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After remaining virtually flat in February (-0.1%), CoreLogic’s national Home Value Index (HVI) posted the first month-on-month rise since April 2022, up 0.6% in March.

Dwelling values were higher across the four largest capital cities and most of the broad ‘rest-of-state’ regions, led by a 1.4% gain in Sydney.

While inflation has implications for housing demand, housing itself influences inflation. By understanding how inflation and housing fit together, the market outlook for the year ahead becomes a little clearer.

How does the housing market impact inflation?

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House prices in outer Sydney suburbs are holding up the best in the city’s property downturn, new data reveals.

Meanwhile, just a handful of suburbs in some premium and inner Sydney pockets recorded house price falls over the year to September as the rest of the city escaped annual price falls.

The latest Domain Rental Report has revealed that prices have hit a record high throughout Australia, with the strongest annual growth in 13 years.

A few days before this announcement, Stuart Andrews was given notice to leave his family’s rented home of the last four years.

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As Australia’s rental market continues to tighten to record levels, the pace of rental growth has started to ease, suggesting affordability constraints are having an impact. CoreLogic’s Quarterly Rental Review for Q3 2022, released today, shows the national rental index had its smallest monthly increase this year, up 0.6% in the month to September and 2.3% over the September quarter

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A generational shift towards remote working and the boom in near-city house prices has forced property buyers to expand their horizons to more regional locations. With only occasional commutes into a CBD office, many potential buyers are weighing up the option of choosing lifestyle over location – prompting the boom in what were once considered fringe regional centres.

The ACT government has extended its stamp duty scheme by removing stamp duty from off-the-plan property purchases up to $600,000. It's a step intended to ease the pressure for those looking to buy in the territory's soaring market, which saw prices skyrocket during the pandemic.

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The Reserve Bank is now expecting a firmer economic recovery with monetary policy measures and government stimulus boosting the nation’s economy over the comingLabor will retain the Morrison government’s stage three tax cuts, which predominately benefit high income earners, 

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Australia is on the “cusp of a housing boom”, according to the Commonwealth Bank, which has forecast house prices will skyrocket by a massive 16 per cent over the next two years. An economics issues paper by the bank’s head of Australian economics, Gareth Aird, predicted national house prices would rise 9 per cent rise in 2021 and a further 7 per cent in 2022.

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Canberra tenants are feeling the pinch when hunting for a new rental property, with house and unit rents at record highs and the capital remaining the most expensive in which to rent, new data shows.

According to the latest Domain Rent Report, the median asking rent for a unit reached a record high of $500 per week.

“We expect price increases over that 2021–23 period of 15% [or] around 7.5% per year,” Evans and Hassan wrote.”

While the stalling property market and fall in prices have characterised 2022, 2023 will see a return to growth, suggests a prominent buyer’s agent.

Along with a return of growth, Buyers Agency Australia Founder Dragan Dimovski has five other major predictions, including a stabilisation in interest rates 

The national index declined -0.14% over the month, the smallest monthly fall since May 2022 (-0.13%), when rate hikes commenced.

A 0.3% rise in Sydney dwelling values was the most significant driver of the national deceleration, however, the loss of downwards momentum was broad-based. 

Thousands of first home buyers will now be able to unlock the dream of home ownership sooner following the successful passage of the NSW Government’s historic legislation in Parliament today. For the first time in Australia, first home buyers will be given the choice between paying a smaller annual property fee or a large upfront stamp duty on their first property.

Today's decision on interest rates from the Reserve Bank of Australia holds more weight than usual for indebted homeowners and first home buyers, thanks to Australia's record-high inflation.

Interest rates have remained historically low while Australia's property market experienced its biggest 12-month price jump ever recorded.

Brisbane is now the fastest-growing capital city property market in Australia, after house and unit medians skyrocketed 32.1 per cent and 9.3 per cent respectively in just one year. Domain’s House Price Report for the March quarter revealed house prices in the Sunshine State capital rose a remarkable $553 per day to a record $831,346

Canberra home values have risen again, however growth in the first month of 2022 appears slower than the gains of 2021.

CoreLogic's monthly home value index shows Canberra's median house value reached $1,032,331 at the end of January, following a 1.8 per cent monthly rise.

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ANZ has tipped house prices to jump by more than 20 per cent this year, lifting its forecasts despite the lockdowns, off the back of the stronger than expected property market.

Property prices are expected to rise 24 per cent in Canberra by year’s end and 23 per cent in Sydney and Hobart.

From boutique vineyards and white sandy beaches, fresh food trails, the Hunter has earnt a reputation as an in-demand getaway destination. But there's more to this part of NSW than holiday highlights. With its laid-back lifestyle, booming economy and relatively affordable real estate, it’s also attracting attention as an outstanding place to raise a family. 

Regional NSW is outperforming Sydney’s property market, with an influx of demand from tree- and sea-changers sending prices soaring in popular pockets.

Dwelling prices across the state have risen at almost double the rate of values in Greater Sydney, according to the latest quarterly Domain House Price Report, released on Thursday.

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The average Australian property buyer would paid almost $150,000 less if they were in a position to buy five years ago, in just another example of the incredible rise in prices this year.

CoreLogic data analysis from five years ago reveals startling increases in the median values of properties in Australia's capital cities, where the middle-priced home has grown in some cities by more than $200,000.

The successive rate hikes did not spare Queensland and Brisbane from the adverse impacts on buyer confidence — a bounce back, however, could be in the cards for the state and its capital city by mid-next year.

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The RBA took the cash rate another 50 basis points higher at the September board meeting, citing ongoing inflationary pressures amidst tightening labour market.  The cash rate setting, at 2.35%, is now at the highest level since January 2015, but still slightly below the pre-COVID decade average of 2.56%.

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The housing boom is far from over in the regions, with prices in some areas expected to rise by another 20 per cent this year as demand continues to outstrip supply, experts say. House prices in some popular regions had already shot up by around 10 per cent since the start of the year, said Nerida Conisbee, Ray White chief economist.

Property prices may be falling for the established housing market, but new homes are bucking the trend and have become the canary in the coal mine, as far as inflation goes. Almost every category of building materials has become more expensive. 

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Sydney property prices have climbed to record heights yet again, with the median house price now just shy of $1.5 million and the typical apartment costing more than $800,000. Greater Sydney house prices jumped about $720 per day over the September quarter to reach a record median of $1,499,126.

Canberra's notoriously tough rental market appears to have reached new heights after an "exceptionally busy" period over the traditionally quiet Christmas season. The capital's vacancy rate of less than 1 per cent resulted in long lines at open inspections over the weekend, as demand continued to outstrip supply. 

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Dwelling sales continue to surge across Australia against low listings levels. In the three months to July, CoreLogic estimates there were around 171,100 sales. This is 53.4% higher than what has typically been seen this time of year for the previous five years. In the same period, there were just 121,200 newly advertised properties for sale in the three months to July. 

Sydney buyers are increasingly turning their gaze to apartment living, as soaring prices push their dream of owning a house out of reach. The price gap between units and houses in Sydney is at a record high, with freestanding homes in some neighbourhoods costing quadruple the median apartment price.

Desperate first-home hopefuls locked out of expensive capital cities are renting in the city and investing in more affordable regional property markets rather than leaving their cash in the bank, buyer’s agents said.

Stunning major-city price growth has caught out many buyers, quickly leaving them behind since the market began to bounce back last year.

The official interest rate will remain at its historic low of 0.1 per cent, the Reserve Bank board decided at its April meeting on Tuesday. However, a rate rise is likely to come sooner this year than foreshadowed. Everything will depend on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) 

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