Why more Perth downsizers are swapping family homes for luxury apartments
For decades, the Australian dream revolved around owning a large family home on a generous block of land. Across Perth, suburbs such as Applecross, City Beach, Floreat, Dalkeith, Mount Lawley and South Perth became symbols of that aspiration. Spacious gardens,...
Should Property Investors Stop Chasing Tax Benefits and Focus on Capital Growth Instead?
For decades, property investment in Australia has been closely associated with one major financial incentive—tax benefits. Investors have traditionally relied on strategies such as negative gearing, depreciation allowances and deductible expenses to reduce their...
From Rate Hikes to Rate Cuts: How Australia’s Property Market Is Preparing for Its Next Growth Phase
For the better part of four years, Australia's property market has lived through one of the most extraordinary economic transitions in modern history. The country moved from record-low borrowing costs and an unprecedented housing boom to the fastest interest rate...
What Makes a Property ‘Future-Proof’ in Perth? Key Features Buyers Are Prioritising.
For decades, buying property in Perth was largely about one simple question: "Will it go up in value?" While capital growth remains an important consideration, today's buyers are asking a far more sophisticated question: "Will this property still meet market demand...
Fuel price drop cools inflation to 4.0%, but underlying pressures persist
Australia's latest inflation figures delivered something that households, businesses and financial markets have been waiting months to see—a meaningful slowdown in headline inflation. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), annual Consumer Price Index...
Build New or Buy Established? How the New Government Tax Rules Could Influence Your Decision
For decades, Australians deciding between building a new home and purchasing an established property generally weighed up three key considerations—budget, location and lifestyle. While these factors remain important, the decision-making process has become considerably...
Should You Buy Before or After July 2027? Understanding Australia’s Upcoming Property Tax Changes
For years, Australians have asked the same question whenever the property market shifts: Is now the right time to buy? Sometimes that question is driven by rising interest rates. At other times, it is influenced by falling prices, tighter lending conditions, or...
Federal Housing Policy vs WA Housing Policy: Which Has the Bigger Impact on Perth?
For much of the past decade, Perth quietly sat outside Australia's national property conversation. While Sydney and Melbourne regularly dominated headlines with record-breaking auction results, affordability concerns and soaring median house prices, Perth experienced...
Is Now the Last Opportunity to Buy an Investment Property Before Australia’s New Tax Rules?
Australia's property market has entered one of its most significant turning points in decades. For years, investors have navigated changing interest rates, soaring construction costs, record migration, tightening rental markets and an ongoing housing shortage. Yet,...
$1.5 billion a month cost of Labor’s backdown and Greens deal over tax changes
There are moments in Australia's economic history that quietly reshape the future without immediately changing property prices or interest rates. Instead, they alter confidence, influence investment decisions, and change how businesses allocate capital, how developers...