CoreLogic weekly house price update: Skyrocket

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In the week ended 7 November 2019, the CoreLogic 5-city daily dwelling price index, which covers the five major capital city markets, surged another 0.34%:

The rise in values was driven by Sydney and Melbourne:

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Quarterly dwelling values continue to rise strongly, driven by Sydney and Melbourne, where prices are rocketing:

The rebound across Sydney and Melbourne has shrunk annual losses, although Perth continues to crash:

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The next chart plots month-end price growth across the major capitals (to end-October), which shows strong rebounds across Sydney and Melbourne, which have driven an increase at the 5-city level:

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Finally, dwelling values have fallen by 7.1% since their most recent peak, led by Sydney (-9.9%), Melbourne (-5.5%) and Perth (-21.7%):

Thus, the bounce continues, as reflected in strong auction clearance rates across Sydney and Melbourne (albeit on soft volumes):

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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.