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Following on from MB’s preliminary report at the 5-City level, CoreLogic has released its full dwelling value results for May, which reports that Australian dwelling values declined by 0.4% over the month, with capital city dwelling values declining more sharply by 0.5%:
As shown above, the smaller capitals experienced mixed conditions in May, with rises in Hobart (+0.8%) and Canberra (+0.5%) offset by a big decline in Darwin (-1.6%). Values across Australia’s regional areas were also flat.
According to CoreLogic, the decline in dwelling values was driven by the premium (top 25%) end of the market:
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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.