Tim is Research Director at Cotality (formerly CoreLogic), analysing real estate markets, demographics and economic trends across Australia. Visit www.corelogic.com.au
Cotality’s national home value index rose 0.3% in April, the slowest pace of growth since January 2025, just ahead of last year’s rate-cutting cycle. The national result was dragged lower by Sydney and Melbourne, where values fell 0.6% over the month. Sydney home values are now 1.0% below their November peak, while Melbourne values are…
Our housing markets are fragmenting. New analysis from Cotality shows that since October last year, properties with an estimated value below the 5% deposit guarantee scheme price caps have recorded stronger growth than higher priced homes. Over the first six months of the expanded scheme, homes with a value under the price caps have increased…
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Adelaide home values rose by 1.2% in March, maintaining a steady pace of gains as the city continues to perform well above the broader capital city average. Through the first quarter of the year, dwelling values increased by 3.6%, pushing the median home value to $937,000. This long-running expansion has seen Adelaide property values soar…
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Brisbane’s housing market maintained its robust upward trajectory in March, with dwelling values rising by 1.8% over the month. This follows a solid 1.7% gain in February, signaling that the Queensland capital remains one of Australia’s most resilient and fast-growing markets. On a quarterly basis, the market surged by 5.1%, adding approximately $54,000 to the…
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The pace of growth in Perth housing values accelerated in March, with the market recording a significant 2.5% increase over the month. This surge has taken the quarterly gain to 7.3%, making Perth the strongest-performing capital city in Australia by a considerable margin. Over the past 12 months, housing values have risen by a remarkable…
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Sydney’s housing market recorded a 0.1% decline in March, marking the third month-on-month fall in the last four months. This subtle downturn has taken housing values 0.2% lower over the first quarter of the year. The weakness is currently confined to the detached housing sector, while units continue to show resilience, reaching a new record…
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Melbourne’s housing market recorded a 0.2% decline in March, marking the fourth consecutive month of falling dwelling values. This persistent weakness has resulted in a cumulative decline of 0.9% since November 2025. The downturn is primarily concentrated in the detached housing sector, while units have shown a relatively milder contraction during this period. The market…
The national housing market recorded a 0.7% rise in March, taking the quarterly growth to 2.1%. While values continue to trend higher, the pace of appreciation is gradually losing steam compared to the 2.8% lift seen in the final quarter of last year. This national average, however, masks a significant and growing divergence between the…
Cotality’s national home value index rose 0.7% in March, taking dwelling values 2.1% higher over the first quarter of the year. At the national level, the pace of gains is easing, reducing from a 2.8% increase in Q4 last year, but housing outcomes are increasingly diverse from city to city and across the pricing spectrum….
Two months into 2026, and we have seen a clear divergence in housing trends, with Sydney and Melbourne values flatlining while the mid-sized capitals continue to record a solid rate of gain at more than 1% month on month growth. Perth is showing the strongest trend, with home values jumping 2.3% in February, adding more…
