Economic updates

The combined value of real estate in Australian capital cities rose 1.8 per cent over the last 12 months, according to new data.

Australia enjoyed its third consecutive monthly rise for new home sales in December, according to the Housing Industry Association (HIA).

The rental market across New South Wales has eased slightly, but experts say this is a temporary situation.

The Australian property market ended 2012 with more optimism than had been anticipated half way through the year.

The regional residential real estate market in South Australia has recorded the same median price at the end of 2012 as it did in 2011.

Falling interest rates are failing to have the stimulating effect on the real estate sector that they once did.

Master Builders Australia (MBA) has welcomed the recent interest rate cut and says that soft conditions in the real estate construction industry are reason for further action.

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The RP Data-Rismark Home Value index has found that property prices across the country finished flat for the month of November.

In the wake of the Global Financial Crisis, 26 global cities have seen residential property prices rise by 1.1 per cent over 2012's third quarter.

Melbourne is gearing up for one of the biggest weekends for real estate auctions in two years, according to the Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV).

New figures from ANZ show that regional sectors are outperforming cities for house price growth in every state except New South Wales.