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Grand finals and long weekends play havoc with auction listings

After a quiet weekend for Melbourne, it’s Sydney’s turn for a drop in available properties

By Robyn Willis
Thu, Sep 29, 2022 10:48amGrey Clock < 1 min

Grand finals and public holidays continue to play havoc with auction listings this weekend. CoreLogic reports that 1,600 homes across the country will go under the hammer this weekend, which is -16.4 percent down on this time last year and -24.6 percent less than two weeks ago.

Last weekend’s AFL grand final and public holiday had a similar effect on Melbourne markets, with just 130 homes ready to be sold. It’s a completely different story in the Victorian capital this week though, with 828 homes due to be auctioned.

With the NRL grand final on this Sunday followed by the holiday Monday for the October long weekend, it’s Sydney’s turn for a quieter market, with 523 auctions scheduled, down -32.5 percent on the previous week.

Aside from Perth, which has seen week-on-week increases in volumes, the smaller capitals are forecasting declines, with 122 auctions on the books for Brisbane, 105 for Adelaide and 61 for Canberra. Tasmania has just two properties set for auction this weekend.  



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Hot on the heels of the launch of View Media Group last year, Australia’s newest proptech digital media company has gone live with its consumer-facing real estate site, view.com.au.

The new site offers a ‘freemium’ model allowing vendors to list their properties for free while having the option of further upgrades for agents looking to enhance their listings.

VGM executive chairman Anthony Catalano said the model was a ‘game changer’ in the digital real estate space.

“While VMG is much more than a portal play, it’s critical that we have a consumer-facing brand that will act as the front door to attract consumers and in turn allow us to offer products and services in a range of verticals across the property ecosystem,” Mr Catalano said. “Our plan is to create a digital real estate superstore under the new View brand that will play in the $300 billion adjacency categories rather than solely focus on the $1

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“We’ve listened to the industry and the time is right for an offer to come to market with an alternative model that addresses the real estate industry’s concern at the continually

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The View portal is available through app stores and will include properties across the country, not just those on the market right now.

“That means view.com.au will showcase more than 11 million properties in Australia compared to some of the portals which feature around 140,000 properties for sale,” Mr Catalano said. “From Day 1 we will provide consumers with a complete view of the market.’’ 

View has worked with mapping partner Nearmap to create the ability to have a comprehensive overview of all properties.

“We’ve had a look globally at best practice search for property and we’ve consumer tested a range of options and without doubt the preferred experience is map-based search,” View CEO Toby Blazs said. “So unlike others in the market who default consumers to a list view, we’ll default our search results via a map.”

Mr Catalano said the innovative site was designed to be a true disruptor in the proptech sector.

“VMG continues to grow and tick off the key parts of its strategic plan,” he said. “We are well on the way to forming a global-first conglomerate of proptech assets including portals, ad tech, lead generation, lead management solutions, media planning and buying, AI services, data and connections all under the one roof.”

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