02/09/2026
Everyone's panicking about the property "crash." The August 2026 Cotality numbers show national home values down 0.9% for the month the fifth straight month of decline. Headlines are calling it a downturn accelerating.
Here's what the media isn't telling you: since the year 2000, Australia's longest property downturn was 20 months. The GFC was shorter. APRA was shorter. COVID was shorter. And year-on-year, we're still up.
In this Wednesday Wisdom, Victor Kumar breaks down what the September release actually means, why waiting for certainty is the most expensive move you can make right now, and the one thing that matters more than what the market is doing your own cash flow and holding capacity.
This isn't a "buy now" call. Some people shouldn't be buying in this market and Victor says exactly who.