29/09/2026
๐ฆ๐บ๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ซ๐ค๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐: ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐โ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐
๐ฆ๐บ Australia's regional property markets weakened further over the three months to August 2026, with ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐, ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ. The slowdown has become more widespread, with ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก after leading the nation for much of the past two years. ๐
๐งก NT: +2.8% ๐
๐ SA: +2.2%
๐ TAS: +0.9%
๐ WA: -0.1%
๐ QLD: -1.5%
๐ค VIC: -1.5%
โค๏ธ NSW: -1.8%
๐ฌ ๐๐ emerged as the strongest-performing regional market this quarter, continuing its recovery after a prolonged period of volatility. ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก, ๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ many other regional markets despite moderating from earlier in the year.
๐ ๐๐ experienced the most significant turnaround, moving from +2.0% in the previous quarter to -0.1%, highlighting how quickly market momentum has shifted. ๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ, indicating the regional housing market slowdown is becoming increasingly broad-based.
๐ While affordability and rental demand continue to support selected regional markets, performance is becoming increasingly diverse across Australia. Careful market selection, backed by strong local economic fundamentals, employment growth, population trends and housing supply, will remain critical. Equally important is ensuring the investment has sustainable cash flow and can comfortably withstand potential future interest rate rises through appropriate stress testing.
๐โ๐๐ ๐โ๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ , ๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐กโ๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐-๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ค๐กโ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ . ๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ - ๐ถ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ก๐ฆ