🏡 National Market Overview

• National dwelling values rose 0.7% over Q1 2025, ending a three-month decline.

• Annual growth slowed to 3.4%.

• House values now carry a 31.5% premium over units, up from 25.8% in Jan 2023.

📍 Capital City Trends (Quarterly)

• Adelaide: +1.0% (11.0% YoY), record high.

• Brisbane: +0.9% (8.6% YoY), record high.

• Perth: +0.2% (11.9% YoY), near record high.

• Sydney: +0.4% (2.8% YoY), still -1.4% below peak.

• Melbourne: +0.3% (-2.6% YoY), -5.6% below peak.

• Canberra: -0.1% (-0.5% YoY).

• Hobart: +0.2% (-0.4% YoY), -12.0% below peak.

• Darwin: +2.8% (2.6% YoY).

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