Home prices to jump 16pc in major new forecast<\/a><\/p>\n New tax rules that could cost owners thousands<\/a><\/p>\n Through late 2025, the recovery has broadened well beyond the early outperformers. Melbourne and Darwin, both slow to join the upswing, are now firmly back in growth territory. <\/p>\n Melbourne has finally surpassed its previous peak, supported by improving affordability and returning population flows, while Darwin\u2019s sharp rebound reflects a chronic shortage of listings and high investor demand. <\/p>\n These late-cycle improvements highlight a national market that is increasingly synchronised, even if individual city drivers differ.<\/p>\n Premium markets have also re-entered the picture. <\/p>\n Sydney\u2019s high-end suburbs, absent from national growth rankings for several years, are again showing meaningful price gains as prestige buyers return on the back of earlier rate cuts. Perth, meanwhile, continues its extraordinary run, with suburbs such as Cottesloe\u2013Claremont leading national dollar-value growth for a second year, underpinned by population inflows and the strength of Western Australia\u2019s economy. <\/p>\n Brisbane remains one of the most consistent performers across inner-city markets.<\/p>\n Lifestyle markets show no signs of losing their appeal. <\/p>\n Nowhere is this clearer than the Gold Coast, where unit prices have climbed so rapidly that they now sit above Sydney\u2019s. <\/p>\n Strong migration, investor activity and a wave of high-end coastal development have pushed prices into territory that would have seemed implausible only a few years ago. <\/p>\n Even with construction costs easing from their peaks, new supply remains constrained, meaning the region is likely to stay undersupplied well into 2026.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n