July saw a further 0.4% dip in Brisbane home prices according to the latest Core Logic Hedonic Home Value Index.

• Last month saw home prices down 0.6% across the nation.
• Brisbane’s dwellings slid 0.4% in July (following the same drop in June) so they’re now down 0.9% over the past quarter.
• The Index reports Brisbane’s median apartment prices dropped 0.5% during the month of July (a slight improvement on June’s 0.8% dip), while our houses lost 0.3%, also slightly better than the previous month.
• Brisbane again outperformed the big capitals in July, with home prices down 1.2% in Melbourne and 0.9% in Sydney. Canberra and Adelaide recorded small price rises.
• Despite the price falls, the number of properties for sale nationally is down 15.2% compared with this time last year.
• Rental yields for a Brisbane apartment are reported at 5.2%, well ahead of the national average of 4.1%. Sydney investors have the lowest of the capital cities with a 3.4% rental yield.

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