There’s a palpable shift rippling through Australia’s property market. Off the back of interest rate cuts, surging consumer optimism, inflation pressures, and an array of government incentives, buyers are sensing that now is the perfect moment to dive back in.

Over the past couple of months, we’ve been watching the auction market with growing curiosity. Traditionally with the beginning of spring brings a  surge of first home buyer (FHB) activity.  Excited young couples, families, and professionals all vying for that first special slice of the property ladder. But this year has felt different. FHBs have been conspicuously absent, holding their cards close all early waiting for October 1st.

We know the story -- for the better part of a decade, first-home buyers in Australia have been battered by the perfect storm of rising interest rates, runaway property prices, and the relentless grind of higher living costs. For many, this has meant that the ‘Australian Dream’ has become more like a national joke.

But today, despite the seemingly endless negativity and debates fuelling doubts that this most entrenched of ambitions could ever return to the public consciousness, I can’t help but feel the tide may finally be turning and after years of frustration, the worst of the storm could be behind us.