RP Data weekly Australian house price update

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By Leith van Onselen

In the week ended 10 April 2014, the RP Data-Rismark 5-city daily dwelling price index, which covers the five major capital city markets, rose by 0.19%. It was the sixth consecutive weekly rise in values (see next chart).

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Values rose in two major capitals and fell in three (see next chart).

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Values are up 0.17% so far in April, driven by big gains in Sydney and solid gains in Brisbane, which have outweighed falls in the other major capitals:

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Values are up 3.73% so far in 2014, driven by big gains in Sydney and Melbourne, with Perth values falling:

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Over the past 12 months, home values have risen by 10.99% at the 5-city level, again led by Sydney and Melbourne (see next chart).

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The next chart plots the daily movements on a 14-day moving average, in order to smooth volatility. As you can see, the uptrend continues, driven by strong gains in Sydney (see next chart).

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Values are up 7.5% since the 2010 peak at the 5-city level, driven primarily by strong gains in Sydney, with Perth and Melbourne values also up but the other major markets still in negative territory (see next chart).

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However, major capital home values have now gained 16.1% since bottoming nationally in May 2012, with all capitals rebounding from their respective troughs (see next chart).

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.