A recent report by Domain anticipates that real estate rates in different areas of the country, particularly in Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, and Sydney, are anticipated to see significant boosts in the upcoming financial

Home costs in the significant cities are expected to increase between 4 and 7 percent, with system to increase by 3 to 5 percent.

By the end of the 2025 fiscal year, the median home price will have exceeded $1.7 million in Sydney and $800,000 in Perth, according to the Domain Forecast Report. Adelaide and Brisbane will be on the cusp of breaking the $1 million median home price, if they have not already strike seven figures.

The real estate market in the Gold Coast is expected to reach brand-new highs, with prices predicted to increase by 3 to 6 percent, while the Sunshine Coast is expected to see an increase of 2 to 5 percent. Dr. Nicola Powell, the chief financial expert at Domain, noted that the anticipated growth rates are fairly moderate in the majority of cities compared to previous strong upward trends. She pointed out that prices are still increasing, albeit at a slower than in the previous monetary. The cities of Perth and Adelaide are exceptions to this trend, with Adelaide halted, and Perth revealing no indications of slowing down.

Rental rates for houses are anticipated to increase in the next year, reaching all-time highs in Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, the Gold Coast, and the Sunshine Coast.

According to Powell, there will be a basic price rise of 3 to 5 percent in regional units, showing a shift towards more budget-friendly residential or commercial property alternatives for buyers.
Melbourne's home market remains an outlier, with anticipated moderate yearly growth of as much as 2 percent for houses. This will leave the mean home price at in between $1.03 million and $1.05 million, marking the slowest and most irregular recovery in the city's history.

The 2022-2023 decline in Melbourne spanned 5 successive quarters, with the median home rate falling 6.3 per cent or $69,209. Even with the upper forecast of 2 percent growth, Melbourne house costs will just be just under midway into healing, Powell said.
Canberra house rates are also expected to remain in healing, although the projection growth is mild at 0 to 4 percent.

"The nation's capital has had a hard time to move into a recognized healing and will follow a similarly slow trajectory," Powell stated.

The projection of upcoming price hikes spells problem for potential property buyers struggling to scrape together a down payment.

"It indicates various things for different types of buyers," Powell stated. "If you're an existing home owner, prices are expected to increase so there is that component that the longer you leave it, the more equity you might have. Whereas if you're a first-home buyer, it might indicate you have to save more."

Australia's housing market stays under substantial pressure as households continue to grapple with cost and serviceability limitations in the middle of the cost-of-living crisis, heightened by sustained high rate of interest.

The Australian reserve bank has maintained its benchmark interest rate at a 10-year peak of 4.35% because the latter part of 2022.

According to the Domain report, the limited availability of new homes will remain the primary element affecting home worths in the future. This is due to a prolonged shortage of buildable land, sluggish construction license issuance, and elevated structure costs, which have actually limited housing supply for an extended duration.

A silver lining for potential homebuyers is that the upcoming stage 3 tax reductions will put more money in people's pockets, thus increasing their ability to get loans and ultimately, their purchasing power across the country.

Powell stated this might even more reinforce Australia's housing market, but may be offset by a decline in real wages, as living costs rise faster than wages.

"If wage growth stays at its current level we will continue to see stretched affordability and dampened demand," she said.

Across rural and outlying areas of Australia, the value of homes and houses is anticipated to increase at a stable pace over the coming year, with the forecast varying from one state to another.

"At the same time, a growing population propped up by strong migration continues to be the wind in the sail of home rate development," Powell said.

The current overhaul of the migration system could lead to a drop in need for local realty, with the introduction of a new stream of experienced visas to remove the incentive for migrants to live in a local location for two to three years on going into the country.
This will mean that "an even greater percentage of migrants will flock to cities searching for much better task prospects, thus moistening need in the local sectors", Powell said.

However local locations near to metropolitan areas would stay appealing places for those who have been priced out of the city and would continue to see an increase of need, she added.