Melbourne led the way in property price growth over the past week, while Sydney also saw a rise, according to the latest CoreLogic property data.

Over the week to July 9, Melbourne again was out in front, with its median home price lifting 1.4 per cent, followed by Sydney with a 0.6 per cent rise, Brisbane gaining 0.3 per cent and Adelaide edging 0.1 per cent higher over the week.

Perth was the only major capital to record a drop in home values, with prices sliding 0.6 per cent.

The number of homes up for auction has continued to slide with 1,751 properties going under the hammer across the five cities during the past week, compared to 2,001 the previous week.