Jess Adams atrealty - Albany Real Estate Agents

16/10/2026

https://jessadamsrealty.com.au/1749-2/

Our property market has cooled down, and the rules have changed. This is what you need to know.

Sellers want Top Dollar, and Buyers are Terrified of Overpaying The Great Southern Reality Check For the past few years, real estate across Western Australia’s Great Southern region has felt like a relentless sprint. Properties were under offer within days, sometimes hours, of hitting

03/10/2026

Mt Clarence is one of Albany's most sought-after areas, so this gorgeous 3x1x2 unit, with guaranteed ocean views, should attract plenty of attention. Qualified buyers are now invited to private viewings with me. Be quick!

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30/09/2026

COMING SOON! Offers above $749,000
A neat, spacious and updated 3x1x2 Unit on Hare Street, Mt Clarence, just 1.4km to Middleton Beach and a quick 1.3km to town. This private, back unit in a small, prestigious complex offers 1 garage AND a side bay that will fit a small caravan, which is very unusual. Let's add stunning lake & ocean views that cannot be built out. Amazing, right? Get ready...

17/09/2026

NEW LISTING! 1,012m2 block in Kendenup for Offers Above $120,000. I predicted Kendenup would be the next boom town in our area a few years ago, given it's only a 16-minute drive to Mt Barker and still very affordable compared to Albany and Mt Barker - if you can find any vacant land. Nest or invest; both make sense. Be quick!

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27/08/2026

NEW LISTING! 819 Hunwick Road, Redmond West

This ~44.6164 ha farmlet falls under Albany Shire and is only a 23-minute drive from the Gledhow crossing coming into Albany, 29 minutes from Albany Airport and a quick 26 minutes’ drive to beautiful Denmark, so position-wise, it’s pure gold. 🥰

It enjoys privacy, has a 5x1x2 homestead, superb views, multiple sheds, paddocks, lovely trees, fertile land and abundant, good-quality water. Horse lovers will rejoice in the Taj Mahal stable as well, so that’s an added bonus for them!

At Offers Above $1.6 million, it won't be available for long. Watch the video and see over 100 photos on my website.

Better be quick! 🤞🍀

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05/06/2026

I had a few calls from clients about whether they should increase their home insurance policies due to rising market prices. I hope this answer of mine helps. 🙏

With the rapid rise of local property prices, many of my clients have been asking me an important question: "Should I be increasing my home insurance policy to match my home's new value?" It is a completely logical assumption to make. If your asset is suddenly worth thousands of dollars more on t

14/05/2026

Investors take note: The 2026 Federal Budget (13 May 2026) introduced one of the most significant changes to Australian property taxation in decades, reshaping both Capital Gains Taxes and Negative Gearing.

13 May 2026 The 2026 Federal Budget introduces significant changes to capital gains tax (CGT) and negative gearing rules for residential property investors, effective from 1 July 2027. This summary shows exactly what is changing using a before-and-after comparison. A. Capital Gains Tax

01/05/2026

https://jessadamsrealty.com.au/borrowers-brace-for-another-interest-rate-hike-next-week-amid-inflation-surge/

What Rising Inflation Means for Your Mortgage Repayments Borrowers are preparing for another rate hike on 5 May 2026, following new data showing inflation at a near-three-year high. Inflation accelerated to 4.6% for the year to March, up from 3.7% in February, driven heavily by soaring fuel price

28/04/2026

Here's the top 20 list of suburbs in Albany that showed the most annual growth from April 2025 to the current/end of April 2026. Some of the data might surprise you. :-)

The key highlights of this report are that 15 suburbs are recording annual growth above 20%, with 5 above 30%. There's been a broad-based demand as growth is being driven across coastal, inner and affordable suburbs - not just in premium locations. Suburbs like Spencer Park, Lockyer, Orana and McKail are delivering strong growth with more affordable median prices.

The best investment suburbs (growth and affordability) are Spencer Park, Lockyer, Gledhow, Orana, and McKail, which are mostly family-friendly and offer great rental yields. These areas often have older homes in certain pockets, making it a likely market for first-home buyers, investors and fixer-uppers.

The two best lifestyle/premium picks are Mira Mar (a high-demand suburb) and Middleton Beach, with its prestigious coastal location.

Please note that not all suburbs appear on this list, as some had insufficient data (too low transaction volumes) for REIWA and Landgate to measure accurately. These suburbs include Goode Beach, Frenchman Bay, Robinson, Warrenup, Walmsley, Willyung, Redmond and Big Grove, to name a few.

Market conditions are shifting, and early 2026 presents a key window for sellers. With affordability tightening and interest rate pressure likely to continue, selling sooner may help maximise your result before buyer demand softens.

Here's a link to one of my blogs explaining why the experts believe that early 2026 is the best time to sell. It's worth a read if you're sitting on the fence, especially if you own tenanted investment properties or are considering selling later in the year.
https://jessadamsrealty.com.au/why-early-2026-is-the-best-time-to-sell-a-property-in-albany/

If you're interested in a free, no-obligation and no-harassment appraisal in Albany, Denmark, Walpole or Mt Barker, please get in touch, and I'll do it with pleasure - whether you're considering selling or not. Our properties are usually our most valuable financial assets and should be treated as such.

22/04/2026

This report summarises the annual growth rates of Albany, WA, suburbs using REIWA suburb profile data (April 2026), which correlates directly with Landgate's updates, so it's the most accurate data available. This data spans the full 12-month period, so it's a rolling calendar. For example, as of April 2026, it reflects the 12 months ending March 2026 rather than a fixed year calendar.

This kind of data is very valuable for homeowners and, of course, points out the best investment opportunities for buyers as well.

It's interesting to note that Albany shows a multi-speed market with premium coastal suburbs as well as the more affordable suburbs, driving strong growth. This data shows that there was intense interest in more affordable suburbs, partly due to first-home buyers and investors, as the rental yields in family-oriented suburbs are very high.

The top 3 annual growth suburbs are Port Albany, Mira Mar and Spencer Park. The suburb of Albany now shows a median price of $1.01m, reflecting a 20.2% growth increase. I'll go into more detail about the suburb of Albany at a later date; it's most interesting!

I've started more detailed suburb blogs on my website, and have covered Spencer Park, Mt Clarence, Mira Mar, Yakamia and Middleton Beach so far, so if you're interested in more specific details in these areas, or want me to do a thorough report of your suburb, please feel free to get in touch. Here's the link to the blogs on my website: https://jessadamsrealty.com.au/blog/