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Australian Property Market Outlook Q1 2026
The Australian Property Institute (API), the professional body for independent property experts in Australia has conducted first-of-its-kind research in seeking the views of expert property valuers on the outlook for all types of property prices in Australia and, most importantly, what the recent and coming actual drivers of those prices are.
Read the full Australian Property Market Outlook
“The key finding of our research is that Western Australia clearly leads the pack in the API Property Market Outlook Index with a rating of 8.7, far outstripping states like NSW (6.5) and Victoria (5.8)”, said the author of the report Dr Sherman Chan (Chief Economist at the API)
“In terms of property types, Residential continues to dominate with a rating of 7.3 compared to categories like Retail (5.4) and Office (5.0),” according to Dr Chan
“The ground-breaking aspect of the report uncovers that what is really driving residential property prices are 5 clear factors: construction costs (identified by 66.3% of residential valuers surveyed), interest rates (62.8%), population growth (60.5%), lack of existing housing supply (59.9%) and lack of new housing supply (58.7%)”
“In short, it tells us categorically that population growth isn’t being matched by our housing stock and pipeline and that meeting that demand is costing too much. It’s the perfect storm,” said Dr Chan.
“Nationally, the API Property Market Outlook Index is 7.1 out of 10, showing solid momentum overall. Though the market is anything but uniform – with industrial property upbeat (7.1) and agriculture holding in positive territory (5.9), while retail (5.4) and office (5.0) are more cautious,” said Dr Chan.
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We encourage readers and industry stakeholders to explore the report and share its findings within their networks. By amplifying these expert perspectives, you help ensure informed, balanced views of Australia’s property markets reach a wider audience.
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API in the Media
API has recently received media coverage of the API Valuation Insights Report. The Report provides a comprehensive analysis of 20 years of Australian property data, across key property pillars; Residential, Commercial, Industrial and Rural. The Report was launched at our May Global Property Congress, held in Sydney, and since its launch has generated more than 1,300 media mentions across mainstream media (TV, online, newspapers and radio), reaching an accumulated national audience of more than 42 million people.
These articles highlight the expert commentary, key findings, and industry reactions, helping to shape conversations across the property sector and beyond.
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Why talk with us
The Australian Property Institute represents almost 8000 property professionals, including property valuers, developers, asset managers and other property professionals
Property professionals underpin the largest industry sector in Australia, employing more than 1.4 million Australians and contributing more than $200 billion to the national economy.
Valuations support the regulated financial services industry by managing credit risk and underline the many assets held by real estate investment trusts and superannuation funds, as well as financial transactions and investments across the board.
Valuations are used as a cornerstone balance sheet measure, not only in the assessment of personal wealth, but backing the successful issuance of residential mortgage backed securities for all major and secondary Australian financial institutions.
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