st, article in the age today about melb prices holding up...dropped 0.02 for the year, but up 29% since dec 08 go figure when did keene sell his place haha Sydney recorded the smallest decline, down by just 0.2 per cent, with Melbourne the next lowest at 2.1 per cent. However, Melbourne's annual result is encouraging for market stability considering the extraordinary 29 per cent increase in house prices recorded between December 2008 and June 2010