Australian property values surge another 1.8% in April

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CoreLogic’s dwelling value results for April have been released, which revealed that values across the five major capital cities surged another 1.8%, which follow’s March’s 2.8% rise:

CoreLogic monthly

Monthly dwelling values have boomed for three consecutive months.

The rise in values was once again broad-based with all major markets experiencing strong rises. Sydney’s gain was once again the strongest, surging by 2.4%:

CoreLogic monthly movements by capital

Sydney continues to lead price growth, but all major capitals recorded strong rises in April.

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Quarterly value growth continues to rise, running at 6.9% at the 5-city level in April. Sydney’s quarterly rise (8.8%) is astonishing; although all major markets are recording strong growth:

CoreLogic Quarterly growth

Quarterly dwelling values continue to grow at a strong pace across all major capital city markets.

The next chart shows the quarterly growth across the major capitals as a time series. As you can see, value growth is running at historically high levels:

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CoreLogic quarterly growth time series

Quarterly price growth is running at historical highs.

Finally, annual dwelling value growth continues to rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic, recording solid-to-strong growth everywhere other than Melbourne:

CoreLogic annual time series

Annual dwelling value growth continues to rebound from the pandemic.

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In short, the Australian property market continues to boom in a universal fashion.

Calendar year value growth in excess of 15% across the five major capitals is looking likely, with Sydney looking at growth of up to 25%.

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.