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  • I am going to wait for prices to fall

    I’m not one to encourage people to buy when they’re not ready, but my question to those on the fence is: how long are you prepared to wait?

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    • First home buyer
    • Advice
    • Housing affordability
    • Sales data
    • Trends

  • Does your home need an email address

    One idea doing the rounds on social media is surprisingly simple: give your home its own email address. We break this down.

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    • Experienced buyer
    • First home buyer
    • Seller
    • Advice
    • Trends

  • We should not be celebrating the loss of rental properties

    A reduction in supply is not good news. There will always be people who need or want to rent and fewer rental properties will not benefit them.

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    • Investor
    • Renter
    • Advice
    • Rental data
    • Trends

  • Should WA be worried about falling auction clearance rates

    Auction clearance rates may make headlines, but Perth’s low auction volumes mean the figures should be read with caution.

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    • Experienced buyer
    • First home buyer
    • Seller
    • Advice
    • Auction
    • Sales data
    • Trends

  • What recent changes in the market mean for sellers

    You will need to revise your expectations and price your property for today’s market, not what you might have received three months ago.

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    • Seller
    • Advice
    • Trends

  • Should we be worried about negative equity

    Perth’s market is easing, and some east coast markets have seen monthly prices decline. This has already raised concerns about negative equity.

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    • Experienced buyer
    • First home buyer
    • Seller
    • Advice
    • Trends

  • Go local for your property market info

    When looking at property news it’s important to consider the source of the information and the publication it’s featured in.

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    • Experienced buyer
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  • Strong first quarter price growth for Perth property market: REIWA market forecast update

    29 April 2026

    “If these trends were to continue through 2026, median sale price growth for houses could reach 20 per cent, while units could exceed 20 per cent growth," said REIWA President Suzanne Brown.

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  • Is underquoting rife in the WA property market

    Underquoting is of particular concern in east coast markets where auctions are common and has seen the VIC and NSW governments strengthen their laws.

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    • Experienced buyer
    • First home buyer
    • Seller
    • Advocacy
    • Perth
    • Sales data
    • Trends

  • Investors return to WA regional markets 

    Following a decrease in activity in early 2025, investors have returned to some Western Australian regional markets in force.

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    • Investor
    • Seller
    • Regional WA
    • Rental data
    • Sales data
    • Trends

  • The Perth unit types delivering the best returns for investors

    While houses traditionally deliver better capital growth for investors, the tables turned in 2025.

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    • Experienced buyer
    • First home buyer
    • Investor
    • Renter
    • Seller
    • Perth
    • Rental data
    • Sales data
    • Trends

  • Please watch out for rental scams

    Over the past few years, unscrupulous scammers have been increasingly taking advantage of vulnerable people seeking a property in WA’s tight rental market.

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    • Renter
    • Advice
    • Rental
    • Trends