melbourne shines amid stabilising australian property market
News Posted On: 01 August 2011
According to the latest release of data in the Australian Property Monitors Report, houses prices across Australia fell 0.6% in the year ending June, while in Melbourne prices remained stable.
While Sydney is being hauled as the only capital city to record house price growth during the period, its growth of just 0.1% puts it about on a par with Melbourne and Hobart, which is also looking stable. Of course stable is not to be scoffed at right now, especially in Australia; according to the same data median house prices fell by 1.3 per cent in Brisbane, 1.5 per cent in Perth, 2.1 per cent in Adelaide, 2.8 per cent in Canberra, and 3.6 per
In the year ending June only Darwin avoided house price falls. Sydney saw prices fall just 0.2%, the smallest decline of all, followed by Melbourne with 2.1%. However, bearing in mind that Melbourne house prices grew by 29% between December 2008 and June 2010, a slight decline, mingling with a lot of stability is exactly what the market needs according to experts.
Melbourne now has the second highest median house price of the major capitals at $554,610. This is impressive despite still being well below Sydney with $644,658. With expectations of stable interest rates, at least in the short term, together with a vibrant economy, Melbourne house prices should continue to track sideways for the rest of the year.
Written by Liam Bailey
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