Market Updates

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

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RBA lifts cash rate to 4.60% as housing prices and new lending weaken
The cash rate has reached its highest level since 2011, raising repayments for variable borrowers and further reducing buyer budgets as the housing market slows.
RentBuy Team30 Sep 20264 min read
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River Murray homeowners wait years for flood repairs as trade shortages bite
Some homes damaged in the 2022 River Murray flood remain unfinished as scarce trades and sharply higher rebuilding costs complicate regional recovery.
RentBuy Team29 Sep 20264 min read
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Adelaide approvals add about 1,400 apartments and student rooms to pipeline
Five major Adelaide-area approvals include a 219-apartment tower and large student projects, although planning consent is only the first step towards new supply.
RentBuy Team29 Sep 20264 min read
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Auction clearance rate falls to 10-week low as Sydney carries grand final weekend
The preliminary capital-city auction clearance rate fell to 50.3%, with Melbourne activity disrupted by the AFL grand final and Sydney recording its busiest auction week since May.
RentBuy Team28 Sep 20264 min read
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Wollongong disability housing project collapses after raising more than $10m
Nothing was built after 60 investors funded a specialist disability housing project. The case highlights the risks of treating NDIS-linked property investments as government-backed.
RentBuy Team28 Sep 20264 min read
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Westpac forecasts a 7.3% national housing correction as demand weakens
Westpac expects national values to fall 7.3% from peak to trough, but says limited selling pressure and constrained housing supply should prevent a deeper slide.
RentBuy Team27 Sep 20265 min read
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Property wealth falls $28.7bn while Australian housing debt keeps rising
ABS accounts show land and dwelling wealth declined in the June quarter even as owner-occupiers and investors took on more housing debt. Superannuation kept total household wealth growing.
RentBuy Team26 Sep 20264 min read
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Queensland fast-tracks planning for 1,000 homes across seven government sites
Seven government-owned sites have entered a faster Queensland planning process that could support about 1,000 homes. Public consultation opens on Monday.
RentBuy Team26 Sep 20264 min read

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Market Updates

RBA lifts cash rate to 4.60% as housing prices and new lending weaken

River Murray homeowners wait years for flood repairs as trade shortages bite

Adelaide approvals add about 1,400 apartments and student rooms to pipeline

Auction clearance rate falls to 10-week low as Sydney carries grand final weekend

Wollongong disability housing project collapses after raising more than $10m

Westpac forecasts a 7.3% national housing correction as demand weakens

Property wealth falls $28.7bn while Australian housing debt keeps rising

Queensland fast-tracks planning for 1,000 homes across seven government sites