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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