article_snippet: Although its seeing less than half of its's price growth of last year, Sydney will continue to thrash the rest of the country the country in house costs with an eight percent rise, compared to a national growth of around five percent.
article_snippet: According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics however, this is still less than Sydney's 12.2 percent rise from last year. '
article_snippet: However, investor activity remains at record levels and this is another key driver of the price growth being seen.'
article_snippet: It changes every year, often you refer to the median prices,' Angie Zigomanis said. '
article_snippet: The Bureau of statistics documented that Melbourne saw a four and a half percent growth in 2014, much lower than The Bureau of statistics whopping 10 percent in 2013.
article_snippet: Perth, Darwin and Canberra are nearly breaking even with a rise of only two percent.
highlights_snippet: Sydney outperforming the rest of the country with a price growth of eight percent, still down on the country 12.2% last year .
  
highlights_snippet: it's constant housing price growth .