dˈʊɹɹɪŋ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt nˈaɪn lˈoʊkəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ˈɛɹiəz ɪnðə nˈɔːɹðɚn tˈeɪbəlləndz ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd ɐ twˈɛlv tə θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv pɚ sˈɛnt ɡɹˈoʊθ ɪn pɹˈɑːpɚɾi vˈæljuːz ˌoʊvɚ ðə lˈæst twˈɛlv mˈʌnθs ænd ɐ θˈɜːtiːn tə twˈɛnti tˈuː pɚ sˈɛnt ɹˈaɪz ˌoʊvɚ ðə lˈæst fˈaɪv jˈɪɹz ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tʊ ɐ ɹᵻpˈoːɹt fɹʌm ɔːstɹˈeɪliən pɹˈɑːpɚɾi mˈɑːnɪɾɚz.
During 2008 nine local government areas in the Northern Tablelands recorded a 12 to 35 per cent growth in property values over the last 12 months and a 13 to 22 per cent rise over the last five years according to a report from Australian Property Monitors.