Perth property market holds strong in 2025
Economic predictions for Perth’s property market into mid-2025 were spot on. Capital growth rates have reduced, but the median house price is sitting just under $800k. While not the double-digit growth seen in 2024, it is still well above 5% in the last six months. This week’s announcement of the Reserve Bank’s third 0.25 percentage point cut to rates for this year marks Australia’s lowest official cash rate since April 2023. Buyers’ spending decisions have become more considered over the last two years of higher mortgage rates, but conditions are still favouring vendors. Available property stock continues to fluctuate around the 4,000 mark, while rental vacancies remain below the target rate of 2.5%. Renters have more choice, but the market is still very tight. This makes Perth property attractive to both first-home buyers opting out of the rent cycle and speculative investors from other states, where the net realisable opportunity for return has already diminished. The market turning point will undoubtedly come, but it has not yet appeared on the horizon.