{
  "id": 12262686,
  "title": "Australia’s housing market is definitely in a downturn – but let’s put that in perspective | Hal Pawson",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/australias-housing-market-is-definitely-in-a-downturn-but-lets-put",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-05T23:38:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2026/oct/06/australia-housing-market-downturn-rates-tax-reform-opinion"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "While tax reforms and interest rate hikes have resulted in a slide in property prices across Australia, is the market truly in ‘freefall’? With national property values down by 5.2% in September from their March peak, Australia’s housing market is in a distinct downturn. This has sparked concerns voiced by the opposition leader, Angus Taylor, of a housing market “ in freefall ”. Translated into…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}