices as rates fall

Sydney and Melbourne are expected to be the fastest-growing property markets in 2025/26 as mortgage rates fall, Domain forecasts shows.

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Selling a house in Australia is expensive. The ACCC is investigating one reason why

News Corp’s REA Group, behind real estate listings site realestate.com.au, is being investigated by the consumer watchdog amid complaints over its market dominance

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Million-dollar homes here to stay in record five cities

The supply of homes is increasing but prices are still at record highs, with $1 million properties the norm facing buyers in a record five Australian cities.

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Soaring rents slow down as tenants pushed to the brink

Rents remain at record highs in every capital city despite a slowdown in price growth, says a report that finds low supply leaves landlords with the upper hand.

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‘Australia is a landlord’s market’: rents still at record high despite slow growth, report shows

Kingsford Smith, Bradfield, Sydney and Warringah in New South Wales and Fadden in Queensland are the five most expensive electorates, data shows

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Global uncertainty played a role in rate cut: RBA

Slowing inflation helped convince the Reserve Bank to cut rates at its last meeting but uncertainty over tariffs was also a factor, the deputy governor says.

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Even though the offer is a serious play, Nine probably doesn’t want to sell Domain

US property conglomerate CoStar offered $4.20 a share, valuing the Domain business at $2.7bn – but sometimes silence speaks louder than words

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Domain Holdings mulls $2.7b takeover offer from US firm

Nasdaq-listed CoStar Group has offered $2.65 billion for Domain, while Mayne Pharma will be acquired by US-based Cosette Pharmaceuticals for $672 million.

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'Year of the unit': cost squeeze drives homebuyer shift

Rising unaffordability and changing lifestyles are driving an unusual turnaround in real estate dynamics as unit prices grow faster than houses in some areas.

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