For decades we've celebrated rising house prices in Australia. If your home was worth more this year than last, life felt a bit easier.
Politicians were happy, banks were happy, homeowners were happy.
But after 50 years of almost uninterrupted price growth, we need to ask a harder question: Is it actually good for us if housing just keeps getting more expensive?
The answer, of course, depends on who you are.
Because rising prices have created a lot of winners in Australia: homeowners, investors, banks, governments, tradies, and retailers.
But they've also created a growing group of losers – renters, younger Australians, essential workers, small businesses, and even the future middle class.
So today leading demographer Simon Kuestenmacher and I discuss the question question almost no one in property likes to touch – not "will housing prices keep rising?" but "how expensive do we actually want housing to be?"
Takeaways
- House prices double every decade.
- Homeowners and banks benefit from rising values.
- First home buyers face hidden costs.
- Government policies sustain high prices.
- Demographics reshape housing market.
- Property prices are political choices.
- Sustainable growth beats boom cycles.
- Baby boomer exits affect prices.
- Wealth disparity impacts society.
- Strategic planning ensures property wealth.
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Simon Kuestenmacher: Australia's leading demographer and partner in the Demographics Group
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About The Michael Yardney Podcast | Property Investment And Wealth Creation Australia
The Australian property market doesn't move in isolation - it's shaped by demographics, economic forces and long-term structural trends.
The Michael Yardney Podcast dives into:
• Australian economic outlook
• Demographic trends shaping housing demand
• Population growth and migration impacts
• Housing affordability debates
• Interest rates and inflation
• Supply shortages and construction cycles
• Government policy and property markets
• Future trends in Australian real estate
• Strategic property investment planning
If you want to understand what's really driving property prices in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and around Australia, and how to position your portfolio for the future, this podcast delivers data-driven insights and practical strategy.
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