Australian house prices have fallen for a fifth straight month, according to property data firm Cotality. It says the downturn has now spread to 93 per cent of suburbs in the nation's capital cities.

Cotality data signals the start of a market downturn, but agents push back on reports of 5 per cent drops in value in key precincts

Australian house prices have fallen for a fifth straight month, according to property data firm Cotality. It says the downturn has now spread to 93 per cent of suburbs in the…