Australia’s Home Prices Extend Gains Even as Elevated Costs Bite
- Mining powerhouse Perth continues to gather speed, up 1.9%
- Overall momentum may be slowing as migration peaks: CoreLogic
The Sydney city skyline from the suburb of Balmain, Australia.
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Australia’s housing market extended gains to a 14th consecutive month in March amid declining affordability and borrowing costs at a 12-year high which cooled momentum in two of the nation’s biggest cities.
Bellwether Sydney advanced 0.3% while prices in Melbourne stabilized, resulting in an overall increase of 0.6% for Australia’s major cities — unchanged from February, property consultancy CoreLogic Inc. said in a report on Tuesday. Perth and Adelaide led the pack, with gains of 1.9% and 1.4% respectively.