ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) on MSN: Australia's property market enters downturn as prices fall for first time in three years Australia's property market has entered a downturn after both house and unit prices fell for the first time in more than three years, bringing an end to the recent housing boom. Australia's property market enters downturn as prices fall for first time in three years news.com.au: Melbourne property market leads Australia’s downturn with huge volume of price cuts Melbourne property market leads Australia’s downturn with huge volume of price cuts Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen about a mixed bag of economic data emerging from Australia, with the country's property market in a downturn, while employment is defying ... ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation): VIDEO: Australia's property market is officially in a downturn, says Domain Time Out: Australia's property market downturn has begun as prices fall for the first time in three years Australia's property market downturn has begun as prices fall for the first time in three years Tax changes for property investors in Australia could trigger a property market downturn at a time when consumer sentiment is already damaged, according to the chief executive of Morgan Stanley ...

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Melbourne’s property market has been leading the national downturn, with new data showing almost one in three homes are selling tens of thousands of dollars less than first asked. Two hardworking nurses were left scrambling to make ends meet after buying a new house but unable to sell their previous home in a “battered” Australian property market. The Australian: Property downturn hammers blue-chip suburbs with price drops up to 17pc