From the best areas to invest in around Australia, to legislative changes and suburb profiles, we've got you covered.
With the 2019 Federal election done and dusted and in our collective rearview mirror, it's worth analysing what the Coalition's win means for the Australian property market. This is especially relevant...
By Craig Gibson
Want to know how the major property markets are performing in each state? All the talk and headlines are about the downturn, but if you are buying or selling, it's useful to know how each market is tracking...
By Craig Gibson
As the cogs start turning for the May federal election, Australia's fragile housing market is set to be a key issue faced by the two major parties. Many investors will be looking to see what Labor and...
By Luka Osborne
If headlines are anything to go by, Australia is in the midst of a shoddy building epidemic. A sample of recent online news items include, 'Leaking buildings, mould and court battles: The dark side of...
By Craig Gibson
Feeling a bit spooked by the cooling market we find ourselves in? If you are thinking of selling your property a falling market can be a little intimidating, and definitely unfamiliar territory if you...
By Craig Gibson
Here at OpenAgent, we know the importance of up-to-date market insights. As Australia’s largest real estate comparison and referral platform, we speak to thousands of homeowners every month who are...
By Emily Ng
With the cooling of the Australian property market foreshadowed by the January 2018 Hedonic Home Value Index, the real estate landscape painted a rather gloomy narrative from the very beginning of last...
By Emily Ng
What makes a country happy? This is an interesting question that is explored each year by the UN’s Sustainable Development Solutions Network. And each year, the World Happiness Report ranks...
By Emily Ng
As we approach the year’s end, the property market downturn has shown no sign of easing up. In fact, it seems set on a slippery slope that just keeps sliding and some are voicing whispers of an...
By Luka Osborne
Here at OpenAgent, we know the importance of up-to-date market insights. As Australia’s largest real estate comparison and referral platform, we speak to thousands of homeowners every month who are...
Ever wondered where the iconic Ramsay Street from Neighbours is really located? Or had a thought about how much the house from The Castle is worth? Well lucky for you, we’ve scoured the world wide...
Scott Morrison claims that he's just an average middle of the road Australian, facing the challenges we all do. But how does he actually compare with the average Australian?
By Luka Osborne
How will changes in leadership define the future of the Australian housing market? There's no question that the Liberal party’s latest leadership spill was a turbulent moment in Australian politics....
By Luka Osborne
Putting an end to speculation, Westpac has increased its variable mortgage interest rates for owner-occupied and residential investment property loans in order to counter rising wholesale funding costs. Spikes...
Is Brisbane the next property hotspot? You have to go back to 2007 to use Brisbane, property and hotspot in the same sentence - but the Sunshine State capital is currently outperforming all the other mainland...
By Craig Gibson
It’s splashed across all the headlines: Australia’s property values are declining as the market cools. Don’t panic, stay calm. It may all be a bit of a generalisation. As a matter of...
The headline story at the midpoint of 2018 is that overall property values are falling across the country. This is true for most capital cities, with Sydney, and to a lesser extent Melbourne and Brisbane,...
By Craig Gibson
Would you spend $50,000 more for a property to be in the catchment area of a top local school? For many parents looking for a family home the answer is an emphatic yes, and a clear indication that people...
By Craig Gibson
While quirky and aesthetically pleasing homes are, more often that not, hard to come by in day-to-day life (and sometimes seem like a far away Pinterest dream), reality proves they are often closer than...
After five years of soaring prices, there's no doubt that Sydney and Melbourne have changed (and continue to change rapidly). In Sydney for example, prices jumped on average $100,000 per year for half...
Do you yearn to live the high life overseas, perhaps in a Spanish hacienda, Balinese villa or Florida mansion? Thanks to the sky high value of local property us Aussies are always on the lookout for a...
