BRISBANE is leading the nation in all four property performance indicators for the first time in more than a decade — defying the downturn gripping the other mainland capital cities.
New figures show Brisbane is the only capital city to record an increase in home values over the past week, month, year-to-date and 12 months.
The last time the Queensland capital did that was back in 2007 before the Global Financial Crisis.
While home values in the other mainland capital cities headed south, houses and units in Brisbane gained a third of a per cent in value in the past 28 days, according to property researcher CoreLogic.
Compared to the same time last year, Brisbane home values are 1.2 per cent higher.
The only other capital city to record growth in the past month was Adelaide, where home values inched just 0.1 per cent higher.
The housing downturn is gathering pace in Sydney where values have fallen half a per cent in the past 28 days and are down 5.6 per cent compared to the same time last year.
The Melbourne market is also coming off the boil with home values declining nearly 1 per cent in the past month and 1.1 per cent over the past year.
CoreLogic senior research analyst Cameron Kusher said Brisbane was continuing to record “moderate growth” while the other mainland capitals were slowing.
“The rate of growth in Brisbane is generally slower than it was a year ago, but when you look at migration to Queensland picking up and what’s happening in Sydney and Melbourne, it’s no real surprise that Brisbane is holding up better,” Mr Kusher said.
He said it was likely Brisbane could experience an acceleration in home value growth thanks to increasing migration, an improving local economy and its relative affordability.