"The Australian rental market has been through an unusually turbulent period. For many years, rents tended to rise by around 2% to 3% per year, broadly in line with earnings growth. Since the pandemic, that relationship has become much less reliable."

"The widespread assumption that Andy Burnham will be anointed the next prime minister has brought with it a renewed bout of speculation regarding the reform of property taxation."

"Prime housing markets tend to like certainty – but so far in 2026, this has been in short supply."