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How the RBA cash rate flows through to Australian property prices
A 25bp RBA cut does not lift prices by 25bp. It lifts the marginal buyer's borrowing capacity by roughly $15-20k, and prices follow with a lag.
News8 min
Federal housing policy in 2026: Help to Buy, Home Guarantee, and the schemes that actually pay out
Help to Buy shared equity, the three Home Guarantee tiers, and the stacking rules that decide whether a federal scheme actually saves a first-home buyer real money in 2026.
News7 min
Australian property market outlook 2026: what the major forecasters are saying
The 2026 forecast spread is wider than the headlines suggest. Here's how to read CoreLogic, PropTrack, SQM, and the major banks without picking a side.
News6 min
Rental vacancy rates in Australia 2026: what the numbers actually tell you
A 1.5% vacancy rate signals rent growth ahead. A 3.5% rate signals stagnation. Here is how the number is measured, what it means, and where each capital sat in 2025-26.
News7 min
How to read CoreLogic's daily home value index without getting fooled
The HVI ticks every weekday and the headlines treat each tick like news. The daily number is mostly noise; the monthly change is where the signal lives.