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Little Mountain Property Market Update Q3 2026 | Michael FayNEWS

Little Mountain Property Market Update Q3 2026 | Michael Fay

Little Mountain's Changing Market: Understanding the Numbers and Finding Opportunity   There's no denying that the Australian property market has experienced a significant shift over the past few months. With interest rates rising again and growing uncertainty around the economy, buyer confidence has taken a hit. But while the headlines…
October 20, 2026
buyers
John McGrath – How the increase in new home numbers will help buyersNEWS

John McGrath – How the increase in new home numbers will help buyers

Recent promising data about the new housing market should help boost buyer sentiment in the current property correction, especially among those buying for the first time. The statistics may also help buyers slowly coming back to the market to purchase between now and Christmas. The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics…
October 19, 2026
Rents Have Stopped Rising Nationally. Here’s What That Actually Means for Sunshine Coast Landlords.InvestmentNEWS

Rents Have Stopped Rising Nationally. Here’s What That Actually Means for Sunshine Coast Landlords.

If you’ve seen the headlines recently, you’ll know that Australia’s rental market has entered an interesting new phase. According to Domain’s September Quarter 2026 Rent Report, rental price growth has flatlined across Australia’s capital cities, with house rents holding at $700 per week nationally despite severe rental shortages continuing across…
October 14, 2026
One Date Every Sunshine Coast Property Investor Needs to KnowInvestmentNEWS

One Date Every Sunshine Coast Property Investor Needs to Know

If you own an investment property on the Sunshine Coast, there is one date that should be on your radar right now: 1 July 2027. That’s the date the Federal Government’s capital gains tax reforms take effect, and according to industry experts, the value of your investment property on that…
October 13, 2026
brisbane
John McGrath – Why Brisbane market will withstand the downturnNEWS

John McGrath – Why Brisbane market will withstand the downturn

Brisbane’s property market is also feeling the impact of the national market correction, but its lifestyle appeal and 2032 Olympic Games preparations should ensure its resilience in the long term. Cotality’s October Home Value Index (HVI) noted that Brisbane’s value declines for September were the highest of all our capital…
October 11, 2026
buyers
John McGrath – Why smart buyers welcome a slower Sydney marketNEWS

John McGrath – Why smart buyers welcome a slower Sydney market

Sydney’s property market has undoubtedly softened this year due to the national market correction yet the city still offers plenty of opportunities for vendors and buyers. But first, to the latest data from Cotality’s September Home Value Index report. Sydney’s median dwelling price is just over $1.22 million, following a…
October 6, 2026
Prestige Market
John McGrath – Genuine prestige market defies property downturnNEWS

John McGrath – Genuine prestige market defies property downturn

Australia’s most expensive homes are proving their worth even in a market correction and amidst warnings that high-end properties are now feeling the impact of this downturn. But high-end properties don’t take into account the true prestige market, which comprises sales in the price bracket upwards of $5 million or,…
September 28, 2026
A strategic approach to pre-sale preparationNEWS

A strategic approach to pre-sale preparation

The weather is warming up, the garden has come to life, and your home has had a thorough spring clean. You’re excited to finally be on the market, but once inspections start, the feedback isn’t quite what you were hoping to hear. Suddenly, those odd jobs you’d stopped noticing and…
September 22, 2026
Spring
John McGrath – Spring may bring light to this market correctionNEWS

John McGrath – Spring may bring light to this market correction

Another Spring season has begun, and for the first time in many years, this traditionally busy period is undergoing a market correction. I’ve experienced eight property market downturns in my career, but the current downturn’s sharp drop in consumer sentiment and confidence has surprised even me with its swiftness. What…
September 21, 2026

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