Lift in Values as Sentiment Improves

Housing values posted a broad-based rise in February with CoreLogic’s national Home Value Index (HVI) up 0.6% for the month. The 20-basis point acceleration from the 0.4% increase seen in January was the strongest monthly gain since October last year. Each of the capital cities and rest-of-state regions recorded a lift in values over the month, except Hobart where the...