Your Besser Guide to the Real Estate Market: Federal Election

here’s been no shortage of headlines this month as housing policy takes centre stage in the federal election campaign, and the numbers coming out from major reports are just as revealing.

According to ABC News, half of all investment properties are being resold within two years of tenants moving in. The data—sourced from the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) and based on long-term surveys by the Melbourne Institute shows that people aged 25–34 are leading the charge. They’re more likely than any other age group to buy properties that were previously leased, but also more likely to sell quickly, indicating a fast-moving, investor-savvy segment of the market.

Meanwhile, the AFR reports that one of Australia’s leading housing analysts has forecast property prices could rise as much as 15% under the home ownership policies from both major parties. While economists and market commentators were divided on Monday over which side’s policy would drive prices higher, the consensus is clear: prices are on the move.

On the 13th of April, both Labor and the Coalition finally dropped their long-awaited housing policy announcements.

The Labor Party committed to scrapping income and capacity limits for the First Home Guarantee (FHBG), meaning all first home buyers could soon purchase with just a 5% deposit and no LMI. Their package also includes a $10 billion investment to build 100,000 new homes.

The Coalition matched the momentum with promises of new tax deductions for owner-occupiers of newly built homes, expanded income and property caps under the FHBG, and removal of placement limits across the scheme.

So…….. will this drive up demand? Will it increase supply? They’re the big questions on everyone’s mind, and while there’s plenty of speculation, only time will tell what the real impact will be.

From where we’re standing on the ground at Besser+Co., I can say this: we’re already feeling the shift.
Week by week, we’re seeing more buyers come through our properties, more people activating finance, and plenty beginning their journey toward a purchase.

It feels like we’re in that moment just before things take off. And if the RBA announces a rate cut at their next meeting, or even hints at one, it could be the final push that gets these buyers moving. And when that happens, we know how it goes: they don’t move one at a time, they move all at once, and that’s when prices begin to climb.

If you’re a seller, this is the moment to start planning. Getting your property ready and on the market before the rush gives you the advantage, more eyeballs, less competition, and a market hungry for opportunity & value.

Thinking of selling? Click one of the links above to book a time to chat. Let’s make a plan to get you ahead of the pack.