Evidence of real estate revival in many of the previously struggling city markets continues to mount.

 The CoreLogic figures published earlier in April showed significant improvement in a number of the capital cities of Australia, led by a big increase in Sydney house prices.

The latest figures from SQM Research, published on April 18, provide further evidence of the return to price growth in cities that were previously lagging behind better performers like Perth and Adelaide.

The SQM figures for the past month show a 1.4% rise in house prices, as the average result across the eight capital cities.