The NSW State Government have announced plans to change stamp duty price brackets.

With Melbourne’s population growth and infrastructure - not to mention their governance and management - hitting the news cycle in a big way lately, it’s perhaps time to pull back from the hullabaloo and take stock.  

There couldn’t be many millennials in Australia who have not heard author Bernard Salt's and later millionaire Tim Gurner’s advice on how to enter the property market – stop buying avocado on toast. While the accuracy of this advice is debatable, one thing’s for certain, New South Wales median house prices have sky rocketed.

Results from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows residential construction work may have peaked and is now on a steady decline.

A rise in dwelling approvals across Australia was primarily driven by construction activity in New South Wales and Western Australia.