The Victorian city was the only mainland capital to see growth in the property market in November.
CoreLogic’s latest Hedonic Home Value Index revealed Melbourne home values continued to nudge higher last month, albeit at a slower pace than a year ago.
Melbourne’s homes values grew 0.5 per cent, compared to a 0.7 per cent fall in Sydney in November. Combined capital city values dropped -0.1 per cent last month.
Melbourne home values recorded relatively steady growth over the past three months, rising
1.9 per cent.
“The stronger performance for Melbourne relative to Sydney can be attributed to a number of factors,” CoreLogic head of research Tim Lawless said.
“Melbourne’s market has a healthier level of housing affordability, a lower concentration of investment activity over recent years and higher rates of net migration.”
CoreLogic head of research, Tim Lawless.Source:News Corp Australia
Despite bucking the national trend, Melbourne’s rate of growth has lost steam on an annual basis, slowing to 10.1 per cent annual growth from a recent peak of 13.1 per cent in July this year.
Nationally, home values fell 0.1 per cent, pulled down by Sydney, Perth and Darwin.
Gross rental yields have also drifted to a new record low across Melbourne, sitting at 2.88 per cent.
Highlights from the CoreLogic Hedonic Home Value Index
Best performing capital city: Hobart +3.3 per cent
Weakest performing capital city: Darwin -2.7 per cent
Highest rental yield: Darwin 5.8 per cent
Lowest rental yields: Melbourne 2.9 per cent
