About this episode

Ciaran O’Brien and Peter O’Malley discuss the current state of the Sydney property market as of February 2026, highlighting key trends and behaviors of buyers and sellers.

Ciaran O’Brien sits down with Peter O’Malley for a boots on the ground read of the Sydney property market as February 2026 wraps up. They unpack a softer feel behind the headlines, including Marrickville results that raised eyebrows and why comparing February to the same time last year matters more than week to week noise. Peter explains what he is seeing in buyer and seller behaviour right now, with vendors often taking early offers and buyers pushing back harder when expectations get ahead ...

People in this episode

Host: Ciaran O’Brien

Guest: Peter O’Malley

Topics covered

• Sydney property market
• real estate trends
• buyer behavior
• seller behavior
• market analysis

Keywords

• Sydney property market
• February 2026
• real estate
• buyer behavior
• seller behavior
• Marrickville
• market update

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Sydney, Marrickville

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