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Sellers cash in as profit levels hit 20-year high

Record property values are driving a surge in profitable resales, though losses are beginning to reappear in some markets.

Australian house with for sale sign out front.
Sellers who've held onto their property are almost certainly letting them go at a profit. (Image source: doublelee/Shutterstock.com)

There’s scarcely ever been a better time to sell a property.

With property prices at or near record highs around the country, the proportion of sellers offloading property at a profit has hit a 20-year high.

Cotality’s latest Pain and Gain report shows that 95.9 per cent of resales nationally are delivering a gain, marking one of the strongest outcomes on record and reflecting the cumulative impact of more than a decade of price growth.

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