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Spring Arrives… But Not For Everyone
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Notes from the edge of the paddock, where the view is clearer… and the crowd is somewhere else entirely.
1. Spring Arrives… But Not For Everyone
Spring is here. The air’s warmer, the auction flags are out, and in Canberra the housing minister is dusting off the podium to remind us of the great crusade: 1.2 million new homes by 2029.
It’s an admirable ambition… on paper. Treasury, however, has quietly broken the news, admitting that it’s “likely unachievable.”
Approvals in July limped in at about 15,800 — a good 20% short of the monthly run rate needed. Shortage? Check.
Meanwhile… Sydney auctions are clearing around 80%, the NAB confidence index is at a two-year high, and mortgaged first-home buyers are back in the paddock, encouraged by schemes that kick harder from October.
It’s a strange sight: policy failure on the supply side… met with a buying surge on the demand side.
2. Prices March On, Quietly and Steadily
The PropTrack Home Price Index shows a 0.4% rise in June, nudging home values to a fresh high and +4.6% year-on-year.
The leaders:
- Adelaide: +9.8% YoY
- Brisbane: +8.3% YoY
- Perth: +8.0% YoY
Not the froth of a bubble, but the steady hoof-beats of a market moving in one direction.
3. Meanwhile, The Hotspots Are Galloping
Away from the auction-room glamour, supply is critically low in 25 key regions flagged by InvestorKit — think Townsville, Rockhampton, Fremantle, Mackay — with growth potential above 10% in 2025.
Realestatedotcomdotau’s “Hot 100” list adds more key metro suburbs to the list:
- Geebung (Brisbane)
- Werribee (Melbourne)
- Castle Hill (Sydney)
- Regionals like Shepparton, Orange, and Rockhampton
These are not the suburbs the herd talks about over lattes — which is precisely why they matter.
4. The Insider’s Table
| Signal | What It Means for Us |
|---|---|
| Approvals in free-fall | Scarcity baked in ~ build and sell into the gap |
| Clearance rates high | Demand is real – but not evenly spread |
| PropTrack price gains | Momentum without mania- prime time for value-adding |
| Named hotspots | Early move = buy under the radar, exit at the peak |
5. The Quiet Conclusion
Yes, it’s a stampede in parts — and the government is handing out carrots to first-home buyers. But the smarter play isn’t to chase the loudest auctions. It’s to slip quietly into the paddocks the herd hasn’t trampled yet, where approvals are scarce, demand is coming, and the uplift is yours to manufacture.
Because when everyone else is chasing the noise, the profit is often just out of earshot.
Warmly,
The Property Edge Team
Curious how some of our readers are quietly turning tired old houses into six-figure paydays — without using their own money, begging banks, or waiting for a unicorn deal to fall in their lap?
They’re not geniuses. They’re just using tools the market hasn’t caught up with yet.
We don’t advertise this broadly, but if you want to see how the system works — and whether it might suit your own plans — you can book a private walkthrough with one of our team. No pressure. Just intel.
