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BREAKING! The Trend Just Flipped in Sydney and Melbourne’s Housing Market Outlook
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- The Follio Property Podcast
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- Jun 9, 2026
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- 1810
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Book Your FREE Investment Assessment 👉: https://follio.com.au/contact-us/📊 National Investment Report: https://441711975.hs-sites-ap1.com/follio-property-podcast-content-subscriber?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_id=Episode+72Sydney's auction clearance rate just fell below 50% for the first time in six years. National clearance rates have hit their lowest point since COVID. The trend has officially flipped and the data reveals exactly where the Australian housing market is heading next.Australia is now running a two-speed property market. Sydney recorded a 0.9% monthly price fall in May, the biggest decline in the country, with a median house price sitting at $1.25 million. Melbourne posted a 0.7% fall, with clearance rates struggling at 53%. At the same time, CBA has slashed its growth forecast from 5% down to 3% for 2026 and 2027, citing mounting pressure on Australia's two largest cities.But while Sydney and Melbourne softened, Perth surged 1.5%, Brisbane climbed 0.8%, and Adelaide added 0.7% in the same month. Understanding which side of this split you are on is the difference between building equity and getting trapped. Reece Beddall and Lachlan Delahunty break down the Follio Sentiment Index, surveying over 2,000 property investment Australia 2026 participants, and the results are clear. Confidence in WA jumped from 5.8 to 6.7 and Queensland from 5.6 to 6.7, while Sydney sits neutral. For those watching the Melbourne property market, units are now trading $200,000 below replacement cost with gross rental yields pushing 4.5%. As Warren Buffett put it: "Be greedy when others are fearful." With consumer confidence at a 50-year low and the RBA July meeting expected to hold, that window is right now.Here’s what we covered in this episode…