End of 25 Market Review

Well, if you are a home owner in the sub $1m bracket, the best came in the last quarter of 2025 with the introduction of additional first home buyer schemes, particularly the Federal Home Guarantee. Real Estate when you break it down to its simplest form, is always about supply v demand. Increased demand (buyers) and a static level of supply (sellers) means only one thing. Prices will go up. And boy have they exploded. Common first home buyer suburbs that I do a lot of work in like Woodrising and the back of Booragul have increased $70,000 - $100,000 since April this year. So more people are finding their first home, but paying significantly more.

This market segment was already doing well through the year, and then we were finding softness at $1.1M and above. These homes were still selling, and most markets have again seen some type of price gains this year, but just more diluted interest. What is now happening is cashed up sellers from the $700,000 - $1,000,000 have extra money to spend, and that is creating more competition in the $1M - $1.5M range.

For those with selling on their mind in early 2026, the key is early preparation. Many home owners will put the planning off until February when everything is back to normal. And then might be ready to launch late March, which by then puts you in the line of Easter long weekends. The property market every year has some distinct stop and start periods. Being ready to sell before everyone else when not many other homes are for sale like yours, and then buying in the next cycle when you have more choice on the buying side, and add significant money back your way.