Highlights over the three months to October 2014: Courtesy RP Data

– Best performing capital city: Sydney, +3.9 per cent
– Weakest performing capital city: Hobart, -2.8 per cent
– Highest rental yields: Darwin houses with gross rental yield of 5.9 per cent and Darwin units at 6.0 per cent
– Lowest rental yields: Melbourne houses with gross rental yield of 3.2 per cent and Melbourne units at 4.1 per cent
– Most expensive city: Sydney with a median dwelling price of $680,000
– Most affordable city: Hobart with a median dwelling price of $315,000