Perth is now the most affordable city to purchase a unit, a title recovered in 2022 for the first time in 20 years.
New property data released on Monday showed WA was one of only two states to defy widespread declining house prices last month.
But growth has slowed significantly, with the PropTrack Home Price Index showing house prices in Perth grew only slightly last month by 0.04 per cent.
Economist Paul Ryan said Perth had not yet seen price growth slow at the same rate as in other capitals.
“Prices have increased by 8.8 per cent over the past year, only two percentage points below the rate seen at the start of the year,” he said.
“We continue to see the biggest price falls in the most expensive markets of Sydney, Melbourne and the ACT.”
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REIWA president Damian Collins said the Perth market was still tracking well, with 65 suburbs recording price growth during July.
“The Perth market typically slows in winter, so it’s pleasing that when we drill down to suburb level, a large number are still seeing growth – especially considering the three recent interest rate rises,” he said.
The five suburbs to record the biggest increase in price during July were Brabham (up 10.1 per cent to $333,750), Alkimos (up 4.6 per cent to $371,250), Lakelands (up 4.1 per cent to $385,000), Banksia Grove (up to 3.7 per cent to $420,000) and North Perth (up three per cent to $865,500).
Other suburbs to perform well were Gosnells, Hammond Park, Southern River, Kelmscott and Langford.