The price index for residential properties for the weighted average of the eight capital cities rose 2.0% in the June quarter 2016. The index rose 4.1% through the year to the June quarter 2016. The capital city residential property price indexes rose in Sydney (+2.8%), Melbourne (+2.7%), Brisbane (+1.1%), Canberra (+2.2%), Adelaide (+0.8%) and Hobart (+0.7%) and fell in Perth (-1.2%) and Darwin (-2.4%). Annually, residential property prices rose in Melbourne (+8.2%), Canberra (+6.0%), Hobart (+4.9%), Brisbane (+4.3%), Sydney (+3.6%) and Adelaide (+3.5%) and fell in Darwin (-6.5%) and Perth (-4.8%).
The total value of residential dwellings in Australia was $6,045,080.8m at the end of the June quarter 2016, rising $138,302.8m over the quarter. The mean price of residential dwellings rose $11,800 to $623,000 and the number of residential dwellings rose by 39,100 to $9,703,500 in the June quarter 2016.
Aussie is currently being traded around 0.7540 level. Pair is likely to find support around 0.75 handle and resistance above 0.7580 area.