各城市表现分化，珀斯以2%领涨，其次为布里斯本1.6%与达尔文1.5%；雪梨仅升0.2%、墨尔本0.1%，全国主要城市合计月增约0.7%。
市场普遍预期澳洲央行本周可能自2023年11月以来首次升息，通膨仍偏高且部分受住房成本推动；研究主管Tim Lawless认为今年需求面可能因负担与还款能力限制而降温，较可能走向涨幅放缓而非急转下跌，除非经济或信贷条件恶化超预期。
Australia’s home prices accelerated in January, with the Home Value Index rising 0.8% versus 0.6% in December, intensifying the challenge for policymakers amid already stretched affordability.
Growth was strongest in Perth (2%), followed by Brisbane (1.6%) and Darwin (1.5%), while Sydney and Melbourne posted only modest gains, leaving major-city growth around 0.7% overall.
With markets expecting the RBA to hike rates this week for the first time since November 2023 and inflation still elevated, Cotality’s Tim Lawless expects demand to cool as affordability and servicing constraints bite; supply remains tight with listings down 19% year on year, rents are also rising, and the most likely outcome is slower price growth rather than a sharp reversal.