Why new apartments supply won’t fix Sydney affordability
June 8, 2026
Alan Weiss on why building more apartments won’t solve affordability—construction costs, APRA’s lending limits and the investor squeeze explained.
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Alan Weiss on why building more apartments won’t solve affordability—construction costs, APRA’s lending limits and the investor squeeze explained.
New apartment developments are reshaping the Eastern Suburbs Old South Head Rd corridor from Rose Bay to Bondi Junction. Alan Weiss on what oversupply and traffic mean for value.
Four kilometres from the city, Double Bay rewards judgement over noise. Alan Weiss on the market, the new developments reshaping the village, and selling well in a thinly traded prestige suburb.
A note on Sydney’s falling auction clearance rates, the new price-guide laws, and why the three-week campaign no longer does what it once did.
The world is cutting rates. Australia is raising them. Alan Weiss on what global housing markets reveal about Sydney’s affordability problem.
Eastern Suburbs auction clearance has fallen from 78% to 49%. Alan Weiss explains what the headline isn’t telling vendors weighing a sale in 2026.
Alan Weiss on why the 2026 Budget’s new-build negative gearing reform won’t save Sydney apartment developers — the yield gap, APRA limits and the 12-month trap
Alan Weiss explores why Australia’s housing affordability crisis is part of a global problem, and how rising costs are changing the way buyers, sellers and families approach property.
Alan Weiss reviews Sydney’s K-shaped property market, where affordable segments remain resilient while premium homes face rising pressure from rates and listings.