Market Updates

What is happening across the suburbs on RentBuy, and what it means for buyers, renters and sellers.

Auction clearance slips below 50% as spring listings test buyer demand

The preliminary capital-city auction clearance rate fell to 48.4% as volumes rose. Buyers have more negotiating room, while sellers face a sharper test on reserves and price expectations.

RentBuy Team26 Oct 20264 min read

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Victoria’s fast-track housing rules reduce objections in designated activity centres
Victoria’s deemed-to-comply pathway can limit objections and appeals when apartment proposals meet state standards, changing the risks for buyers and owners in activity centres.
RentBuy Team25 Oct 20264 min read
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WA opens consultation on major changes to subdivision and residential design rules
Draft WA planning rules could make more suburban blocks eligible for subdivision, reduce approval requirements and provide greater flexibility for apartments and infill housing.
RentBuy Team25 Oct 20264 min read
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House prices fall in every capital as the downturn broadens
Domain recorded the steepest quarterly fall in combined capital-city house prices in its series, with buyers gaining negotiating power but borrowing constraints still limiting affordability.
RentBuy Team23 Oct 20264 min read
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Investor mortgage demand falls as refinancing takes over the loan market
New mortgage lodgements have fallen sharply since January as borrowers focus on refinancing. Investor demand is weakening fastest, although a greater share of remaining investment lending is flowing to newly built homes.
RentBuy Team22 Oct 20264 min read
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Falling home prices and rising building costs squeeze Australia’s housing pipeline
Morgan Stanley expects a 10% to 15% peak-to-trough fall in home prices, while Cotality says construction costs are accelerating again. Together, the trends could make new projects harder to finance and deliver.
RentBuy Team22 Oct 20264 min read
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Bays West design shortlist advances plans for up to 8,500 Sydney homes
Six design teams will prepare urban frameworks for Bays West, where the NSW Government proposes up to 8,500 homes with affordable housing, public space and a future metro station.
RentBuy Team21 Oct 20264 min read
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Suncorp borrowers told minimum repayments may rise when home loans move to ANZ
Some Suncorp customers who are ahead on their mortgages may receive a higher minimum repayment after moving to ANZ, even when their loan balance and interest rate have not changed.
RentBuy Team21 Oct 20264 min read

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Market Updates

Auction clearance slips below 50% as spring listings test buyer demand

Victoria’s fast-track housing rules reduce objections in designated activity centres

WA opens consultation on major changes to subdivision and residential design rules

House prices fall in every capital as the downturn broadens

Investor mortgage demand falls as refinancing takes over the loan market

Falling home prices and rising building costs squeeze Australia’s housing pipeline

Bays West design shortlist advances plans for up to 8,500 Sydney homes

Suncorp borrowers told minimum repayments may rise when home loans move to ANZ