07/09/2026
Real Estate and the Herald Sun covered why waiting for a rate cut could cost buyers more than it saves them.
The piece drew on InvestorKit's latest Housing Fundamentals Analysis: 16 of 25 key housing measures still resilient, even with national dwelling prices easing 1.9 per cent over three months. Buyers, meanwhile, have retreated. Investor lending fell 8.6 per cent last quarter, its sharpest drop since September 2022.
Softer prices, thinner competition, fundamentals intact. That combination does not last.
For anyone hoping a deeper downturn makes housing cheap again, one number from the report: 92 local markets had medians under $400,000 in 2021. By 2026, 18 remained.
The quiet window is the opportunity. It closes the moment confidence returns.