Property Intelligence
132 Intelligence pieces published
APF Intelligence publishes original market analysis covering Australian residential property, investment strategy, interest rates, and housing policy. Reports are written using RBA cash rate decisions and minutes, ABS dwelling and lending statistics, CoreLogic Home Value Indices, SQM Research vacancy data, and weekend auction clearance rate feeds from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Canberra. Each piece is datestamped, sourced, and written in plain English without spruiker tone or vendor bias.
Coverage is organised into five streams: RBA & Macro for monetary policy and economy-wide signals; Sydney & Melbourne for the two largest capital city markets; National Property for cross-capital and regional trends; Property Finance for mortgage strategy, LVR and serviceability analysis; and Property Insurance for landlord and building cover. Use the category filters to focus on the topics most relevant to your situation, whether you're a first home buyer timing your entry, an investor rebalancing a portfolio, or simply tracking where the market is heading this cycle. New Intelligence is published only after verification.
Nationwide residential market data including capital growth, rental yields, and housing supply.
National PropertySydney's Outer West Now Leads City's Home Price Decline
A Sydney region that boomed on relative affordability has reversed sharply, now recording the steepest home price falls in the city as the national market posts its largest monthly decline since December 2022.
1 July 2026
Sydney PropertyHome Price Falls
National PropertyNSW Infrastructure Formula Reveals Which Growth Suburbs Win Parks and Pools
NSW has disclosed the criteria it uses to allocate new parks, pools, and sports fields across growing suburbs — a policy shift that carries direct implications for property values, liveability premiums, and investor targeting in high-growth corridors.
30 June 2026
NSW PropertyInfrastructure Investment
National PropertyMandurah 10.5%, Karrinyup 13.5%: Tax Exodus Reshapes Australian Growth Markets
As Labor's investor tax overhaul hammers Sydney's auction market — down to GFC-era lows with $75,000 wiped from home values — suburb-level data shows redirected capital is fuelling double-digit growth in Mandurah, Karrinyup, Maroochydore, and Brisbane's West End.
29 June 2026
Perth propertyBrisbane property
National PropertyCotality Records $377,000 Median Gain as Australian Property Beats All Asset Classes in Q1 2026
Cotality's Pain & Gain report reveals 96.0% of Australian residential resales turned a profit in Q1 2026, with the median nominal gain hitting a record $377,000 — outperforming shares, bonds, and cash over the same period.
28 June 2026
CotalityPain and Gain
National PropertySA Smashes State Property Record in 2025/26 Premium Sales Reveal
South Australia has set a new state price record among its top 20 settled sales for the 2025/26 financial year, confirming the premium end of the Adelaide market has outpaced all prior benchmarks despite broader affordability pressures.
27 June 2026
South AustraliaAdelaide property
National Property$28 Million Mosman Sale: Land Bought for $5M Now Worth 5× That
A $28 million Mosman wellness estate has hit the market on land a university held for decades before selling for $5 million — a fivefold uplift that captures the extraordinary capital growth in Australia's prestige coastal markets.
26 June 2026
Mosmanprestige property
National PropertyYoung Professionals and Families Shake Up Gold Coast Gated Estate Market
A new generation of young families is moving into Gold Coast gated estates — a segment once dominated by retirees and empty-nesters — reshaping buyer demographics, pricing dynamics, and what developers must now deliver to sell.
25 June 2026
Gold Coastgated estates
National PropertyAustralian Suburbs Still Pulling Buyers Despite Softening 2026 Market
Home price growth is slowing across Australia's non-Sydney capitals as high interest rates and post-budget sentiment weigh on confidence — yet specific suburbs in Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide continue to attract strong and sustained buyer demand.
24 June 2026
Brisbane propertyPerth property
National PropertyWinter 2026: Rate Hikes Cool Australia's Property Markets
Australia's non-Sydney capitals are heading into winter 2026 facing cooler buyer activity and calmer conditions as rate hikes continue to weigh on sentiment. Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide are showing diverging signs of resilience and softness.
23 June 2026
Brisbane propertyPerth property
National PropertyRippleside Heritage Home Lists as Geelong Bay Views Command Premium
A grand heritage residence in Rippleside has hit the market with 110 years of uninterrupted Corio Bay views, spotlighting how coastal heritage stock outside Melbourne is drawing serious buyer attention in a high-rate environment.
21 June 2026
RipplesideGeelong
National PropertyInvestor Pays $625,000 for Inner-West Villa, Outbids Two First Home Buyer Couples
An investor paid $60,000 over reserve to secure a two-bedroom inner-west villa for $625,000, outbidding two first home buyer couples — a single auction that captures the structural tension reshaping Australian property markets in mid-2026.
20 June 2026
first home buyersproperty investors
National PropertyRocklea Home on Stilts Sells in Eight Days After Bidding War
A flood-resilient Rocklea home on stilts sold in just eight days after sparking a bidding war, highlighting how Brisbane buyers are pricing flood risk into purchasing decisions — and what that means for investors weighing gearing strategies in flood-affected suburbs.
19 June 2026
Brisbaneflood resilience
National PropertyMelbourne Investor Exodus Triggers Major Auction Market Shift
Property agents confirm Melbourne sellers are accepting substantially lower offers before auctions as investor participation collapses completely.
14 June 2026
Melbourne auctionsproperty investors
National PropertyUS Woman's Creek-Side Dream Home Becomes Legal Nightmare with Locals
A woman's dream home purchase beside a scenic creek becomes a costly legal battle with locals, highlighting growing property access disputes in regional Australia.
13 June 2026
regional propertyproperty disputes
National PropertyEOFY Property Tax Must-Dos Australian Homeowners Overlook
End-of-financial-year property tax strategies are being missed by Australian homeowners, while Chinese investment drops $31 billion amid state government buying sprees.
12 June 2026
EOFYproperty tax
National PropertyBrisbane Records Weakest Auction Weekend as Queensland Investors Still Active
Brisbane experiences one of its weakest auction weekends on record while investor confidence remains strong across Queensland markets despite broader uncertainties.
10 June 2026
Queensland propertyBrisbane auctions
National PropertyAustralian Homes Being Bulldozed at 34,000 Per Year as Housing Crisis Deepens
New data reveals 34,000 Australian homes are being demolished annually, undermining government housing targets as demolitions outpace new construction in key areas.
6 June 2026
housing crisisdemolitions
National PropertyBanks Move First as Rate Environment Shifts
Two major Australian banks slash interest rates in shock move while Tasmania delivers record property performance with $1.9 billion in quarterly sales.
5 June 2026
Interest RatesTasmania Property
National PropertySouth Australia Downsizers Rush Into Stamp Duty Free Program
South Australia's new stamp duty exemption for downsizers is gaining momentum with hundreds of enquiries flooding the system as older property owners seek to unlock housing equity.
2 June 2026
South AustraliaStamp Duty
National PropertyBrisbane Builders Face Bank Contract Standoff as Queensland Housing Falls Short
Queensland's new home construction targets are at risk as builders and banks clash over who bears the cost of runaway construction expenses in an uncertain market.
30 May 2026
Queenslandconstruction
National PropertyAdelaide Crowned Australia's Top Prestige Property Market
Australia's largest property valuation firm has crowned Adelaide the unexpected champion of the nation's prestige property markets, outperforming Sydney and Melbourne in value growth.
29 May 2026
adelaide property marketprestige property
National PropertySydney Rental Increases Accelerate Following Negative Gearing Removal
Sydney's rental market has recorded sharp increases as federal parliament considers changes to negative gearing arrangements, creating new pressures for tenants.
28 May 2026
SydneyRental Market
National PropertyGranny Flats Command $1,400 Weekly Rent as Australia's Housing Crisis Deepens
Granny flats are now commanding house-level rents of $1,400 per week in some Australian postcodes as the nation's housing shortage reaches critical levels.
25 May 2026
rental crisisgranny flats
National PropertyTwo Adelaide Suburbs Hit Million-Dollar Unit Median for First Time
Adelaide's prestige apartment market breaks new ground as two suburbs achieve million-dollar unit medians, but the achievement comes with surprising property type variations.
22 May 2026
Adelaide propertyunit prices