“Despite the most unaffordable conditions on record in many cities, along with a rebound in cost of living pressures and the prospect of a rate hike… [eventualised 4 Feb], we are still seeing a broad-based rise in housing values. The ongoing capital gains reflect persistently low inventory in the face of above-average housing demand, however…
Tag: National Housing Values
Looking back over the last 40 years of Australian property values, “2025 ranked 11th highest for annual growth, reinforcing the market’s historical strength,” according to property economists, Cotality. They report only six periods of decline in the last four decades (2022 was the last, following a hot covid market). And the strongest years? 1988: 31.2%…
Cotality’s Research Team reports a very strong spring-selling season nationally for 2025. Director Tim Lawless recaps the year: “…housing values have shown a strong response to the 75 basis points of cuts delivered this year. Higher home values have been supported by a boost to borrowing capacity and sentiment, but also by persistently low supply…
NATIONAL HOUSING VALES Dwelling values rose 2.2% from July to September, the largest quarterly increase since May 2024 (also 2.2%).* Annual growth trended higher for the fourth consecutive month, 4.8% in the 12 months to September (up from 3.7% for the 2024-25 financial year). LOCAL MARKET Days on market dropped to 28 days for the…
Cotality (previously CoreLogic) has just released their June quarter insights. The market shows a positive inflection in national housing values since February, aligned with the first rate cut in over four years. The real catalyst, according to Executive Research Director Tim Lawless, was the anticipation of rate cuts. “We were already seeing housing values moving…