NSW Property Intelligence
One or two pieces a month. No noise, just signal.
NSW investor loan commitments in the June quarter 2026, the largest fall of any state
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2026
The steepest investor lending fall in the country. The cause is arithmetic rather than sentiment, and it changes who you are competing with.
Sydney lower quartile house values in July 2026, in the same month the upper quartile fell 0.9 per cent
Source: Cotality Home Value Index, July 2026
Citywide values are falling while the bottom of the market keeps rising. The headline number describes almost nobody's actual experience.
National share of auctions to new listings in June 2026, down from almost 45 per cent in November 2025
Source: Cotality Monthly Housing Chart Pack, 2026
Vendors are retreating from the auction room. The sale method they're moving to rewards a completely different set of buyer skills.
Sydney dwelling values from their January 2026 peak to 30 July 2026, with auction clearance rates in the low 50s
Source: Cotality daily dwelling value index, 2026
Weaker conditions change what a buyer's agent is actually for. The constraint has moved from access to price.
REBAA members nationally, against a market of active NSW operators many times that size
Source: REBAA / Business View Oceania, 2025
The industry has grown dramatically. Professional standards haven't kept pace.
A self-directed Sydney property search is a months-long, time-heavy commitment. Most investors underestimate the opportunity cost.
Most investors go back and forth on this question for months. Here's a cleaner way to think about it.
Sydney properties sold off-market in 2024, rising to 35 to 40 per cent in prestige submarkets
Source: AFR / CoreLogic market data, 2024
Your investment strategy doesn't just determine what you buy. It determines who should help you buy it.
One observation per month on where investors are moving and why.
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