article_snippet.sent: Dwelling values rose by 5.8 per cent in the Harbour city, a record growth and the strongest increase since April in 2009, according to the latest figures from RP Data.
article_snippet.sent: Sydney dwelling values rose by 5.8 per cent in the last quarter bringing the average median house price to $690,000 .
article_snippet.sent: Sydney's performance drove the quarterly national dwelling value to heighten by 3 per cent, despite Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth suffering significant declines over the last quarter. '
article_snippet.sent: Sydney's performance drove the quarterly national dwelling value to heighten by 3 per cent, despite Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth suffering significant declines over the quarter . '
article_snippet.sent: The median house price across the combined capital cities is now $530,000, with Sydney being the only city to surpass the figure with a median of $690,000.
article_snippet.sent: Canberra surprisingly performed second best to Sydney over the last quarter with a 4.1 per cent increase in dwelling values leading to a $530,000 median house price, followed by Melbourne at 3.5 per cent and $518,000.
article_snippet.sent: The median house price across the combined capital cities is now $530,000, with Sydney being the only city to surpass the figure with a median of $690,000 .
article_snippet.sent: Canberra surprisingly performed second best to Sydney over the quarter with a 4.1 per cent increase in dwelling values leading to a $530,000 median house price .
article_snippet.sent: Hobart has maintained Hobart position as the most affordable position by a longshot, with a median dwelling price of just $310,000.
highlights_snippet.sent: Dwelling values rose by 5.8 per cent in Sydney over the last quarter, the strongest increase since April 2009 .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: the strongest increase since April 2009 has brought the median house price to $690,000 in the Harbour city .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Sydney's strong performance led the national dwelling value to heighten by 3 per cent .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Canberra performed second best with a 4.1 per cent increase followed by Melbourne at 3.5 per cent and $518,000 .