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Competing forces divide opinion about property price direction in 2025

Higher listings are putting downwards pressure on property prices in the capital cities but the prospect of multiple interest rate cuts could see prices shoot up by as much as 10 per cent this year.

Aerial view of sold houses in suburbia
The number of houses for sale in Australia's capital cities has been steadily increasing. (Image source: Shutterstock.com)

More properties are coming onto the market to suppress real estate price pressures but expectations of one or more interest rate cuts have price expectations in uncertain territory.

The Commonwealth Bank has weighed in with an each-way bet, tipping property prices to fall in the next few months before picking up again at the back end of 2025.

Listings are up around the country, as the heat in the market gradually reduces to a lukewarm simmer.

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