McGrath Report 2026

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With the McGrath Report 2026 on the horizon, now is the perfect time to revisit the key insights from the McGrath Report 2025.

 

Australia’s definitive guide to the latest house price movements and emerging property trends.

 

In this edition, John McGrath reveals his expert view on what’s next for homeowners and investors, plus the suburbs to keep an eye on. Inside you’ll find:

  • Four major trends shaping the property market
  • In-depth analysis of the residential markets in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Tasmania
  • John McGrath’s top property hotspots across each of these regions

 

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The Calm Home: Serene, Smart & Safe

In a divided and difficult world, homeowners increasingly want to turn their dwelling into a sanctuary. They are doing this by seeking out calming colours and interior design solutions, celebrating garden spaces and using natural and recycled building materials.

Here we interview with Adam Haddow, Director of SJB architecture and design studio, who said home design is increasingly trying to meet the health and wellbeing needs of our minds and bodies.

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Allure of the Coastal Azure

Australians are continuing to flock to the coast, leading to dwelling capital growth which is outperforming the national market. However, there’s a wide price gap between city and regional coastal markets.

Sydney has taken the 2024 international crown for having the world’s most desirable waterside real estate, beating other iconic markets such as Miami, Lake Como, the Bahamas and Barbados.

To help us unpack this trend we talked to McGrath Central Coast Group Principal, Mat Steinwede, who has first hand experience in what buyers want now.

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Our Changing Cities: Housing Redefined

The increasing need for families to live together, and support each other, is changing the nation’s real estate market, including through the construction of additional secondary dwellings.

Multi-generational household formation is also being driven by the ‘sandwich generation’ welcoming the care of older relatives into their family home. With an aging population, these types of living arrangements are likely to intensify in the coming years.

Our cities are also moving up in the world, with middle ring suburbs in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane to soon contain higher apartment skyscrapers than those currently found in inner ring suburbs.

Here we take a deeper look to find out more on our changing city landscape.

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Baby Boomers Making Their Move

Australian Baby Boomers hold half of Australia’s private wealth, much of which is comprised of real estate, and any property decisions they make will have flow-on impacts across the nation’s real estate market

Recent changes to generate additional dwelling supply, which is suitable for downsizing Baby Boomers, has the potential to provide benefits to landowners, developers, regional towns, detached house buyers and the downsizers themselves.

Here we examine the traditional housing journey and what impact this will have across the Eastern States of Australia.

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