This Month
Home price growth flattens as buyers diminish, sellers rush market
Uncertainty stemming from the Middle East war is reducing home buyer numbers as vendors rush to sell and real estate agents warn of higher construction costs.
Lender circles Clayton Larcombe’s $40m Bellevue Hill estate
The venture capitalist and his wife’s high-profile mansion listing has turned into a mortgagee-in-possession sale, as their Bowral mansion is pulled from the market.
‘Unknown’ artist expected to deliver 10-bagger for canny collector
A work picked up recently for $5000 turns out to be by an Austrian who founded the Vienna Secession movement with Gustav Klimt.
Auctions bounce as buyers brave interest rate worries
The strength of the market will be more firmly tested over the coming week, with about 2900 homes scheduled to go under the hammer.
Paddington terrace bought for $28,000 sells under hammer for $3.025m
While demand has kept pace with surging auction volumes, experts predict interest rate hikes are starting cool buyer activity.
February
$1m gain in six years as Sydney buyers defy interest rate nerves
A two-bedroom terrace sold for $2.3 million – nearly $1 million above what the owners paid six years ago – in a bullish weekend of auctions.
Beachside home sells for $1.4m above reserve as auction numbers jump
Proceeds from the sale of the Clovelly deceased estate went to charity, meanwhile auctions remain competitive – but the depth of buyer demand may be easing.
Sydney home sells for $1m above guide as buyers shrug off rate hike
Weekend auctions had a strong turn-out despite last week’s RBA rate increase, but experts are unsure if the momentum will last.
January
Demand for mid-priced homes rockets at Gold Coast auction event
Mid-priced homes between $800,000 and $1.2 million prove popular at the annual Gold Coast auction extravaganza as prices jumped nearly 15 per cent last year.
December 2025
House price growth flatlines as buyers hold back
Less than two thirds of homes listed for auction last week sold – the lowest rate in a year. Adding to the seasonal slowdown are buyers’ fears about interest rates.
Private investors pour into fast-food chains in final rush before 2026
Nearly $50 million in commercial property assets, including fast-food chains, have transacted in a single day.
Auction clearances hit 12-month low as hopes fade for rate relief
Buyers are sitting on the fence as cost-of-living pressures bite, and sticky inflation skittles hopes for a rate cut any time soon.
November 2025
Home buyers flee auction market early despite sellers out in force
Prospective purchasers have lost confidence, as prices rise and a high volume of homes go under the hammer with mediocre results.
Brisbane ‘good value’, as $1.7m from auction goes to animal charity
The spring homes selling season is having a weaker end than expected as buyers confidence drops slightly due to interest rate cuts looking less likely.
Victoria cracks down on underquoting with reserve price law
Too many young, prospective first-home buyers are being lured by sales campaigns to auctions for homes they could never afford, according to the state government.
Spring auction levels swell despite rates pause
The auction clearance rate was nearly 72 per cent, even as listings hit the second-highest volume this year. It’s a sellers’ market even with rates on hold.
Home prices jump 6pc and Melbourne outstrips Sydney
While capital city values are up across the board, Melbourne growth is now outstripping its harbourside rival.
October 2025
The Gold Coast compound so luxurious it’s marketed like a Bond movie
A hinterland estate, which is so high-end even its Young Rich Lister owner gets impostor syndrome, is going under the hammer.
Melbourne records biggest auction weekend in four years
The auction bonanza comes ahead of the Spring Racing Carnival and as the nation’s clearance rate slumped to its lowest in nearly five months.
First home buyer urgency fuels auction action
Buyers are rushing to get in before prices rise, and more sellers are putting their homes up for sale, making for a competitive property market.
