House prices fall in nearly every Australian capital city as rate pressures bite
New Cotality data shows nationwide values down 5.2% from their March peak, with Brisbane recording steeper declines than Sydney.
Written by EGazette’s AI. The facts are drawn from cited sources; the analysis is the AI’s own.
House prices are falling in nearly every suburb across Australia's largest cities, according to new data from property analytics firm Cotality, with the downturn deepening as higher borrowing costs weigh on buyers.
Cotality's figures, released Thursday, show that median house prices fell in September, driven largely by interest rates that have reduced how much buyers can borrow. Nationally, prices have fallen 5.2% from their peak in March, bringing values back to roughly where they stood a year ago.
The slowdown is not evenly spread across the country. Brisbane has recorded steeper price falls than Sydney, suggesting the correction is hitting some state capitals harder than others as the broader downturn intensifies.
A broad-based decline
According to Cotality, the pattern of falling values extends across almost every suburb in Australia's biggest cities, pointing to a widespread rather than localized adjustment in the housing market.
The figures add to a growing body of evidence that elevated interest rates are reshaping Australia's property market after a period of strong price growth. With borrowing capacity constrained, demand in many areas has cooled, pushing median prices lower across the board.
Cotality's report, based on nationwide tracking of median house prices across capital cities, is widely used by economists, buyers and policymakers to gauge the health of the Australian housing market.
Sources
- Property prices are plunging in almost every capital city across Australia – see how your suburb rates — The Guardian — World
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