Sakib Ahmed -Real Estate Agent

20/05/2026

https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2026/05/sydney-auction-market-smashed-into-oblivion/

Before the impact of the war in the Middle East began feeding through to impact the confidence of Australians and, by extension, the nation’s property market, auction clearance rates in Sydney were already very weak. On the week ending the 1st of March, the harbour city’s auction clearance rate,...

11/05/2026

https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2026/05/aussies-are-about-to-discover-house-prices-are-not-about-tax/

The world’s most guiltless Treasurer is going to do something. Australia’s upcoming budget will take aim at soaring home prices and seek to make it easier for people to gain a foothold in the housing market, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said. “The housing market is one of the defining anxieties that...

05/05/2026

https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2026/05/rba-delivers-third-consecutive-rate-hike/

Leading up to Tuesday’s interest rate decision from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), the futures market had forecast roughly a 60% probability of a 0.25% rate hike. This pricing suggested that the decision was ‘line ball’ – similar to the 5-4 vote at last month’s meeting in favour of h...

30/04/2026

https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2026/04/aussie-mortgage-stress-forecast-to-hit-an-18-year-high/

12/04/2026

https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2026/04/the-real-reason-sydney-and-melbourne-house-prices-are-falling/

Sydney’s and Melbourne’s home prices continue to shift into “correction” territory, with values declining by 0.2% and 0.3%, respectively, over the past 28 days, according to Cotality’s daily dwelling values index. In contrast, values in Perth (2.1%), Brisbane (1.4%), and Adelaide (1.0%) co...

06/04/2026

https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2026/04/why-australian-house-prices-must-fall/

Home prices in Australia have never been this high. The latest home price data from PropTrack shows that at the end of March 2026, the nation’s median home price had risen by 63% since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) also valued the a...

23/02/2026

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-23/sydney-newcastle-high-speed-rail-construction-deadline/106376714

The federal government adds fresh funds to the hundreds of millions of dollars spent planning for a high-speed rail line between Sydney and Newcastle, pledging to have the project shovel-ready within two years.

12/02/2026

https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2026/02/australians-turn-even-more-bullish-on-house-prices/

Australians have a resolute belief in the property market. The discount variable mortgage rate has soared from a low of 2.4% in April 2022 to a peak of 6.25% between November 2023 and January 2025 before falling to 5.5% following last year’s three 0.25% rate cuts from the RBA. Despite the surge in...

04/02/2026

https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2026/02/rate-hike-has-consumers-hitting-panic-button/

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) on Tuesday lifted the official cash rate (OCR) by 0.25% to 3.85%, adding around $110 to the monthly cost of servicing the average new mortgage of $700,000. To make matters worse, the forecasts presented in the February Statement of Monetary Policy (SoMP) show that...