The Unseen Forces Driving Australia’s Property Market
Every week, the headlines change. But if you’ve followed the property market for any length of time, you’ll know that the truth rarely lies in the headlines. It lies beneath…
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Housing Supply
New construction, listings and the housing shortage, and why supply is one of the strongest signals we track. 12 articles, newest first.
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How Could Build-to-Rent (BTR) Change Australia’s Property Market?
For decades, Australia’s rental market was dominated by individual landlords. In recent years, a new model is taking hold: Build-to-Rent (BTR), where the entire buildings are built for renters, professionally…
Why Rental Supply Is Broken, And What It Means for Property Investors in 2025
Australia’s rental crisis hasn’t ended. It’s just evolving. Despite national averages appearing to stabilise, the real story lies in the detail. In many smaller markets, pressure is either remaining high…
Shrinking Supply, Soaring Demand: Australia’s Housing Shortage
Australia is facing a housing crunch as supply struggles to keep up with soaring demand. This guide explores the factors driving the shortage and what it means for renters, buyers,…
Australia’s Housing Crunch: Not Just a Supply Problem, But a System Problem
You may think that Australia’s housing crisis can be simply resolved by increasing supply, but the truth is far from that: the housing crunch is not just about supply. It’s…
How Build-to-Rent Could Reshape Sydney’s Housing Market
Discover how Build-to-Rent in Sydney is reshaping housing options, rental trends, and investment opportunities for tenants and property investors.
Top 10 Cities Falling Behind on New Housing Supply
Not every city is falling behind in new home supply equally: some are building faster, while others are significantly lagging. In this blog, we zoom in at the LGA level…
Does High House-Building Activity Affect Value Growth? - A Melbourne Deep Dive
It’s commonly held that large amounts of house-building activities could cause oversupply issues and affect value growth. However, how much supply is oversupply, and how profound would its impact be?…
Why Australia’s 1.2 Million Homes Target is Unlikely to be Met
To tackle the housing crisis, the Australian Government, in collaboration with state and territory governments, has set an ambitious goal through the National Housing Accord to build 1.2 million new…
Top 3 Reasons for Australia's Housing Supply Crunch
Australia is one of the least affordable housing markets in the world. In the recently released Demographia International Housing Affordability Report (2024 edition), Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide are among the…
An Introduction to Australia’s Housing Fundamentals - Part II: Supply
Hundreds of factors influence the property market, some more significant than others. InvestorKit categorises the important influencers into three types of fundamentals: demand, supply, and confidence, and we’re creating a…
Undersupply: Key to Investment Success in High Interest Rate
4.25% cash rate rise in one year and a half is the fastest increase in the RBA’s history, bringing many mortgage borrowers and property investors increased pressure levels, if not…
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