Dan Sofo

Nine Downturns in Fifty Years Leaves Clues. Sydney residential property has a reputation for consistent capital growth, but the market moves in cycles. Over the past 50 years, there have been nine completed downturns where property values fell from their peak to a clear trough before recovering. Sydney is currently navigating its tenth modern correction […]

The Federal Budget has delivered the most significant change to Australian property tax in a generation. The political message is to cool investor demand for established homes and push capital toward new housing supply but the implications for investors and owner-occupiers aren’t as straightforward. Negative gearing. Investors will no longer be able to immediately deduct

This week I’m stepping beyond media headlines and sharing my personal experience with Sydney’s property market across various budgets and buyer types, with an educated guess on where we’re heading for the next few months. Our upsizer buyers $1.5m-$6m are seeking more bang for buck and are becoming less compromising on their wish-lists. A negative

  Market mood March delivered a perfect storm of unsettling headlines — fuel and commodity price spikes, shortages, and interest rate speculation, all converging with a May Federal budget that has property squarely in its sights. Unlike previous episodes of market anxiety, this one is lingering — though not affecting all segments uniformly. What I’m

Every first home buyer in Sydney knows the scheme expanded last October. What almost none of them know is how to access and use it effectively — and why going in without a buyers agent means competing blind against people who have.

Registered architect Nikki Quitner reveals the biggest mistakes Sydney renovators make — and how proper planning can save you thousands in cost blowouts and delays.

Victoria Barracks in Paddington is being sold. Here’s why a blanket R3/R4 rezoning is unlikely, what that means for yield, who will object, and how surrounding property values may be affected.

A practical guide to what to consider when buying an apartment in Sydney—location, transport, school catchments, zoning risk, and how to properly assess strata before exchange.

A clear-eyed outlook on the 2026 property market, drawing on Domain, SQM Research and Michael Matusik—plus real buyer behaviour insights from the ground.

I was recently quoted by Savings.com.au on the key Sydney suburbs that savvy buyers should be keeping an eye on as we move into 2026.