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December 02, 2025

Just 501 suburbs left for buyers under $500k as affordability crisis deepens

December 02, 2025/ Macdonald Education
Just 501 suburbs left for buyers under $500k as affordability crisis deepens

There are now just 501 Aussie suburbs where buyers can purchase an average house for under $500,000 – down from 658 a year ago and 1753 in 2020.

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December 02, 2025/ Macdonald Education/ /Source
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Real estate, housing, house prices
November 06, 2025

RBA keeps rates on hold as inflation gallops ahead

November 06, 2025/ Macdonald Education
RBA keeps rates on hold as inflation gallops ahead

The Reserve Bank of Australia has held the cash rate steady at 3.6% in November following hotter-than-expected inflation data, delivering a blow to households hoping for a Melbourne Cup Day cut.

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November 06, 2025/ Macdonald Education/ /Source
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November 03, 2025

'Momentum is building': Home price growth accelerates in Australia's largest cities

November 03, 2025/ Macdonald Education
'Momentum is building': Home price growth accelerates in Australia's largest cities

The housing market upswing is getting stronger, with price growth quickening and home values smashing records.

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November 03, 2025

Investors and first home buyers flock to property market, driving up prices

November 03, 2025/ Macdonald Education
Investors and first home buyers flock to property market, driving up prices

Australia's property market is heating up again, with record auctions over spring and the return of both first home buyers and investors pushing up house prices.

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October 02, 2025

Australia set for new real estate boom

October 02, 2025/ Macdonald Education
Australia set for new real estate boom

Australian homeowners are celebrating a spring surge, with national home prices recording their ninth consecutive month of growth in September, adding a significant $54,100 to the median property value.

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September 04, 2025

First-home buyer hotspots revealed amid "window of opportunity"

September 04, 2025/ Macdonald Education
First-home buyer hotspots revealed amid "window of opportunity"

Lower interest rates and expanded government schemes are set to unlock more properties for first-home buyers, though rising prices could soon close this window of opportunity.

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June 05, 2025

Hot or not? Where property markets are heating up and cooling down

June 05, 2025/ Macdonald Education
Hot or not? Where property markets are heating up and cooling down

Price growth has reignited in some markets after years of stagnation, but in other parts of the country the heat is coming out.

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May 13, 2025

Melbourne 2030: Where median house price rises are projected to rise most in five years

May 13, 2025/ Macdonald Education
Melbourne 2030: Where median house price rises are projected to rise most in five years

Husband and wife Mal and Dushi Odris are looking forward to a tree-change in Melbourne’s northeast.

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April 01, 2025

Bullock no April Fool: RBA holds interest rates despite easing inflation

April 01, 2025/ Macdonald Education
Bullock no April Fool: RBA holds interest rates despite easing inflation

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has announced the cash rate will remain at 4.10% for now in disappointing news for home owners hoping for a second cut.

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April 01, 2025/ Macdonald Education/ /Source
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March 07, 2025

Where the property market is rebounding fastest as interest rates fall

March 07, 2025/ Macdonald Education
Where the property market is rebounding fastest as interest rates fall

The upper end of the housing market is rebounding fastest as last month’s interest rate cut improves sentiment among potential home buyers.

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February 04, 2025

Sydney home prices plunge amid interest rates warning

February 04, 2025/ Macdonald Education
Sydney home prices plunge amid interest rates warning

Gravity has struck Australia’s once soaring housing market, with prices in Sydney and the rest of the country falling for the second month in a row.

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January 05, 2025

Sydney home prices fall further below peak

January 05, 2025/ Macdonald Education
Sydney home prices fall further below peak

Sydney home prices have fallen for the third month in a row after peaking in early spring.

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