Property prices keep on tumbling
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House prices have now fallen 6.1 per cent since the market peaked in October 2017 and the slowdown that has been centered on Sydney and Melbourne is now spreading to other capital cities.
House prices have now fallen 6.1 per cent since the market peaked in October 2017 and the slowdown that has been centered on Sydney and Melbourne is now spreading to other capital cities.
If Scott Morrison pulls off a miracle and wins the May election, housing conditions should stabilise as investors pile back into the market to pick up cheap assets, writes Christopher Joye.
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