Sydney house prices recorded their first quarterly decline in 3.5 years — the largest fall of any capital city. Here is what the data is telling us.
 
Raine & Horne Lower North Shore Team Howe  ·  30 July 2026
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Sydney House & Unit Median Prices

June Quarter 2026  ·  Quarterly medians, March 2020 – June 2026

Source: Domain Insights

 
Houses
Jun 2026
$1.73m
▼ 3.3% qtr
−$59,884
Units
Jun 2026
$849,068
▼ 1.5% qtr
−$12,778
Houses
Annual
+1.1%
+$18,597
3-yr low
Units
Annual
+2.5%
+$20,660
1-yr low
Sydney House and Unit Median Prices chart — quarterly medians March 2020 to June 2026. Houses rose from $1.16M to a peak of $1.79M in Mar 2026 before easing to $1.73M in Jun 2026. Units rose from $749K to a peak of $862K before easing to $849K.
  Sydney houses
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Market Commentary — June Quarter 2026
 
Houses
Sydney house prices declined 3.3% ($59,884) in the June quarter to $1.73 million, falling from the previous quarter’s record high and returning values to June 2025 levels. This marks the first quarterly decline in 3.5 years and the largest fall of any capital city. Annual growth slowed sharply to 1.1% ($18,597), the weakest pace in three years, as borrowing capacity and affordability constraints weigh on demand. Selling conditions have weakened materially, with clearance rates at their lowest level since April 2020 (48%), withdrawn auctions at a record 29.3%, and longer selling times and higher discounting shifting power to buyers.
 
Units
Sydney unit prices declined 1.5% ($12,778) in the June quarter to $849,068, also falling from the previous quarter’s peak and returning to September 2025 levels. This is the first quarterly decline in two years, with annual growth easing to 2.5% ($20,660), the slowest in a year. Units continue to outperform houses, reflecting their relative affordability and narrowing the house-unit price gap to its smallest in 1.5 years. However, declines across both segments point to a broad-based cyclical shift in Sydney’s housing market.
 
 
Quarterly Data — March 2020 to June 2026
Quarter Houses QoQ % Units QoQ %
Mar-20$1,162,876+2.41%$749,264+2.40%
Jun-20$1,137,246−2.20%$731,789−2.33%
Sep-20$1,149,828+1.11%$733,049+0.17%
Dec-20$1,202,804+4.61%$740,662+1.04%
Mar-21$1,314,383+9.28%$759,957+2.61%
Jun-21$1,432,880+9.02%$788,107+3.70%
Sep-21$1,511,122+5.46%$795,131+0.89%
Dec-21$1,588,423+5.12%$806,302+1.40%
Mar-22$1,594,192+0.36%$796,064−1.27%
Jun-22$1,535,869−3.66%$779,309−2.10%
Sep-22$1,459,299−4.99%$764,875−1.85%
Dec-22$1,442,519−1.15%$748,577−2.13%
Mar-23$1,465,323+1.58%$760,047+1.53%
Jun-23$1,542,688+5.28%$775,852+2.08%
Sep-23$1,559,090+1.06%$785,971+1.30%
Dec-23$1,593,723+2.22%$792,600+0.84%
Mar-24$1,626,551+2.06%$808,617+2.02%
Jun-24$1,653,635+1.67%$808,951+0.04%
Sep-24$1,647,598−0.37%$818,706+1.21%
Dec-24$1,654,422+0.41%$817,854−0.10%
Mar-25$1,681,183+1.62%$819,663+0.22%
Jun-25$1,715,294+2.03%$828,408+1.07%
Sep-25$1,725,732+0.61%$827,020−0.17%
Dec-25$1,792,415+3.86%$843,076+1.94%
Mar-26$1,793,775+0.08%$861,846+2.23%
Jun-26$1,733,891−3.34%$849,068−1.48%
Source: Domain Insights (Sydney-wide quarterly medians). Sydney-wide figures are market context only and may differ from Lower North Shore suburb-level results. General information, not financial or property advice.
 
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Prepared by David Howe, Team Howe — Raine & Horne Lower North Shore. Data compiled by Domain Insights (Sydney-wide medians). Sydney-wide figures are market context only and may differ from Lower North Shore suburb-level results. General information, not financial or property advice.

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