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🔮 PROPERTY PREDICTIONS 2026 - READ THIS BEFORE THE MARKET MOVES WITHOUT YOU
2026 will not reward optimism. It will reward preparation, precision, and local intelligence.
LET’S BEGIN 👇
1️⃣ Melbourne markets continue to bleed
Expect a further –7% to –10% decline, led by new-home estates and outer-ring suburbs – what were once the appetite of investors.
Oversupply 🏘️, policy pressure ⚖️, and local social change 🏫👮♂️ haven’t finished playing out.
Add to that:
👉 THE Great Victorian Exodus
Investors exit, SMEs quietly follow, and families relocate for safety, schooling, and employment.
2️⃣ 30%–40% of real estate offices may disappear
This won’t be a reshuffle - it will be a cull ⚡
• Small independents forced to merge just to meet cost pressures
• Predominantly permanent closures ❌
WHY?
Death by a Thousand COSTS 💸:
• AML compliance
• Cyber security obligations
• Rising commercial rents
• Franchise fees
• Higher insurance costs
• HR blowouts
FEWER SALES TRANSACTIONS than 2025 - crushing hope - just to keep doors open
👉 2026 is not “business as usual.”
Scale, systems, community, and cashflow survive ✅
3️⃣ Sydney prices rise again: +7% to +10%
* Despite sentiment.
* Despite headlines.
* Despite social media noise.
DEMAND STILL WINS.
Sydney remains the flavour of the year for buyers and investors alike 🏙️
4️⃣ Select Sydney pockets outperform: +10% to +20%
This will not be uniform.
Local, on-the-ground knowledge beats:
• Generic forecasts
• National averages
• AI-only predictions 🤖
• Laptop “property experts” 💻
👉 Waiting for confirmation? You’ll miss it.
👉Relying on laptop experts? You nor they know where - or what to look for.
5️⃣ The prestige market rebounds (Sydney)
Capital hasn’t vanished - it’s cautious 🏰💰
Once certainty returns, top-end stock moves quickly, decisively, and discreetly 🔑
6️⃣ Auction volumes fall again
2025 volumes were already down from 2024.
2026 tightens further 📉
(Quiet truth: auctioneer fees drifting from $1,200 → $750 - tells you more than headlines 😊)
7️⃣ Total “for-sale” stock declines vs 2025
• Vendor hesitation ⏳
• Longer decision cycles 🕰️
• Fewer sellers – as many have nowhere to relocate 🏡❌
👉 Less stock + steady demand = upward pressure 🔺
8️⃣ Crypto volatility triggers capital rotation
Bitcoin de-risks ⚡ →investors panic 😱 → capital rotates into tangible assets 🏘️
Property becomes the safety play again ✅
9️⃣ Silver investors exit early → property entry before the heat
• Early gains locked in 💰
• Capital preservation beats speculation 🛡️
• Yield and stability regain favour 📈
👉 Inadvertently pushing home prices higher 🏡💹
🔟 Asia-Pacific instability accelerates capital repatriation. (Rumours of a possible hot war matter - perception drives behaviour 🌏🔥)
Escalating geopolitical risk fuels fear, triggering:
• Expat wealth returning home ✈️
• Australian PR holders moving capital back to 🇦🇺
• Safety-first buying decisions 🛡️
FINAL THOUGHT
By the time the headlines turn in favour of what you want to hear,
the best property will already be gone 🚪🏡
2026 won’t reward those waiting on the sidelines.
It will reward those who move early, buy well, and buy informed ✅
📉📈 Miss the noise. Don’t miss the window.
DISCLAIMER
The above represents general observations, opinions, and market commentary based on prevailing conditions, trends, and publicly available information as at 2025, and how these may influence property markets in 2026.
This content is not financial advice, investment advice, or a recommendation to buy or sell any asset.
All decisions should be made based on individual circumstances and with appropriate professional advice.
For a deeper dive into our reasoning – follow Martin @DFA_Analyst on Walk The World & watch the Live Rant:
youtu.be/QVhTg9kyIjk?si…
PS: as I have publicly stated on the Live Show - you can BLAME number (9) on Upper-Cut Adams @adamseconomics - he sold the silver that is increasing in wealth & will now move to property... 🤓🤣
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