Home values across the nation are still falling, but the pace of the housing downturn is slowing.
New figures from CoreLogic show national home values fell by 0.
6 per cent in March, the smallest drop since October last year. However the scope of the downturn is growing, as dwellings lost value across six of the nation's eight capital cities.
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