This week on The Fin podcast, property editor Nick Lenaghan and Chanticleer columnist James Thomson on the relentless rise of house prices and the dilemma it poses for the RBA.

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Further reading:

• Record-breaking house prices make early rate cuts ‘less likely’

Home values nationwide hit new peaks in March, boosted by strong gains in the more affordable markets, but rising prices could also delay rate cuts.

• Why good intentions are no match for housing’s grim reality

Big house price gains in 2025 and 2026 look likely as Australia’s housing supply crisis gets worse

• The housing data that should make the RBA wary of cutting rates

Australia is a nation obsessed with house prices, and with 60 per cent of people planning to buy in the next five years, the central bank is unlikely to be immune from that.