25/07/2026
CONVENTIAL WISDOM SAYS: "Houses always outperform apartments in Australia."
THE REALITY RIGHT NOW MAY BE OTHERWISE: The latest data from SQM Research shows that — in EVERY ONE of our 5 major capital cities — apartments have outperformed houses in capital growth over the past 12 months.
Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide apartments have posted remarkable growth. And even Melbourne — long considered the underperformer — is showing signs of a genuine turnaround.
I've pulled together the full data (SQM Research, as at 14 July 2026) into one chart comparing houses vs apartments, 12-month and 7-year growth, across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide.
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