Buyer's Glossary
DSR Score
A single 0 to 100 score blending demand and supply signals into one number.
What it is
The DSR score is a composite built by DSR Data that blends vacancy rate, days on market, search interest, stock levels and listing trends into one 0 to 100 number.
Fifty is exact equilibrium. Most Australian suburbs cluster between 50 and 60.
Markets scoring above 67 produced more than four times the capital growth of low-DSR markets, around 30, over the same period. Source: DSR Data back-testing.
Why it matters
Low score
under 45
- Supply outruns demand
- Listings build up, homes sit
- The result = a buyer's market
High score
64 and over
- Demand outruns supply
- Listings thin out, homes move fast
- The result = a seller's market, and a growth signal
What counts as high, what counts as low
Shaded from a buyer's point of view: teal is favourable if you are buying, amber is balanced, red is harder. That is why this looks inverted against some other metrics, because a fast-moving market is good for a seller and hard for a buyer.
DSR Data publicly confirms the 0 to 100 scale, that 50 is equilibrium, that above 67 is strong and that the low 20s should be avoided. The finer tier table is a commonly used interpretation rather than an official specification, so treat these bands as a framework, not a rule.
The trend to watch for
It is a leading indicator. It flags growth before it shows up in median prices, which is exactly what a median cannot do for you.
Confirm it with days on market and stock on market. If both are falling at the same time, that is the confirmation.
What it looks like in the real world
Low score
under 40
- Mining town with population outflow plus new stock
- Off-the-plan unit glut
- Rising days on market and 6%+ vendor discounts
High score
65 and over
- Sub-1% vacancy with falling stock and rising searches
- Infrastructure-corridor front-running
- Post-COVID coastal market with no listings