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4 September 2026

Housing affordability hits all-time low despite falling property prices

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Housing affordability hits all-time low despite falling property prices

Housing affordability has fallen to the lowest rate on record, with households earning a typical income only able to afford around one in every 10 properties sold across the country in the last financial year.

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