CoreLogic weekly Australian house price update: falls resume

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By Leith van Onselen

In the week ended 21 June 2018, the CoreLogic 5-city daily dwelling price index, which covers the five major capital city markets, declined 0.07%:

Values fell across three major markets but rose in two:

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So far in June home values have fallen 0.10%, driven by Melbourne and Sydney:

So far in 2018, home values have declined by 1.58%, with only Brisbane and Adelaide recording a value increase:

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Over the past 12 months, home values have fallen by 1.51%, driven by Sydney and Perth:

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The next chart plots price growth across the major capitals, which shows prices falling in Sydney and Melbourne, whereas they are fairly flat elsewhere:

Values are now up 36.4% since the 2010 peak at the 5-city level, driven overwhelmingly by exceptionally strong gains in Sydney followed by Melbourne. Again, there has been little movement elsewhere (down in inflation-adjusted terms):

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The major capital city home values have now gained 46.4% since bottoming nationally in May 2012:

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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.