TASTasmania
Tasmania’s Prestige Property Market in 2026: Heritage, Water and a Rare Top Tier
Tasmania recorded no $5 million sales last year. That says less about demand than about how rarely the island’s finest addresses change hands.
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TASTasmania
Tasmania recorded no $5 million sales last year. That says less about demand than about how rarely the island’s finest addresses change hands.
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TASTasmania
Eric Abetz’s 2026–27 budget does not extend the stamp duty exemption that has saved first home buyers up to about $28,900. The First Home Owner Grant for new homes will be $20,000 from 1 July.
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REIT’s review of late 2025 shows Hobart’s vacancy rate falling from 1.7 per cent to 1.4 per cent, with rental supply tightening across Tasmania’s three main regions.
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After two late-night sittings, Tasmania’s upper house approved the $1.13 billion roofed stadium by nine votes to five. Agents expect the project to lift interest in Hobart property, but cost and population headwinds remain.
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TASTasmania
Sales rose 11% and their total value reached the second-highest level on record, the Real Estate Institute of Tasmania says. First home buyer activity was the strongest since 2009 and mainland purchases rose almost 48%.
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From the new financial year, eligible first home buyers pay no transfer duty on existing homes valued up to $750,000, with refunds backdated to February. The First Home Owner Grant for new builds falls to $10,000 on the same day.
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