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.

Sellers are pulling out to avoid a weakening market, although a $3.23 million auction sale in Glebe showed buyers were still there for the right property.

Sydney and Melbourne record their weakest auction results in years, with fewer than half of all homes going under the hammer finding a buyer.

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

House prices fell again in June, but one capital is still rising — and many sellers are banking record gains, new data suggests.

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.

House prices around the country have fallen as negative gearing changes kick in on top of high interest rates.

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…