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Capital city home values level off across the country

23 OCT 2017 By Tim Neary 3 min read Hotspots

Home values increased in only one capital city last week – Melbourne recording a slight increase, according to the latest CoreLogic data.

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Combined, the daily home value index remained level in the week ending 22 October.

Brisbane and Adelaide remained level and Perth and Sydney fell by 0.1 per cent each. Melbourne climbed by 0.1 per cent, CoreLogic’s Property Market Indicator data showed.

The monthly index was up by 0.1 per cent for the week. It rose by 7.4 per cent for the year. Sydney and Melbourne remained the main drivers at 8.5 per cent and 11.2 per cent, respectively.

Listings rose across most capital cities, where only Sydney and Melbourne recorded modest increases and Canberra accelerated by an impressive 27.8 per cent.

Brisbane and Perth were the two biggest fallers at -12.6 per cent and -8.6 per cent, respectively.

Houses remained more popular than units, and the average time for houses on market lengthened slightly last week, with Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney performing best at 27 days, 29 days and 30 days, respectively.

Perth and Darwin performed the worst at 77 days and 84 days each.

Vendor discounting across most capital cities was between 4.1 per cent and 7.0 per cent for houses, and between 4.3 per cent and 6.0 per cent for units.

Canberra was the low-end exception for both houses and units at 2.6 per cent and 3.9 per cent, respectively.

Darwin was the high-end exception for houses at 9.4 per cent and Perth for units, also at 9.4 per cent.

RELATED TERMS

Capital
Capital refers to the financial resources that are available to be used for income generation.
House
A house refers to a building or property used as living quarters or an individual’s place of permanent or temporary residence.
Index
An index, also known as property index, shows the price trends and investment performance of a property which includes the potential rental income, changes of its value, and their return on investment.
Property
Property refers to either a tangible or intangible item that an individual or business has legal rights or ownership of, such as houses, cars, stocks or bond certificates.
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