Australians discovered this week that not even a pandemic or the country's first recession in almost 30 years can put a dent in the surging housing market, as new figures showed that property prices have reached record highs.
Despite initial warnings from analysts that the Covid-19 outbreak could cause prices to fall by up to 30 per cent, the average dwelling is now worth more than before the pandemic. According to property data firm CoreLogic, average prices rose 0.9 per cent last month and have exceeded their peak in 2017, after which tighter lending controls led to a price dip.
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