Why the median Perth home has lost $100,000 in value in five years

[WA Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, 2nd April, 2019 AM News Update [For Sale]( [Why the median Perth home has lost $100,000 in value in five years]( The average house in Perth has lost nearly $100,000 in value in the past five years, with suburbs in Mandurah and the eastern fringes hit the hardest by the drop. --------------------------------------------------------------- Top Stories [Cash, surplus and surprises in store as Frydenberg under pressure to deliver]( Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will be carrying the weight of the Coalition's re-election chances on Tuesday, as he hands down a "surprise-filled" first budget. 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