The numbers
Canberra's median dwelling value was $864,998 in August 2026, down 0.4% over the year, with a gross rental yield of 4.3%, on Cotality's index. The territory's population grew 1.3% in the year to December 2025 with a net loss of 1,541 people to other jurisdictions, on the ABS population release. The territory wrote 2,154 new owner occupier loans in the June quarter at an average of $666,000, on the ABS lending indicators.
Who is enquiring
Local salaried investors, many in the public service and defence, buying a second property with equity built over years, and interstate investors attracted by the yield rather than by growth. First home buyers sit comfortably under the 5% deposit scheme's Canberra cap of $1,000,000 on the government's table. Canberra enquirers compare carefully and usually arrive with documents ready.
Finance first
Salaried enquirers clear the finance screen more often than most, and the ones who do not usually fail on existing debt rather than income. Of high income property enquirers we measured, 51.8% fail on finance; fewer than 5% of leads cleared by the PrimeProof screen do. A lender still decides.
What a Canberra record carries
Built for a first call with a careful, documented investor.
- Employment type, including public service and defence
- Existing property and debt, and whether this is a first investment
- Territory only, or the New South Wales suburbs across the border
- Yield or growth as the goal, in their own words
- Timing, time stamp and consent record
Who this is not for
Agents who want urgency. Canberra investors take their time, and the buyers agent who follows up for months keeps them. An agent set up for fast, single-call conversions will find the cycle long.
Pricing
A fixed cost per verified lead agreed before the campaign runs, no retainer, no lock in. Every record is exclusive to you. Invalid leads are reviewed within five business days and replaced or credited when confirmed.