Property Investing
Still Standing: The 65 Australian Markets Holding At Peak
Thirteen of fifteen states and regions have turned. Sixty-five markets are still at their peak. Where the correction has landed, and where it hasn't.
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The Step Across: The Real Cost To Trade A Unit For A House
The house looks cheaper than the unit in thirteen Australian markets. Then you pay stamp duty and every fee. Only four survive. Kent Lardner has costed the full move across 256 markets.
Australia Real Estate
Escape the City. Keep the Care: The 20 Regional Markets Where Downsizers Can Have Both
Kent Lardner ranks the 20 regional Australian markets where downsizers can move for lifestyle without losing serious healthcare access. Newcastle takes #1. The full ranking, ten years of prices, and every suburb-level median inside the free PDF.
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Townhome Hotspots, Q1 2026: Whittlesea–Wallan tops the nation. Bankstown rises in Sydney.
Australia recorded 62,299 townhouse approvals across 315 SA3s in the 24 months to March 2026. Whittlesea-Wallan tops the national table; Bankstown's rise in Sydney's south-west is the more telling story, and the reason is worth a paragraph.
Australia Real Estate
Skip The Queue: 10 Greater Melbourne Suburbs Where Buying Now Beats Renting
Analysis of 75 Greater Melbourne sub-$1M unit markets identifies which suburbs meet strict buyer's-market conditions of 4+ months inventory and rising stock levels. The full Top 10 report is available for download.
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Budget Impact & Vulnerability Watch
Negative gearing now applies to new builds only, and investor borrowing capacity has already dropped by about 20%. This watchlist ranks the 30 SA2 markets where the squeeze bites hardest with the data as of May 2026, based on the immediate post-budget market read.
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Q1 2026 Geelong market trends: The Split Nobody's Talking About
Greater Geelong is holding while Surf Coast corrects. Same headline, two markets, two very different buyer windows. Here's where the split actually is.
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Federal Budget 2026-27 recap: Capital Comes Home.
From 1 July 2027: negative gearing restricted, 50% CGT discount replaced with indexation + 30% floor. Existing positions safe. It's a timing shift, not abolition. The real overreach is the CGT scope across business equity. Capital flows to the family home — the last untaxed asset.