The 7 must-know numbers of the week

The sheriff's costs in selling a six-bedroom Braybrook house that had been valued at $630,000. Kell Griffin, the real estate officer of the Victorian Sheriff who conducted the auction, confirmed that the $1,000 paid by the buyer did not cover the costs incurred by the sheriff’s office.

The amount is US dollars Dubai property developer Nakheel paid former CEO Chris O'Donnell after he took action to recover his contractual entitlements, mainly relating to bonuses.

The decline in the median national house price in January, according to Residex. House prices slipped 1.65% in Melbourne, 1.18% in Sydney and 0.32% in Perth.

The number of suburbs where the rental growth has beaten inflation. Fairfield, six kilometres north east of the Melbourne CBD, topped the list

The number of real estate agents who left the industry last year, according to IBISWorld. Declining sales volumes and prices are hurting the industry, especially in Queensland and Western Australia.

NAB's standard variable interest rate after all four big banks raised interest rates independently of the RBA this week. NAB still has the cheapest rate, but the gap between it and next cheapest ANZ is narrowing.

The unemployment rate as of January after it fell by 0.1 percentage points. The rate was than expectations and the drop was driven by an increase in part-time employment.