August 2026 Housing Market Update: Perth Holds Strong Despite a Cooling National Market
The latest Cotality Monthly Housing Chart Pack – August 2026 shows Australia’s housing market continuing to lose momentum, with softer conditions emerging across many of the major capital cities. National dwelling values fell 1.9% over the three months to July, while annual growth eased to 5.3%. Sydney and Melbourne are leading the downturn, recording quarterly declines of 4.0% and 3.4% respectively. The latest Cotality Monthly Housing Chart Pack – August 2026 shows Australia
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SMSF Property Borrowing Rules Are Changing
Recent changes to superannuation legislation will affect how Self-Managed Super Funds can purchase residential investment property using borrowing arrangements. From 10 August 2026, SMSFs will generally no longer be able to enter into a new Limited Recourse Borrowing Arrangement, commonly known as an LRBA, to acquire residential investment property. For clients who are already considering purchasing a residential investment property through their SMSF using borrowing, the key
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Turning soil on a new chapter for affordable housing in Perth
Paul Stanley of WAI Group was proud to join St Patrick’s Community Support Centre, senior government representatives and project partners last week to mark the official sod turning for the Alata Lane project. This significant project will deliver 26 townhouses for St Patrick’s, creating more secure, well-designed homes for people and households needing access to long-term affordable housing in a highly connected location. Alata Lane represents WAI Group’s first HAFF-funded pr
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