澳大利亚房地产市场面临广泛下行压力，多个主要城市房价自5月以来持续下跌 [1]。布里斯班中位房价从5月起下滑约8000澳元至110万澳元，阿德莱德和珀斯的中位房价分别下跌约4000澳元至944000澳元和103万澳元 [1]。全国范围内，中位房价现报928000澳元，较3月高点下降约19000澳元 [1]。悉尼、墨尔本和堪培拉的跌幅更为显著，自2月以来分别下跌69000澳元、39000澳元和22000澳元 [1]。
房贷申请数据进一步反映了市场冷却的态势，澳新银行报告显示2026年前三个月至6月期间房贷申请下降15% [1]。多重因素共同作用导致购房需求受阻：2月起澳储行开始加息，同时美国对伊朗的战争爆发；5月联邦预算又削减了投资者的税收优惠 [1]。澳储行行长米歇尔·布洛克表示"对自5月以来房价和住房需求的下滑感到惊讶"，认为利率只是"有点"具有限制性，将问题主要归咎于购买力下降 [1]。
Australian residential property prices have retreated across major cities following geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and recent federal tax reforms. Brisbane's median house price has fallen approximately 8,000 Australian dollars since May to 1.1 million dollars, while Adelaide and Perth have each experienced declines of around 4,000 dollars, settling at 944,000 and 1.03 million dollars respectively.[1] Sydney, Melbourne, and Canberra have recorded steeper losses since February, dropping 69,000, 39,000, and 22,000 dollars from their earlier peaks.[1] The national median house price now stands at 928,000 dollars, down roughly 19,000 dollars from its March high.[1]
The downturn has coincided with several structural pressures on buyer demand. The Reserve Bank of Australia began raising interest rates in February, the same month war erupted involving Iran, and in May the federal budget eliminated certain tax concessions for property investors.[1] Data from Australia and New Zealand Banking Group reveals that mortgage applications fell 15 percent during the first half of 2026.[1] Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock expressed surprise at the decline, stating: "I have been surprised by the fall in house prices and housing demand since May."[1] She attributed the slowdown primarily to reduced purchasing power rather than interest rate restrictions, describing rates as only "somewhat" restrictive.[1]