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Lucinda Garbutt-Young

Cooling house market offers hope to first-time buyers

Just 51.1 per cent of homes auctioned across capital cities this weekend sold. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia's housing market is experiencing rapid downward pressure because of global conflict and the federal budget, but the conditions are unlikely to benefit renters.

Just 51.1 per cent of homes auctioned across capital cities this weekend sold, compared with more than 60 per cent a year prior, according to Cotality data.

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