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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/01/house-prices-fall-in-sydney-and-melbourne-as-interest-rates-and-iran-war-fallout-spook-buyers Data shows slowdown in price growth across the country after consecutive RBA cash rate hikes. House prices in Sydney and Melbourne are falling as interest rate rises and economic uncertainty caused by conflict in the Middle East saw buyers leave...

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/business/grogonomics/2026/apr/02/australia-land-grab-young-people-little-hope-buying-home Author: Greg Jericho The capital gains tax discount helps real estate investors become even wealthier. It’s time to give the young a slice of ‘the Australian dream’ Land, it is fair to say, is important. In Australia this is very much the case – and even more so...

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/22/gen-xers-the-new-baby-boomers-analysis-identifies-australias-richest-landholders-by-generation Those born between 1965 and 1980 own an average of $1.455m in housing and land, KPMG report finds Gen X households now hold the most property wealth of any generation as baby boomers downsize their homes and move more of their money into cash...

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/nov/20/victoria-agents-to-publish-property-reserve-prices-crackdown-on-underquoting Under the nation-first laws, real estate agents in Victoria will be required to disclose owner’s reserve price within seven days of sale or face penalties. Real estate agents in Victoria will be legally required to reveal a property’s reserve price a week before...

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/25/once-australias-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 In 2021, Melbourne’s median house price surpassed $1m, after a decade of rising by an average of more than $70,000 a...