{"id":166746,"date":"2025-05-23T16:30:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T06:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propertyupdate.com.au\/?p=166746"},"modified":"2025-05-23T09:59:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T23:59:53","slug":"everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-state-of-australias-property-markets-in-charts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertyupdate.com.au\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-state-of-australias-property-markets-in-charts\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything you need to know about the state of Australia\u2019s property markets in 20 charts \u2013 May 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Want to know what's happening to the housing markets around Australia?<\/p>\n

Well... this monthly collection of charts from Cotality (formerly CoreLogic<\/a>) paints an interesting picture.<\/p>\n

Australia\u2019s outer suburban housing markets have outpaced their inner-city counterparts over the past year, with new Cotality data confirming the nation\u2019s strongest housing conditions are concentrated in the fringes of each capital city.<\/p>\n

Cotality's data shows the lower quartile of the housing market has led capital growth over the past 12 months, reflecting heightened demand for more affordable homes as buyers navigate continued serviceability constraints and stretched affordability metrics.<\/p>\n

Cotality\u2019s Research Director, Tim Lawless, said that despite broad economic headwinds, strong capital growth has clustered in city outskirts where home values remain \u201cjust\u201d within reach for many Australians.<\/p>\n

He further said:<\/p>\n

\u201cHouseholds are making pragmatic decisions in response to tighter borrowing capacity and higher mortgage costs.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s pushed demand towards the lower quartile of the market, and it\u2019s across the outer suburbs that this value-driven demand is translating into the strongest growth.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The trend is visible in every capital city.<\/p>\n

Mr. Lawless said the latest data underscores a structural shift in buyer behaviour driven by the fact that the median income no longer buys the median home.<\/p>\n

He further explained:<\/p>\n

\u201cIn theory, a household on a median income, with a 20% deposit, would need to dedicate just over half of their gross income to afford a median-priced home.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn practice, that\u2019s pushing buyers further out, where homes remain comparatively affordable. The result is that we\u2019re seeing outer suburban markets do much of the heavy lifting in terms of price growth.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He said this geographic tilt towards the fringe has implications for infrastructure, transport and planning, as populations in these areas grow rapidly off the back of housing demand.<\/p>\n

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Residential real estate underpins Australia's wealth<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n