Auction clearance results across the combined capitals rose to a 12-week high last week, with Sydney seeing the largest increase as buyers opt to take definitive action.
New data has shown that the clearance rate for the combined capitals last week rose to 51.4 per cent, its highest result in twelve weeks.
According to Cotality’s report, the final clearance was up 2.5 percentage points from the previous result of 48.9 per cent.
Sydney recorded the biggest increase in its clearance rate among the capitals, rising to 51.5 per cent from 45.6 per cent previously, a 5.9 percentage point leap,
Elders Sydney Inner West auctioneer, Sebastian Bonaccorso, said cautious buyers had realised that there wasn’t going to be much more of a decline in prices and were starting to make the decision to buy.
“So there’s been a little bit more definite action in buyers securing the property knowing that the property market has probably bottomed out or is getting close to it,” he told REB.
On the other hand, Bonaccorso said vendors had also understood there had been an adjustment and were starting to meet buyers’ pricing expectations more.
“We had a settling period a few months ago where vendors were looking at the marketplace in the rear vision mirror, and now understand the prices they based their house on were properties that were sold in a stronger market,” he said.
“Vendors are now starting to understand that the prices have adjusted and now vendors are sort of more willing to meet the market.”
Melbourne saw the largest percentage of successful sales, at 56.8 per cent, its highest since 3 May, after it rose from 54.7 per cent the previous week.
Victoria’s capital also recorded a 17.9 per cent boost in volume, from 559 to 659 auctions.
In Brisbane, the clearance rate was 35.4 per cent, down from 37.5 per cent last week, marking the lowest result outside Perth and Tasmania.
The River City held the most auctions among the smaller markets, up 18.4 per cent to 161 from 136 the week before.
When it came to Adelaide, the clearance rate rose to 46.8 per cent, up from 45.7 the week before, while 94 homes went under the hammer, up 2.2 per cent from 92 the week before.
Canberra held 47 auctions, with 46.8 per cent seeing successful outcomes, up from 43.4 per cent last week.
Perth held only nine auctions, with two selling, and no auctions were held in Tasmania.
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