Australian Residential Valuer Insights Q3 2025

The latest release of our Residential Valuer Insight series offers detailed insights from CBRE’s Residential Valuers, who outline current market demand, buyer types, supply (listings) and future value expectations. For Q3 2025, our Valuers report: 

• Buyer sentiment has improved: Almost half of CBRE Valuers indicated ‘strong’ to ‘very strong’ demand, with the strongest demand in Perth and Adelaide. Softer demand is evident in Melbourne Metro and Canberra.
• Demand by property type: Demand remains strongest for established houses, new houses, and recently renovated properties. Softer conditions prevail for unrenovated properties and properties in secondary locations.
• Local investors/First home buyers: Local investor activity increased this quarter. First home buyers were also one of the most active buyer types. Recent overseas migrants and interstate migrants are less active.
• Property values next 12 months: For Houses, 84% of Valuers expect value growth in the next year, up from 59% last year. For Apartments, 56% of Valuers expect value growth, up from 44% last year. For Vacant Land, 66% of Valuers expect value growth, up from 47% last year. Overall, the highest conviction being for Perth, Brisbane Metro, and Sydney Metro.
• Future demand: More Valuers expect demand to increase in the next 12 months compared to last quarter and last year. Digging deeper, the strongest demand is expected in Adelaide, Sydney Metro and Melbourne Metro.
• Future supply (listings): More than half of Valuers surveyed expect an increase in local stock available, although expectations remain stable compared to last quarter and last year. Melbourne Metro and Sydney Outer Metro is where most supply is anticipated.