Melbourne and Sydney record preliminary clearance rates above 70%

By Caitlin Fono, Research Analyst, CoreLogic There were 2,050 homes taken to auction across the combined capital cities this week, down -15.6% from last week (2,429), and -31.2% lower than this time last year (2,979). Of the 1,634 results collected so far, 70.3% were successful, up 60 basis points from last week’s preliminary clearance rate of 69.7%, which was revised down to 66.8% in final … Continue reading Melbourne and Sydney record preliminary clearance rates above 70%

CoreLogic | East Coast Floods: One year on + Auction Market Preview

By Caitlin Fono, Research Analyst, CoreLogic There are currently 2,136 capital city homes scheduled for auction this week, down -12.1% from last week (2,429) and -28.3% lower than this time last year (2,979). While auction activity is set to hold above 2,000 for the second week in a row, all capital cities are set to see fewer homes taken to auction this week compared to … Continue reading CoreLogic | East Coast Floods: One year on + Auction Market Preview

Brisbane sets new record, but price fall barely dents pandemic gains

Brisbane’s property market has set a new performance benchmark for the largest and fastest decline on record, barely seven months after values hit their peak. Following a pandemic population surge and increase in values of more than 43%, Greater Brisbane home values hit a record high on 19 June 2022, soon after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) commenced its rate-tightening cycle. However, CoreLogic’s Daily … Continue reading Brisbane sets new record, but price fall barely dents pandemic gains

Weaker real estate auction market likely to continue in 2023

Australia’s auction market is expected to start with a whimper rather than a bang when it returns in full next week, despite a slight seasonal uptick in clearance rates and volumes in the final months of 2022. CoreLogic’s Quarterly Auction Market Review shows 25,637 properties went under the hammer across the combined capitals with a clearance rate of 57.8% in the December quarter. It was a marginal … Continue reading Weaker real estate auction market likely to continue in 2023

CoreLogic: Auction volumes fall as festive season nears

CoreLogic is expecting to see fewer auctions as we approach the festive season. With 2,373 homes currently scheduled for auction across the combined capital cities this week, auction activity is down -12.7% from last week (2,717), and -50.4% lower than the same week last year (4,783). Brisbane, Perth and Tasmania are set to see an increase in the volume of auctions over the week, while … Continue reading CoreLogic: Auction volumes fall as festive season nears

Busiest auction week since late May + Aussie’s ‘Your Next Mortgage Move’ – Rate rise sticker shock revealed

There are 2,719 homes currently scheduled for auction across the combined capital cities this week, rising for the fifth consecutive week and marking the busiest auction week since late-May (3,226). While auction volumes are up 7.2% week-on-week (2,537), the same week last year saw a record-breaking 4,981 homes taken to auction across the combined capital cities – the busiest auction week since CoreLogic records commenced in … Continue reading Busiest auction week since late May + Aussie’s ‘Your Next Mortgage Move’ – Rate rise sticker shock revealed

Corelogic: Auction activity continues to rise, but remains well below this time last year

Auction activity across the combined capitals continues to rise, with 2,579 homes set to go under the hammer this week. Continuing the upward trend seen over the past four weeks, this week’s auction volumes are expected to rise 6.8%, overtaking last week (2,414) as the capital’s busiest week since mid-June (2,528). While up week on week, this week’s scheduled auction activity is -37.9% lower than … Continue reading Corelogic: Auction activity continues to rise, but remains well below this time last year

CoreLogic: Busiest auction week since June + Fewer million dollar markets

Auction activity continues to rise with 2,465 homes currently scheduled for auction across the combined capital cities this week, the busiest auction week since mid-June (2,528). While this week’s scheduled auction activity is up 7.3% on last week’s numbers (2,298), it is -42.0% lower than this time last year when CoreLogic recorded its third busiest auction week since records commenced in 2008 (4,251). Melbourne auction volumes … Continue reading CoreLogic: Busiest auction week since June + Fewer million dollar markets

CoreLogic: Auction volumes on the rise, but fall well short of last year’s record highs

Auction activity is set to rise across the combined capital cities this week with 2,326 homes currently scheduled for auction, up 7.2% from last week when 2,170 auctions were held. This week’s scheduled auction activity is -37.5% lower than the same week last year when 3,720 auctions were held across the combined capital cities. Over the coming weeks, it is likely auction volumes will remain significantly … Continue reading CoreLogic: Auction volumes on the rise, but fall well short of last year’s record highs

Melbourne’s preliminary clearance rate holds above 60% for the 16th consecutive week

After hosting 1,917 auctions the week prior, capital city auction activity rose by almost 13% this week, with 2,159 homes auctioned across the combined capitals. The rise in auction numbers was accompanied by a -3.6 percentage point decline in the preliminary clearance rate, with 60.1% of the 1,709 results collected so far returning a successful result. Last week’s preliminary clearance rate of 63.7% (revised to … Continue reading Melbourne’s preliminary clearance rate holds above 60% for the 16th consecutive week