Housing market crashes down on Domain profits

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CoreLogic’s latest housing chart pack shows that property sales across Australia bombed in the year to January, down 19.1%:

Home sales

For sale listings are also running way below the five-year average:

Listings
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The impact has been especially severe on Domain’s profits, with the “unprecedented” collapse in listings driving a 24% fall in net profits:

Domain results

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.