QMI: June 2026

Welcome to Oliver Hume’s Quarterly Market Insights (QMI) Report, June 2026. QMI is our flagship report examining the trends, data and market forces shaping Australia's residential land and property markets.

This edition explores how rising interest rates, Federal Budget reforms and shifting investor behaviour are influencing residential land markets across Melbourne, South East Queensland and Adelaide. Oliver Hume CEO Julian Coppini provides his perspective on the opportunities and risks ahead, while Chief Economist Matt Bell analyses how land markets performed through a period of increasing economic and policy uncertainty.

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You'll also find expert insights from Toby Adams (UDIA) on the National Housing Pipeline®, Arash Manafi on the changing shape of housing demand and Melbourne's long-term greenfield supply outlook, Adam Duster on post-Budget first home buyer activity, and Tony McEntee on how investors may be repositioning ahead of proposed tax reforms.

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This edition features:

• Julian Coppini on the opportunities and risks shaping Australia's housing market outlook
• Matt Bell on how Melbourne, South East Queensland and Adelaide land markets performed amid rising rates and policy change
• Arash Manafi on evolving housing demand and Melbourne's long-term greenfield land supply outlook
• Toby Adams (UDIA) on the National Housing Pipeline® and the challenges facing future housing supply
• Adam Duster on what post-Budget first home buyer activity means for developers
• Tony McEntee on how investors are responding to proposed tax reforms
• A special market update on the Gold Coast and the infrastructure investment set to unlock future housing supply

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With additional contributions from Dan Ross, Carmen Prosenik and the Oliver Hume Research team.