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Nationwide opportunities ahead: Investors set to benefit from synchronised surge
According to Hotspotting’s Price Predictor Index (PPI) for Autumn 2026, population-driven demand and tightening supply had seen the Australian property market enter one of its most synchronised periods of growth in decades.
The index assigned each capital city and its regional counterpart a ranking based on its predicted price growth and placed it in one of three categories: loser, steady, or winner.
The PPI found that of the 14 regions, 10 were considered winners, with more than 55 per cent recording a positive change in sales volume, while Perth, regional Western Australia, Brisbane, and regional Queensland were all placed in the steady category.
Hotspotting director Tim Graham said it was unusual for the market to be positioned with no losers and all regions growing strongly.
“10 of the 14 major jurisdictions are classified as winners, and the remaining four are steady, which is extraordinary,” he said.
“Only a year ago, we had eight winners, four losers, and two steady markets, so to move from that to zero losers is a dramatic shift in market sentiment.”
The PPI found that Melbourne and regional Victoria recorded the highest percentage of positive results across its markets, with 70 per cent experiencing growth.
Graham said that, with quarterly sales volumes rising from 9,848 to 13,299 over the past year, regional Victoria’s market was amongst the most active in the country.
“Regional Victoria is pumping,” he said.
“Sales activity is now higher than at the peak of the COVID-19 boom, and 70 per cent of markets have positive classifications, which is a huge turnaround.”
Property Investment Professionals of Australia chair Cate Bakos said that the Victorian market was clearly entering a new phase.
“After several flat years, the data now shows sustained increases in sales activity across both Melbourne and the regions, which is a shift in market dynamics,” Bakos said.
Queensland and Western Australia have experienced significant growth in recent years, with PPI indicating that markets were beginning to soften, with between 53 per cent and 46 per cent of jurisdictions achieving positive results.
Sydney saw 56 per cent of its jurisdictions show an increase in buyer demand, while 31 per cent recorded a drop and 13 per cent showed no trend.
Graham said that residential property markets were experiencing buyer demand stronger than anything he had seen in the past decade.
“For the first time in a long time, we’re not seeing clear underperformers – strength is broad-based, and demand is consistent across the country,” he said.
“There are no loser markets left. This is one of those rare moments where every jurisdiction is moving in the right direction.”
Graham said that the market’s strong performance was supported by infrastructure spending, government incentives for first-home buyers and major population movements, which had created sustained demand rather than short-term spikes.
Bakos said the data showed that homebuyers and investors were becoming more confident nationwide, supported by typical growth fundamentals.
“When every jurisdiction is showing positive or steady momentum, it tells us the fundamentals are doing the heavy lifting, such as population growth, infrastructure investment, tight supply and genuine buyer demand.”
“When you have every state and territory either rising or steady, it gives homebuyers and investors a level of confidence that we haven’t seen in years,” Bakos concluded.
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