Rate rises, unaffordable homes and the government’s tax changes are behind another fall in value of the nation’s homes.

Rate rises, unaffordable homes and the government’s tax changes are behind another fall in value of the nation’s homes.

Australian home values record their biggest decline in more than three years as the housing market slowdown that began in Sydney and Melbourne spreads across the country.

More than half of homes taken to auction not selling while median property price in Adelaide started to slide in June

The NSW capital is leading the downturn and its upper end is falling the fastest. Even the boom towns of Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide are easing.

Record housing boom succumbed to higher borrowing costs, while a tax clampdown on investment properties rattled buyers. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at…

A perfect storm of interest rate increases and property tax changes has led to the sharpest fall in national house values in almost four years.