17 Austin St, Newtown, is on the market for $2.45m to $2.65m. After decades of sitting untouched, this Newtown character home was well and truly overdue for a refresh when the vendors snapped it up almost five years ago. It was straight out with the 1950s kitchen and wallpaper and in with a contemporary rear […]
Home prices are rising in Geelong and are expected to overtake the mark recorded 12 months ago. Geelong’s property market is just a chip-shot away from making up the ground lost in home prices over the past 12 months, new data shows. The latest PropTrack Home Price Index results reveals the median home price in […]
It is now harder than ever for young Aussies to buy their first home, according to new analysis exposing the enduring impact of the nation’s longest property boom. PropTrack’s generational study compared the average cost of a house in 1980, 1990, 2000 and 2010, before adjusting the price for inflation to show what that price […]
The majority of houses in Brisbane are now out of reach of most wage earners in the state as the median price comes $2k shy of $1m. Queensland has hit a jaw-dropping milestone, with Brisbane’s house price skyrocketing to the brink of $1m, slamming the door on the dream of home ownership for the majority […]
South Australia’s property sector continues to kick goals, with a new report revealing SA’s median dwelling price has risen again to a record high, sitting at $57,000 more than this time last year. According to PropTrack’s June Home Price Index report, South Australian regional properties recorded the highest growth over the past year, with combined […]
Hamilton Hill – the visionary development on the site of the former youth prison at Woodforde – is one step closer to completion as construction starts on the masterplanned community’s final stage. Work has begun on the final 53 architecturally-designed homes – all of which are pre-sold. When completed, they will take the Scottish-themed development’s […]
A second interest-rate cut has lit a fire under house prices, triggering a big rise in values as buyers jump back into the market. Property prices rose in all the capitals in May, according to the latest PropTrack Home Price Index, hitting a new record high at the national level and in most cities. But […]
Toby Tremain and Georgia Stel , both 25, would rather enjoy life than skimp to save for a house they may never be able to buy. pic: Lyndon Mechielsen/Courier Mail It is now five times harder for young Queenslanders to buy their first home than it was for their Boomer and Gen-X parents, according to […]
If you bought a Sandy Bay home in 1990 and still own it, that was a great move financially. In 1990, homebuyers could secure a house in one of Tasmania’s most affluent suburbs for less than Hobart’s most affordable neighbourhood today. Exclusive PropTrack research shows a typical ‘90s Sandy Bay home had a median value […]
This Gunn home sold for $310,000 in 2002, $505,000 in 2011 and $650,000 in 2025. Picture: realestate.com.au Darwin homebuyers are paying less for real estate than they were 15 years ago in all but one suburb once median property prices are adjusted for inflation. PropTrack’s generational study converted past median house prices into today’s dollars […]