Houses in Sydney's inner city and eastern suburbs, along with apartments on the lower north shore, have taken the biggest hits as the city's five-year property boom comes to an end.

But a continued influx of Chinese buyers is expected to keep a floor under property prices, with one in four new homes in NSW being snapped up by Chinese, according to a Credit Suisse analysis of NSW Revenue figures.

The median value of houses in the inner city and eastern suburbs tumbled. Credit:Peter Braig

Sydney's median house price fell 1.9 per cent to $1,167,516 in the three months to the end of September, making it one of the country's worst performers, says Domain Group's State of the Market report to be released on Thursday. Domain Group is owned by Fairfax Media, publisher of The Sydney Morning Herald.

But the median value of houses in the inner city and eastern suburbs tumbled by a supersized 6 per cent to $2.17 million.