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The Estait Signal

Weekly property data insights for Australian investors. Suburb picks, DOM trends, yield shifts — straight from the data.

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Suburb picks

3 data-backed suburbs each week — yield, DOM, vacancy, growth. No opinions, just numbers.

DOM trends

Days-on-market shifts signal momentum before prices move. We track it weekly.

Yield shifts

When rent moves faster than prices, opportunity opens. We flag it when it happens.

Past issues

Issue #9 — August 2026

The downturn got wider — the rent cheque didn't

Four straight monthly falls, but vacancies near 1% keep pushing yields up. Victoria's contrarian value case — Doreen, Pascoe Vale and Meadow Heights, with Estait Scores.

Issue #8 — August 2026

Four straight monthly falls. What July actually means for you.

The downturn broadened in July — three NSW markets the data is pointing at (Cootamundra, Toronto, Campsie), none of them a “Buy”.

Issue #7 — August 2026

Prices fell in June. Rents didn't. Here's the gap.

June's cooling market, the negative-gearing timeline, and the short-stay rules that just changed in every state.

Issue #6 — July 2026

Three suburbs still growing 18–26% while the capitals fall

As the capitals cool, a few affordable markets keep running — Whyalla Norrie, Port Augusta and Kelmscott, every figure from Estait's database.

Issue #5 — June 2026

Negative gearing hits a Glen Waverley house for ~$32k/yr. A Narrabri one? $0.

The 12 May budget change quantified per suburb — what limiting negative gearing to new builds actually costs, from Glen Waverley to Narrabri.

Issue #4 — June 2026

Three Melbourne growth-corridor suburbs the data keeps flagging

Werribee, Craigieburn and Frankston — one affordability anchor, one yield play, one momentum market. Every number externally cross-checked.

Issue #3 — May 2026

8 forecasters just published their 2026 Sydney calls. They disagree by 10 percentage points.

Westpac -3%, KPMG +5.8%, Domain +7%. A 10-point spread on the country's biggest market — and what to do about it.

Issue #2 — May 2026

Three policy changes every Australian property investor needs to understand right now

ATO 2026-27 brackets, negative-gearing changes, and what they mean for your next purchase.

Issue #1 — May 2026

The 3 markets every investor is sleeping on

High yield, tight vacancy, fast DOM — three suburbs under $800K that the data keeps surfacing.