Economist Kaytlin Ezzy says demand for some coastal areas can “ebb and flow”. Photo: Harlz.

New research has found the South Coast housing market is seeing “softer market conditions” than other regional areas.

Research by Cotality Australia looked at Australia’s largest 50 non-capital city significant urban areas (SUAs), with two towns making the list for the NSW South Coast – Batemans Bay and Ulladulla.

Its research found that house prices were steadier, with stronger growth, while units were “a little bit more volatile”.

“That uptick coincides with the shift that we saw across the broader market,” said economist Kaytlin Ezzy.

“As the interest rates started to come down, that’s translated into more buyer demand and [worked] to push values higher.

“More recently, though, over the thr

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