In the week ended 22 May 2014, the RP Data-Rismark 5-city daily dwelling price index, which covers the five major capital city markets, fell by 0.70%, which follows last week’s 0.68% fall (see next chart).
Values fell in all major capitals (see next chart).
Values are down 1.27% so far in May, with values falling in all major capitals (see next chart).
Values are now up by 2.57% so far in 2014, driven by solid gains in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, with Perth under water:
Over the past 12 months, home values have risen by 10.89% at the 5-city level, led by Sydney and Melbourne (see next chart).
The next chart plots the daily movements on a 14-day moving average, in order to smooth volatility. As you can see, the uptrend has stalled, driven by weakness across all major markets (see next chart).
Values are up 6.3% since the 2010 peak at the 5-city level, driven primarily by strong gains in Sydney, with Melbourne and Perth values also up, but Brisbane and Adelaide in negative territory (see next chart).
However, major capital home values have now gained 14.8% since bottoming nationally in May 2012, with all capitals rebounding from their respective troughs (see next chart).
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