Smart Moves: Regional Edition 2025
As housing affordability continues to slide across Australia’s capital cities, PRD’s “Smart Moves: Regional Edition 2025” highlights ten regional markets offering a smarter path to home ownership an…
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Staying the Course: A Slow but Steady Market Shift
PRD's Australian Economic and Property Update for the 1st half of 2025. 2025 is shaping up to be an exciting year in residential real estate, with our first rate cut in February 2025 (and possibly mo…
Affordable and Liveable Property Guides 2nd Half 2024
The PRD Affordable and Liveable Property Guides 2nd half 2024 are available for Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, and Hobart. These guides provide valuable insights on property trends and how current econ…
Different Markets. Different Gears: Australian Economic and Property Report 2024
PRD’s latest findings reveal every real estate market around Australia is in its own gear speed. Many markets saw a price recovery due to a stable cash rate since November 2023. However, economic con…
Stage 3 Tax Cuts: Will It Allow Greater Access to the Property Market?
From the Desk of the Chief Economist
Affordable and Liveable Property Guides 1st Half 2024
The PRD Affordable and Liveable Property Guides 1st Half 2024 are available for Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, and Hobart. These guides provide valuable insights into property trends and how current ec…
Affordable & Liveable Rental Guide 2023
The Australian rental market has reached a point of severe stress, with many referring to current conditions as the "rental crisis". This report identifies key suburbs/areas in each capital city that…
Affordable & Liveable Property Guides 1st Half 2023
The PRD Affordable and Liveable Property Guides 1st Half 2023 are available for Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, Gold Coast, Perth and Adelaide. These guides provide valuable insights on property…
From the Desk of the Chief Economist- Federal Budget 2023 and RBA May Statement of Monetary Policy: What's Next for Australia?
On Friday 5th May the Reserve Bank of Australia handed down its May Statement of Monetary Policy 2023, discussing the state of the economy after 11 cash rate hikes. This is followed by the Federal G…
Roaring Regions - Top 10 Affordable Regional Areas 2023
The beginning of 2023 has marked an uncertain time for property buyers, with many monitoring cash rate movements and its impact on the housing market. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) increased th…
