Record Listings Push Clearance Rate Down
An unprecedented number of auctions tested buyer depth.
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The penultimate weekend auction market for 2021 tested the depth of buyers with a record number of listings.
National auction numbers were significantly higher — rising from the previous Saturday’s 3096 to a new weekend record of 3632 — well ahead of the 2078 auctioned over the same weekend last year.
The high volume of auctions sent the national clearance rate down to 75.4% at the weekend — lower than the 76.8% reported the previous weekend and lower than the 78.4% recorded over the same weekend last year.
Sydney’s market recorded a clearance rate of 67.4% — well down on the previous weekend’s 76.6% and significantly lower than the 80.1% recorded over the same weekend last year.
A record 1371 homes were listed for auction on Saturday— well ahead of the previous weekend’s 1189 and higher than the 870 auctioned over the same weekend last year.
Sydney’s median price of $1,707,500 for houses sold at auction at the weekend was higher than the $1,622,500 reported over the previous Saturday and 20.7% higher than the $1,415,000 recorded over the same weekend last year.
In Melbourne, the weekend auction market produced an all-time high number of auctions, breaking recorded for the volume and value of weekend auction sales.
The Victorian capital recorded 1765 homes auctioned at the weekend — well ahead of the 1491 reported over the previous weekend and significantly higher than the 979 auctioned over the same weekend last year.
Despite the surge in listings, Melbourne reported a clearance rate of 70.1% on Saturday – higher than the previous weekend’s 68.5% yet lower than the 73.4% recorded over the same weekend last year.
Melbourne recorded a median price of $1,112,500 for houses sold at auction at the weekend — lower than the $1126,000 recorded over the previous weekend but 7.9% higher than the $1,031,000 recorded over the same weekend last year.
Data powered by Dr Andrew Wilson, myhousingmarket.com.au
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Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is selling his Northern California estate, which was listed Monday for $24.5 million.
Located in Atherton, an extremely affluent town northwest of Palo Alto and about 30 miles south of San Francisco, the 3.36-acre property is made up of three parcels that Schmidt acquired over the years, according to public records and Compass, who has the listing.
Schmidt, 69, and his wife, businesswoman Wendy Schmidt, purchased the main home in 1990 for $2 million, according to public records accessed via PropertyShark. They remodelled the 1969 home in 2007, and at that time, bought a neighbouring parcel of land, allowing an expansion of the main house and the addition of a guest house, according to Compass, who holds the listing. A third parcel was later acquired, on which the Schmidts added an English garden house and landscaped grounds overlooking the Eastern Hills.
“Finding three contiguous parcels in Atherton is rare. Even rarer are those with views of the Eastern hills,” said listing agent Katharine Carroll of the reSolve Group at Compass. “The location of this residence is ultra private, at the back of a cul-de-sac with the main house built into a hillside that provides privacy and very good security.”
Across the estate, there are five bedrooms, five full bathrooms and six half bathrooms.
The 5,265-square-foot main house also offers a number of private outdoor spaces on its upper level, including a large terrace off the primary suite, another large terrace off a secondary bedroom, plus a third smaller terrace and two balconies.
Behind the main house is a patio with a pool and spa. For even more outdoor space, there’s an entertaining pavilion, an open lawn and an outdoor fireplace area near the guest quarters.
The grounds themselves are also a standout feature, with an array of mature plants and specimen trees. The upper portion of the property’s landscaping is designed around an Amdega-designed conservatory, which was imported from the U.K. Around the greenhouse, there is a garden of raised beds and fruit trees, Carroll said.
“From the moment you step onto the grounds, it feels as if you’ve been transported to a private botanical sanctuary,” she said.
Schmidt served as Google’s CEO from 2001 to 2011, and then became the company’s executive chairman until 2015. He could not be reached for comment.
This article first appeared on Mansion Global
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