House prices gain 0.4% in week

Housing prices continue to rise, with mainland state capital prices ticking up another 0.4 per cent on average in a week.

Annual growth came in at 11.3 per cent in the week ending on Sunday, according to the data released by housing market analytical firm CoreLogic RP Data.

Sydney is winning the annual price-rise race, with an increase of 17.7 per cent, while Melbourne is a distant second at 12.3 per cent.

Brisbane and Adelaide follow, with both markets rising between three and four per cent, while Perth's prices were marginally lower than a year ago.