<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>There's good news for prospective homeowners in South Australia, with the latest Domain Property Report forecasting that Adelaide will see an easing of price growth in 2026.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>House price growth in the South Australian capital is anticipated to ease from nine per cent in 2025 to four per cent in 2026. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>That's despite last month's data showing Adelaide prices going up 3.2 per cent in a quarter, the highest rate in the country.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/hannah-mcguire-killer-lachlan-young-mum-debbie-statement/2781e34e-90ac-4d1a-9fa1-76e504298d6e"><strong><span>Hannah McGuire's mum slams 'out-of-proportion' sentence handed to her killer</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The decrease reflects a broader national trend, but Adelaide is expected to record the lowest growth among Australian capital cities. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Unit prices are also predicted to experience a dramatic slowdown, declining from a 16 per cent increase in 2025 to five per cent in 2026. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>This means a prospective unit buyer in 2026 will pay only $50,000 more than current prices.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/south-australia-property-price-trends-2026/4ea8c4c0-48ed-42a0-ad7e-f241f95e2dae" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/tropical-cyclone-fina-forms-off-northern-australia/0f75ced2-f1e6-4274-b200-b40b8d939bd0"><strong><span>Tropical Cyclone Fina intensifying faster than expected, forecasters warn</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"That double-digit price growth for both houses and units is in the rear view and we are expecting much more modest pace of price growth for 2026," Dr Nicola Powell from Domain said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The rental market is also expected to stabilise, with price growth in the sector predicted to remain steady at four per cent, and the average unit rental price is forecast to reach about $548 per week. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Demand for more affordable housing options, particularly units, is expected to remain strong.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>This article was produced with the assistance of</span></em><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/technology/9express/16480c33-636a-461f-9c4f-d0e2522c722a"><em><span>9ExPress</span></em></a><em><span>.</span></em></div></div>