Year in review

2016 was another incredible year in property

This year saw record clearance rates, sky rocketing prices and million-dollar suburbs, yet your love affair with property has not waned. Australia lives here.

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Which suburbs were the most expensive in 2016?

With median prices soaring across the country due to increased demand, take a look at the suburbs where buyers had to have deep pockets.

See Australia’s priciest suburbs
$25 million dollar home in Queensland

How far does $25 million go?

The most expensive property this year had almost half a million views and is a spectacular mansion in Queensland!

Australia's expensive property sold

What property price proved most popular in 2016?

Housing affordability remains a big issue, with many buyers squeezed out of the market in 2016. Yet while prices soared, your searches didn’t change. The most searched price range in 2016?

$500,000

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Where do Australians really want to live?

The most sought after and searched suburbs on realestate.com.au this were....

Berwick Victoria
Port Macquaire New South Wales
Buderim Queensland

Our most sought-after suburbs

A year when were brought you into celebrities' homes

Our Australia Lives Here campaign took a look inside the homes of famous Australians including The Veronicas, Masterchef's Gary Mehigan, AFL star Jimmy Bartel, TV and radio personality Kate Langbroek and more.

Inside Celebrity Homes

2016 in property by (our) numbers

Here at realestate.com.au we have some incredible people who keep the lights on 24/7 to ensure you can look at property whenever and wherever you like. Just how much property did Australia look at this year?

22 billion images

viewed across our sites and apps
45,000 every minute

5.9 million Aussies

visited realestate.com.au every month

2.1 billion views

of property pages
that’s 6.5 million every day

1,450 employees

working for the REA Group in Australia and 8 countries around the world.

45,000 photos

viewed every minute of 2016
if we printed each one they would lap the earth 83 times

35 billion ads

served up across realestate.com.au and our apps

Source: Omniture

Thank you for loving property as much as we do!

Everyone at realestate.com.au and the REA Group would like to wish you and yours all the very best for Christmas and the New Year. We look forward to seeing you in 2017.

Maybe just one last look at some property