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Sydney Down 6%, Perth Up 13% — SQM Rewrites the Fate of 8 Australian Cities ｜APS137

Alex Shang

Published on: 21/03/2026

Four months ago, SQM Research forecast national Australian property growth of 6% to 10%. Perth was tipped at 16%. Sydney at up to 6%. The sentiment was unmistakable — rates are falling, buy before you miss out. Four months later, the same firm tore up those numbers. National growth sits at 0% to 3%. Sydney faces a potential 6% decline. Yet one city barely flinched, still projected at up to 13%. That gap is the single most important signal in the 2026 Australian property market — and it tells you exactly where capital should flow.

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15-Year Interest Only and 95% LVR Explained — Why This Changes Everything ｜APS134

Alex Shang

Published on: 07/03/2026

Westpac just did something no Australian bank has touched in over a decade. Investment home loans — fifteen years, interest only, no principal. And at the same time, you can now get in with just a 5% deposit. Not the government scheme — this is the bank itself saying 5% is enough for investors. So your first thought is probably: has the bank lost its mind? Or did we just hit the jackpot? I went through every clause of this policy, and I found three traps that almost nobody is talking about. Especially the third one — it decides whether you’ll be able to borrow from any bank over the next five years.

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120 Days Left — Why Every Property Buyer in Australia Needs to Prepare Now | APS133

Alex Shang

Published on: 28/02/2026

120 days. That’s all you’ve got. On July 1st, 2026, every single person involved in your property purchase — your agent, your lawyer, your accountant, even the developer selling you the house — they all become anti-money laundering inspectors. Where your money came from, who’s behind your trust, whether your funding trail is clean — all of it gets checked. So here’s the real question: can your money handle that level of scrutiny? Today I’m covering 3 things. First — what this law is and why Australia was forced to act. Second — who’s checking you and how, including a part almost nobody knows about. Third — what you can no longer get away with, and what’s still on the table.

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Something Irreversible Is Happening to Australian House Prices Right Now | APS132

Alex Shang

Published on: 21/02/2026

The Australian government spent $20.5 billion helping young people buy homes. The result? Prices went up 18.8%. You heard that right. Taxpayers put in $20.5 billion, and the people who couldn’t afford to buy — they’re now even further behind. You might think that’s a policy failure. It’s not. I spent a week going through every stakeholder in the property game — voters, banks, state governments, the federal government, landlords, developers, and the construction industry. Seven forces. The one that actually wants prices to come down? Zero.

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