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The Question Most Buyers Don't Ask
Prices fell for five months. You can afford less than before.
Australian home values fell in every month from April to August 2026, but the share of homes a median-income household could afford went from 43% to 12%. Prices came down, so why did fewer homes come within reach?
Ranna Im
6 days ago6 min read
Sydney rents rose $50 a week in one quarter, and ANZ forecasts Sydney prices down 14.5% peak to trough
A rent spike and a price downgrade landed in the same week, alongside a major developer entering administration, a list of the worst postcodes for mortgage arrears, and a ban on super funds borrowing to buy residential property.
Ranna Im
Aug 3112 min read
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