Three Australian outlets report that housing prices rise across the country, with the strongest annual growth in Western Australia occurring in Karratha rather than Perth. Each source highlights that Karratha tops the list for the highest annual increase in housing prices over the past 12 months. The articles frame the move as part of broader property value growth, while focusing on relative performance between regional areas in WA and the state capital. Although the summaries provided do not include specific figures, they consistently state the same ranking outcome: Karratha shows the fastest year-on-year growth in housing prices, surpassing Perth and other WA locations. Taken together, the reports indicate that while Perth remains a key benchmark for WA property, the strongest momentum in the latest 12-month period is occurring in the Pilbara coastal town of Karratha. The outlets do not attribute the increase to any single cause in the information provided, and they present the result primarily as a comparative market performance measure.