In this Australian Property Podcast episode, your hosts Pete Wargent from Allen Wargent Property Buyers and Chris Bates from Alcove discuss the big 3 property news stories of the week.

They discuss how the affordable segment of the housing market is now outperforming, the latest data from Cotality, and property prices being set for a spring boom.

They also cover some of your questions in their listener Q&A section at the end, so stick around for that.

In this week’s episode, Chris and Pete also cover:

1. 4 reasons FHBs should use the 5% deposit scheme (Alcove)

- 4 reasons why first home buyers should not miss the 5% Deposit Scheme opportunity — Alcove

2. Mosman set for super-development, but apartment shortage to worsen until 2030
- Infrastructure 2025 — CBRE PDF

- Demand for apartments remains strong amid growth across population, employment and income — CBRE

3. Property prices set for a spring boom

- Westpac Housing Pulse August 2025 (PDF)

- House prices “spring-loaded” to boom — MacroBusiness, September 2025

Other news of interest

- Cotality AU Housing Chart Pack – September 2025 (PDF)

- Rents reaccelerating as immigration rises — Pete Wargent Blog

- ANZ cuts 3,500 jobs, house price expectations at 15-year high — Pete Wargent Blog

- First home buyer incentives fuel affordable housing boom — Nerida Conisbee (LinkedIn)

- First home buyer incentives fuel affordable housing boom as cheaper properties outpace averages — ABC News

- Panic buyers drive housing market upswing — MacroBusiness

- Eager homebuyers keep up with spring auction surge — AFR

- Ground lease affordable housing model flawed, tenants say — ABC News

- Record-low housing affordability for first-home buyers — ABC News
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