Australia home prices boast bumper 2021 amid 40% hike in home sales

- Figures from property consultant CoreLogic showed some heat leaving the market as home prices rose 1.0% in December, compared to 1.3% in November and a peak of 2.8% early in the year
- Melbourne saw a rare dip of 0.1% in December, but Brisbane surged 2.9% and Adelaide 2.6%