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House prices slide across Australia as Middle East conflict and tax changes begin to bite

The Guardian · 🇬🇧 public United Kingdom · · 450 words · By Luca Ittimani
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What to know about House prices slide across Australia as Middle East conflict and tax changes begin to bite

House prices have fallen in Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth as the market downturn spreads across Australia.

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What happened

House prices have fallen in Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth as the market downturn spreads across Australia.

Why it matters

New Cotality data, released on Monday, showed prices have fallen across most of the nation since May.

Common ground

Brisbane’s median price has fallen about $8,000 since May, to equal its March level of $1.1m.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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Claim 1: “The RBA governor, Michele Bullock, speaking at an Anika Foundation lunch on Wednesday, said she was surprised by the slump in house prices and housing demand since May.”
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Claim 2: “Adelaide and Perth median home prices have each fallen about $4,000 below their record highs set in May, at $944,000 and $1.03m respectively.”
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The specific figures ($4,000 fall from $944k and $1.03m) are reported by The Guardian. Other sources contradict the general trend (some say Perth/Adelaide are rising or hitting $1m), but do not specifically disprove these exact June/May figures.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Adelaide ( AD-il-ayd; Kaurna: Tarndanya [ˈd̪̥aɳɖaɲa]) is the capital and most populous city of South Australia, as well as the fifth-most populous city in Australia. The name "Adelaide" may refer to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelaide
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Adelaide Victoria Kane (born 9 August 1990) is an Australian actress and model. She first gained recognition for her roles as Lolly Allen in the soap opera Neighbours and Tenaya 7 (later Tenaya 15) in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelaide_Kane
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Perth (Nyungar: Boorloo) is the capital city of Western Australia. It is the fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth as of 2023. The world's …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perth
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Claim 3: “NAB on Thursday reported a 15% fall in home loan applications from the first three months of 2026 to the three months to June.”
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Claim 4: “New Cotality data, released on Monday, showed prices have fallen across most of the nation since May.”
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The Guardian and a YouTube report both explicitly mention 'Cotality data' released on a Monday showing price falls across most of the nation since May.
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web search NEUTRAL — New Cotality data, released on Monday, showed prices have fallen across most of the nation since May. Brisbane’s median price has fallen about $8,000 since May, to equal its March level of $1.1m.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/03/house…
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web search NEUTRAL — The downturn in the national housing market is no longer confined to Sydney and Melbourne, with Brisbane and Adelaide recording declines in house prices in July according to property data firm Cotalit…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOF6ONg2YHU
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web search NEUTRAL — A property price downturn is spreading across the nation as the market records the largest single-month decline in home values in nearly four years.Values were down 0.7 per cent nationwide, the larges…
https://www.edenmagnet.com.au/story/9322345/house-price-decl…
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Claim 5: “The city’s dwelling prices had increased for an historic 40 consecutive months, since February 2023, until they fell in June.”
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The specific claim regarding a 40-month increase since February 2023 until June is only found in The Guardian evidence. Other sources (CoreLogic) mention growth in September 2023 but not this specific streak.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2032 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXXV Olympiad and also known as Brisbane 2032, is a planned international multi-sport event scheduled to take place from 23 July to 8 August 2032 …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brisbane ( BRIZ-bən; Turrbal/Yagara: Meanjin) is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Queensland and the third-most populous city in Australia, with a population of approximately 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brisbane
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brisbane Stadium is a planned multi-purpose stadium to be built in Victoria Park, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It will serve as the main stadium for the 2032 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. T…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brisbane_Stadium
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Claim 6: “Regional home values fell or stayed flat in every state in July.”
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The provided web search results for this claim are generic (ABS homepage, US Zillow data, World Population Review) and do not contain information about Australian regional home values in July.
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web search NEUTRAL — Australian Bureau of Statistics. Logo of the ABS with coat of arms.Statistics. Census. Participating in a survey. About.
https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics
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web search NEUTRAL — States with the Highest Median Home Price.The average sales price in the same period is higher, at $507,800. The Zillow Home Value Index, which measures only the middle price tiers of homes, sets the …
https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/median-home…
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web search NEUTRAL — Regionally, home values appreciated or remained flat from October to November in 60 percent of the 165 housing markets covered by Zillow, compared to 24 percent last year. Major metropolitan statistic…
https://zillow.mediaroom.com/2012-01-10-U-S-Home-Values-Unch…
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Claim 7: “the Reserve Bank of Australia began to hike interest rates [in February]”
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Claim 8: “Nationally, the median home price is now $928,000 – about $19,000 below its March peak.”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists of irrelevant results about a band called 'The National', car rentals, and the month of March. No housing data is present.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — March is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. In the Northern Hemisphere, the meteorological beginning of spring occurs on the first day of Ma…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — March and March (established in March 2024) is a South African civic organisation focused on illegal immigration. The movement is associated with Operation Dudula and Patriotic Alliance's call of depo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Rogue's March (also Poor Old Soldier, in some contexts Poor Old Tory or The Rogue's Tattoo) is a derisive piece of music, formerly used in the British, American and Canadian military for making an…
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Claim 9: “Prices in Sydney and Melbourne are still higher than they were in January 2025”
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Claim 10: “Westpac, Equifax and Loan Market have independently reported falling mortgage demand.”
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Claim 11: “in Canberra are above where they were in September 2025.”
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Claim 12: “auction clearance rates edging up from from their June low of 47.4% to reach 53.6% at the weekend, according to Cotality’s preliminary data.”
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Claim 13: “Brisbane’s median price has fallen about $8,000 since May, to equal its March level of $1.1m.”
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The specific figure of an $8,000 fall to $1.1m is mentioned in The Guardian. Other sources discuss Brisbane prices generally or forecast them for 2026, but do not corroborate this specific historical data point.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brisbane ( BRIZ-bən; Turrbal/Yagara: Meanjin) is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Queensland and the third-most populous city in Australia, with a population of approximately 2…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brisbane is the capital of and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland, and the third most populous city in Australia. The Australian Bureau of Statistics estimates that the populatio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Brisbane
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brisbane, Australia's third most populous city and largest city by land area, is home to at least 360 completed high-rise buildings, at least 70 high-rise buildings over 100 metres in height, and has …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_B…
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Claim 14: “House prices have fallen in Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth”
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Multiple independent web search results (The Guardian and Domain Report) confirm that house prices have fallen in Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth.
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web search NEUTRAL — Meanwhile, Perth house prices are expected to rise the most, by 5 to 9 per cent; Adelaide next, at 4 to 8 per cent; and Brisbane, by 3 to 7 per cent.
https://agent.domain.com.au/news/property-prices-fall-sydney…
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web search NEUTRAL — House price decreases in Perth, Darwin, Brisbane and AdelaideNational median house price up 1.7 per cent over the quarter and 3.5 per cent year-on-yearAdelaide house prices decreased marginally over t…
https://eliteagent.com/domain-september-national-median-hous…
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web search NEUTRAL — House prices have fallen in Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth as the market downturn spreads across Australia.Adelaide and Perth median home prices have each fallen about $4,000 below their record highs se…
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/03/house…
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Claim 15: “Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra median prices have respectively fallen $69,000, $39,000 and $22,000 since February.”
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Claim 16: “The Reserve Bank has reported fewer than 1% of borrowers have fallen into negative equity”
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Claim 17: “In June, regional Australia’s home values fell overall for the first time since January 2023.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government in the Government of Australia is a position currently held by Catherine King following the swearing in of the ful…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In Australia, regional television is the local television services outside of the five main Australian cities (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth).
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Claim 18: “the US war on Iran broke out [in February]”
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Claim 19: “the May federal budget trimmed property investors’ tax concessions.”
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Claim 20: “The property research company [Cotality] reported the number of new listings had declined over July”
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Claim 21: “The RBA is not expected to raise interest rates when its board next meets on 11 August.”
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