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Australia's residential real estate market reaches $11.5 trillion in value, making up 55.9% of household wealth with national home values growing 1.5% over the past quarter and 3.4% over the financial year. We analyse the July 2025 Cotality (formerly CoreLogic) housing data to give you a comprehensive view of what's happening across Australia's diverse property markets.

• Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth form the "Power Trio" with 7-8% annual growth and all at record highs
• Darwin hits an all-time high after 11 years with 4.9% quarterly growth and 44% increase in sales volumes
• Sydney shows modest growth (1.3% annually) while Melbourne remains 3.9% below its 2022 peak
• New listings down 11.7% year-on-year, creating tight supply conditions across most markets
• National rent growth cooling to 3.4% annually with gross yields holding steady at 3.7%
• Dwelling approvals up 3.2% but still 24% below national housing targets
• First-home buyer share dropping to 29% of owner-occupied lending, lowest since late 2022
• Only 44.8% of suburbs at record highs, creating opportunities for value investors

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