Australian Housing Market Continues Upward Surge but Is Showing Signs of Slowing

Australian Housing Market Continues Upward Surge but Is Showing Signs of Slowing
A real estate advertising board is seen in Canberra, Australia, April 4, 2017. AAP Image/Lukas Coch
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Property researcher CoreLogic has found Australia’s residential home market has grown at the highest annual rate in 17 years, leaving dwelling values 13.5 percent higher than the end of the previous financial year.

“This is the highest annual rate of growth seen across the Australian residential property market since April 2004, when the early 2000’s housing boom was winding down after a period of exceptional growth,” CoreLogic Head of Research Eliza Owens said on July 1.