Real estate pundits have extended their forecast for stellar growth in house values across the Capes region.
The Real Estate Institute of WA this week renewed its optimism for price increases, driven in large part by a shortage of listings.
The sellers market which has dominated the local real estate story since soon after the pandemic was unlikely to abate, with Perth home values similar.
REIWA president Suzanne Brown said the increasing sale price trend was predicted to continue to the end of 2025 and into 2026.
“House and unit price growth in Greater Perth over 2025 has largely followed REIWA forecasts made at the beginning of the year,” she said.
“We have seen sale price growth in each quarter, and over the year unit sale price growth has outpaced growth in houses.”
While there were no specific figures available for the Augusta-Margaret River shire, predictions for Perth were on par with Bunbury, which was in for a further 10 per cent jump in values.
So far, Augusta-Margaret River has outperformed other regional centres in the South West.
The news was bolstered by the latest PropTrack report which found regional WA homes were sitting on average 10.7 per cent higher in value compared to October 2024.
Ms Brown said the growth in unit prices reinforced their investment value while remaining affordable for first-homebuyers entering the market.
