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Sydney House Prices Continue to Climb

Thursday 11th March 2010

Sydney’s house prices have defied even bullish forecasts to post strong gains at the start of 2010, led by the Eastern Suburbs, Inner West and Lower North Shore, with many predicting the momentum will flow through to the rest of the year and into 2011. Buyers are being urged to enter the market now before prices move further away from them.

“What were considered bullish forecasts of ours six months ago have turned out to be on the light side,” said Harley Dale, chief economist at the Housing Industry Association (HIA). “Things are going even more strongly than we have forecast. On both fronts (activity and prices) it’s clear that, yes, we are in the midst of a housing recovery in Sydney.”

According to REX data, Sydney’s median house price rose 5.63 per cent to $525,000 in the past rolling quarter, while the Property Price Index, which factors in repeat sales, rose 3.92 per cent to $523,496 . It has outstripped gains in other NSW cities, including Wollongong where median prices were up 3.7 per cent to $362,950 and Newcastle where prices gained 1.54 per cent to $330,000. Sydney has also outperformed other capitals such as Brisbane where median prices rose 1.32 per cent. [More]


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Newcastle NSW Property Sales Figures

Nov 2009 - Jan 2010 (Interim Release)


* Index Price based in 2000 on Sales Data available in the 'Newcastle' Region


Click on a Suburb below to view the sales statistics for the Suburb

Suburbs: A-C | D-N | O-Z
SuburbNr SalesMedian SaleProperty Price Index
Aberglasslyn14$377,5007.86% $264,8810.74%
Adamstown27$439,00035.08% Insufficient Sales
Adamstown Heights11$437,5002.94% Insufficient Sales
Anna Bay12$417,50012.01% Insufficient Sales
Ashtonfield12$386,5001.71% Insufficient Sales
Belmont12$512,50059.66% Insufficient Sales
Belmont North14$350,00021.95% Insufficient Sales
Bolwarra Heights14$440,00011.82% $264,8810.74%
Bonnells Bay11$310,0009.22% Insufficient Sales
Cameron Park21$390,000128.40% Insufficient Sales
Cardiff18$323,7507.93% Insufficient Sales
Carrington12$401,22519.06% Insufficient Sales
Cessnock30$196,00010.91% Insufficient Sales
Charlestown31$380,0000.26% Insufficient Sales
Cooks Hill20$507,50024.85% Insufficient Sales
Cooranbong13$290,000SteadyInsufficient Sales
Corlette27$390,0004.29% Insufficient Sales