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Regional home prices holding up as city property prices sink

Regional home values have outperformed the capitals over the past year, even as higher rates cool sales and weigh on buyer demand.

A view of houses in a modern development in Orange, central western NSW. (AAP Image/Stephanie Gardiner)

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Address by Paul O’Malley, Chair of Commonwealth Bank of Australia, at the bank’s 2026 Annual General Meeting.

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