Quarterly loss making resales felt in Melbourne, Mitchell and Stonnington: CoreLogic RP Data Pain & Gain

Despite Melbourne being the price growth setter of the nation over the past year some 5.4 percent of Melbourne resales over the September 2015 quarter were at a price lower than the previous purchase price, according to CoreLogic RP Data Pain and Gain report.

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This was down from 6.5 percent a year earlier and 5.6 percent at the end of the previous quarter. Murrindindi was the only council region to record no resales at a loss over the quarter while Knox (1.5 percent), Whitehorse (1.7 percent) and Yarra Ranges (1.9 percent) also had less than 2 percent of resales at a loss. The regions with the highest proportion of loss-making resales were Melbourne (24.8 percent), Mitchell (13.8 percent) and Stonnington (10.7 percent). 

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