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Data, market shifts, and opportunities: What’s really happening in property?

14 SEP 2026 By Robyn Tongol 2 min read Investor Strategy

Australia’s property landscape is anything but uniform, with prices moving in different directions, making it critical for investors to know which data matters, read the signals, and structure their portfolios to capture emerging opportunities.

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On The Smart Property Investment Show, SPI deputy editor Emilie Lauer is joined by Dr Diaswati Mardiasmo, chief economist at PRD, to break down Australia’s property market and where investors are still finding opportunities.

The pair look at the divide between Sydney and Melbourne and stronger-performing capitals including Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, and Hobart, while highlighting the data investors should watch, from rental yields and vacancy rates to supply and development activity.

 
 

The conversation then turns to interest rates, tax changes, and the growing appeal of industrial and smaller commercial property, with longer leases and stronger yields attracting investors looking beyond residential.

Mardiasmo also highlights markets and suburbs worth watching, from Hobart and Darwin to more affordable pockets of Sydney, Melbourne, and Queensland, and explains why investors need to look beyond headline data when assessing their next move.

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