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<p>The capital city clearance rate sat 69 per cent over the 2020 December quarter, making it the best performing quarter of 2020, followed by the March 2020 at 62 per cent.</p>

<p>Auction volumes increased by 44 per cent over the three months to December, with 20,489 homes taken to auction across the combined capital cities, up from 14,216 over the September quarter, according to CoreLogic’s Auction Market Review.</p>

<p>“While the three months to December was the busiest quarter of 2020, it was significantly lower than the December 2019 quarter, when 26,923 homes were taken to auction across the combined capitals.”</p>

<p>CoreLogic’s Head of Research Australia, Eliza Owen, says the bulk of the uplift could be attributed to Melbourne.</p>

<p>“65% of the uplift can be attributed to the resurgence of auctions scheduled across Melbourne,” she said noting that vendor activity became pent up during stage four restrictions across the city.</p>

<p>Owen expects auction results to continue “on a strong footing” into 2021, providing there’s no major resurgence of COVID-19 in the community.</p>

<p>Of the 20,411 auction results collected over the latest quarter, just 8.9 per cent reported a withdrawn result, compared to 18.7 per cent over the September quarter and 31.0 per cent over the June quarter. </p>

<p>Of the sold results, 36.8 per cent were sold prior to auction, compared to 42.0 per cent over the September quarter and 47.8 per cent over the June quarter.</p>

<p>Evatt in the ACT secured a 100% success from its 22 captured results.</p>

<p>Sydney’s Bass Hill sat at 95.8% with 23 of its 24 scheduled auctions finding buyers in the quarter.</p>

<p>Melbourne’s Tullamarine was the top suburb with an 88.5% success rate with 23 of its 26 scheduled auctions yielding a sales results.</p>

<p>Brisbane’s top auction performer was Camp Hill at 75% with 24 of its 32 scheduled auctions being sold.</p>
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CoreLogic’s Head of Research Australia, Eliza Owen, says the bulk of the uplift could be attributed to Melbourne.

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December quarter auction clearance rate the best quarter over 2020 with nearly 70 per cent sold

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<p>There are 1,043 auctions scheduled this week in Melbourne compared to 1,124 for the same time last year.</p>
<p>The highest volume of auctions is in St Kilda with 23 expected, followed by Reservoir with 22 and Kew with 19.</p>
<p>In the auction market the increased volume has shifted the market in favour of buyers with a lower clearance rate resulting from the almost 2,000 auctions held over the past fortnight.</p>
<p>In the private sale market however sellers are seeing a peak in demand with lower days on market and reduced discounting prevalent.</p>
<p>On a city wide basis, the time on market results for houses sold at private sale tightened from 40 days to 37 days over the last week whilst vendor discounting fell from -5.1% to -4.9%.</p>
<p><strong>Key data</strong></p>
<p>•       Clearance rate week ending 12 October: 70%</p>
<p>•       Melbourne auctions expected week ending 19 October: 1,043</p>
<p>•       Melbourne private sales time on market week ending 12 October: 37 days (houses)</p>
<p>•       Melbourne vendor discounting market week ending 12 October: -4.9% (houses)</p>
<p>•       Listings being prepared for market are 4.3 per cent higher in month ending 12 October (seasonally adjusted)</p>
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Melbourne market shifting in favour of buyers: RP Data's weekend auction preview

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<p><span>There are 2,050 capital city auctions expected across the capital cities this week, similar to the number held last week (2,076) when the final auction clearance rate was recorded at 75.9%, the softest result across the combined capital cities since March this year. At the same time last year, 2,040 residential auctions were held and the clearance rate over the week was recorded at 65.4%.</span></p>
<p><span>Melbourne is expecting 959 auctions this week, an increase from 947 last week and higher than the 946 at the same time last year. Last week, Melbourne’s final auction clearance rate was recorded at 77.7%, which is much higher than one year ago (69.1%), however it is the lowest clearance rate for the city in 9 weeks.</span></p>
<p><span>This week, there are 799 Sydney homes scheduled for auction, compared to 816 last week and 785 over the previous week. Sydney’s clearance rate was down last week, from 88.7% the previous week to 83.4%, while in comparison, the clearance rate for the city last year was 70.1%. Sydney’s year to date clearance rate is 84.9%, while over the same period last year, the clearance rate for the city was tracking at 75.0%. On the other hand, auction volumes this year are slightly lower than they were last year.</span></p>
<p><span>Across Brisbane, CoreLogic RP Data is currently expecting 114 auctions this week, compared with 135 last week and 141 last year. Brisbane’s clearance rate last week was 45.5 per cent, while one year ago, 32.2% of homes taken to auction were sold.</span></p>
<p><span>There are currently 76 Adelaide homes scheduled for auction this week, slightly lower than the 87 last week and tracking at a similar level as the same time last year when 74 auctions were held across the city. Adelaide’s clearance rate last week was 58.7%, having fallen from 71.2% the previous week.</span></p>
<p><span>Canberra has 51 scheduled auctions this week, compared to 53 last week and 35 at the same time last year.</span></p>
<p><span>Across Perth, 40 homes are set for auction over the current week, increasing from 32 last week and slightly lower than one year ago (45).</span></p>
<p><span>Across Australia’s individual suburbs, the highest volume of auctions this week will be held in Balwyn North, Glen Waverley and Richmond (Vic).</span></p>
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Auction volumes lower year on year: CoreLogic RP Data's Shana Miller

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<div>It's set to be a monester week of data releases ahead, from tomorrow in particular, but before that a quick look at the weekend auction results.</div>
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<em>Core-Logic-RP Data</em> reported its preliminary auction stats which showed stronger initial results than one year ago in Melbourne, Brisbane, and Perth.</div>
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<div>Sydney recorded another vigorous result of 78.1 per cent, which was stronger than the final result for last week of 76.2 per cent, but for the first time this year was below the preliminary clearance rate from one year ago at 79.9 per cent.</div>
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<div>Sydney's incredible run which has seen house prices rising at a pace of well over <a href="https://petewargent.blogspot.com.au/2015/08/residex-astonishing-sydney-boom" target="_blank">20 per cent per annum</a> has continued right the way through until the final week before the spring selling season.</div>
<br><div>The result of 78.1 per cent this week will doubtlesss lead to some premature extrapolation, but there are a few reasons why the Sydney market probably has a bit of a way to run yet before it runs out of puff.</div>
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<div>Firstly while auction volumes have been tracking at the highest level we have seen, total listings are still moderate, and less than those of Melbourne and even Perth.</div>
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<div>Secondly, in the inner- and middle-ring suburbs that matter, clearance rates are still tracking at exceptionally high levels.</div>
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<div><span><span>According to <em>CoreLogic-RP Data</em> the Eastern Suburbs (87.6 per cent), North Sydney &amp; Hornsby (86.3 per cent) and the Inner West (85.1 per cent) had the strongest clearance rates, followed by Blacktown (84.6 per cent), City &amp; Inner South (82.8 per cent) and the Northern Beaches (81.5 per cent).</span></span></div>
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<div><span><span>Although these are only preliminary results, traditionally it is said that results above 80 per cent point towards a "boom time" property market.</span></span></div>
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<div><span><span>And thirdly, John McGrath ignited some debate earlier this year when he claimed that Sydney's inner suburbs will be "hot forever".</span></span></div>
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<div><span><span>While this obviously isn't set in stone, simple geometry tells you that within the inner 6km there are only 113 square kilometres of land for which there is huge demand. </span></span></div>
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<div><span><span>Nothing is certain, of course, but personally I wouldn't bet against it. </span></span></div>
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<div><span><span>It's precisely what has happened in prime central London over the last couple of decades. </span></span></div>
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<p><span><em>PETE WARGENT is the co-founder of <a href="https://allenwargent.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">AllenWargent</a> property buyers (London, Sydney) and a best-selling author and <a href="https://petewargent.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">blogger</a>.</em><br></span></p>
<p><em>His latest book is <a href="https://www.bigskypublishing.com.au/Books/General-Interest/Four-Green-Houses--and-a-Red-Hotel/1015/productview.aspx" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Four Green Houses and a Red Hotel</a>.</em></p>
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Inner suburbs hot for-evuh: Pete Wargent

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<p><span>Preliminary auction clearance rates ticked back on the first weekend of spring according to </span>CoreLogic-RP Data<span>.</span></p>
<div>Sydney's auction clearance rate should now begin to track lower than its equivalent prior year figure, but remains elevated at this juncture 78 per cent.</div>
<p><span style="line-height: 1.3em;">Generally strong results were seen outside Sydney and Melbourne as per the below graphic, albeit from the usual small samples.</span></p>
<p><span><br><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Speeding ticket</span></strong><br><br></span></p>
<div>That the Sydney market must eventually slow is not in question.</div>
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<div>After all, both Residex and CoreLogic-RP Data have recorded house prices growing at an absolutely cuckoo pace of +7.5 per cent over the last quarter (a totally bonkers rate of growth implying that prices would double within the next 10 quarters). </div>
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<div>The real questions are how well the spring auction market can hold up in the face of likely higher stock volumes and what happens when the growth cycle eventually comes to an end. </div>
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<div>It's worth noting that while outer suburban auction rates may have tailed off in Sydney somewhat, many of the inner suburbs are still recording blistering results.</div>
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<div>The inner west (88.6%), eastern suburbs (84%) and North Sydney and Hornsby (83.6%) regions each once again recorded supremely high preliminary clearance rates.</div>
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<p><span><em>PETE WARGENT is the co-founder of <a href="https://allenwargent.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">AllenWargent</a> property buyers (London, Sydney) and a best-selling author and <a href="https://petewargent.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">blogger</a>.</em><br></span></p>
<p><em>His latest book is <a href="https://www.bigskypublishing.com.au/Books/General-Interest/Four-Green-Houses--and-a-Red-Hotel/1015/productview.aspx" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Four Green Houses and a Red Hotel</a>.</em></p>
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Auctions spring forth: Pete Wargent

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<p>This week, CoreLogic RP Data is expecting 2,842 auctions across the capital city markets, the highest number of weekly auctions since the week leading up to Easter, when 3,668 capital city auctions were held.</p>
<p>The rise in volumes comes of the back of a lower clearance rate last week, when the final results reported a combined capital city weighted average of 69.9 per cent, the lowest clearance rate since February this year. The lower result was driven by a fall across Sydney, where 70.7 per cent of auctions were successful last week, the lowest clearance rate for the city this year.</p>
<p><strong>Melbourne</strong> and <strong>Sydney</strong> are both expecting a high volume of auctions this week, with 1,206 scheduled in Melbourne and 1,198 in Sydney. In comparison, last week 1,127 Melbourne auctions were held and 1,041 in Sydney.</p>
<p>Last week, <strong>Adelaide’s</strong> clearance rate was 71.4 per cent, the second strongest result for any capital city (following Melbourne at 73.7 per cent) and this week Adelaide auction volumes are set to rise from 99 last week to 130. Similarly, <strong>Brisbane</strong> auction volumes are also on the rise, with 202 auctions this week, compared to 143 last week</p>
<p><strong>Canberra</strong> (58 this week compared to 118 last week) and <strong>Perth</strong> (25 this week compared to 31 last week) are the only two cities where the number of auctions is down week on week, however, both cities current auction activity is higher than it was one year ago.</p>
<p>The Australian suburb with the highest number of auctions this week is Reservoir (Vic) where 23 residential auctions will be held. Following on from this is Mosman (NSW) with 19, Preston (Vic) with 17 and Glen Waverley (Vic) with 16.</p>
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Busiest week for auctions since before Easter: CoreLogic RP Data's Shana Miller

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<p>The NRL and AFL grand finals, combined with a long weekend across many states last week saw auction activity take a backseat, however, this week auction volumes have more than tripled, with 3,062 residential properties going to auction across the combined capitals.</p>
<p>This week will be the third busiest for auctions across <strong>Melbourne</strong> this year, with 1,411 homes being taken to auction, compared to just 98 last week and 1,123 at the same time last year. Similarly, for <strong>Sydney</strong>, Australia’s second largest auction market, volumes will increase this week, with 1,230 auctions scheduled, up from 583 last week and 918 over the comparable week last year.</p>
<p>In all other capital cities, the number of auctions this week will also increase and volumes in each of the cities are higher relative to last year. There are 129 auctions in <strong>Adelaide</strong> this week, compared to 33 last week and 115 at the same time last year. <strong>Brisbane</strong> will be host to 186, the busiest week for the city since May this year, while there are 65 <strong>Canberra</strong> auctions scheduled and 34 across <strong>Perth</strong>.</p>
<p>In terms of the latest clearance rates, clearance rates fell further last week, down to 68.2 per cent across the combined capital cities, with Sydney recording a clearance rate below 70 per cent for the first time this year (69.9 per cent). With the increase in auction volumes this week it will be interesting to see how the clearance rate performs.</p>
<p>Mount Waverly in Victoria is host to 31 auctions this week, the highest number of auctions in any one Australian suburb. Following this is Reservoir (Vic) with 25, Glen Waverley (Vic) with 21, Mosman (NSW) and Northcote (Vic), both with 18.</p>
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Buzz across the capital city auction markets: CoreLogic RP Data's Shana Miller

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<p>CoreLogic-RP Data<span> reported a rebound in preliminary auction clearance clearance rates, with increases in Sydney (to 72.8%), Melbourne (74.1%), and Brisbane (59.4 %).</span></p>
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<p><span>The trend in Brisbane improved slightly from 59.1% last week and 48.8% one year ago.</span></p>
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<div>Sydney's preliminary clearance rate of 72.8% from an elevated number of 1,141 auctions remained strong, but the market is clearly now a two-speed affair with the western suburbs, north west and south west all having slowed in recent weeks.</div>
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<div>The northern beaches recorded the strongest clearance rate this weekend (88%), with the eastern suburbs (85.5%) and city &amp; inner south (81.9%) all recording strong results.</div>
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<div>The eastern suburbs have proven to be particularly strong performers of late.</div>
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<div>Most properties with a Bondi tagline continue to sell well, while Bronte, Clovelly, Coogee, Darling Point, Maroubra etc. also remain rock solid...</div>
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<p><span>The real blockbuster sales this weekend, however, were seen on the lower north shore, specifically </span>in Chatswood<span>, with the previous suburb record being swept away...twice.</span></p>
<p><span><em>PETE WARGENT is the co-founder of <a href="https://allenwargent.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">AllenWargent</a> property buyers (London, Sydney) and a best-selling author and <a href="https://petewargent.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">blogger</a>.</em><br></span></p>
<p><em>His latest book is <a href="https://www.bigskypublishing.com.au/Books/General-Interest/Four-Green-Houses--and-a-Red-Hotel/1015/productview.aspx" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Four Green Houses and a Red Hotel</a>.</em></p>
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Auctions on the rebound: Pete Wargent

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<p>This week 1,426 auctions were held across the combined capital cities, substantially lower than the 2,304 held last week and the 2,556 held one year ago.</p>
<p>This coming Monday is a public holiday for four out of the eight states and territories, which has been a key factor in the fall in auction volumes. The combined capital city clearance rate softened this week, down from 68.6 percent last week to 66.4 percent this week.</p>
<p>The two largest auction markets, Melbourne and Sydney, saw their preliminary clearance remain above the 70 percent mark, with Sydney at 72 percent and Melbourne at 70.5 percent, while the highest clearance rate was in Canberra where 75 percent of auctions cleared over the weekend. </p>
<p>The capital city weighted average was pulled lower by softer clearance rates in Brisbane (44 percent), Perth (46.7 percent) and Tasmania (33.3 percent). One year ago, the weighted average clearance rate was 77.2 percent, substantially stronger than the current result.</p>
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<p>Only 414 <strong>Melbourne</strong> auctions were held this week with a preliminary clearance rate of 70.5 percent. This week’s result shows a slight decrease in the clearance rate for the city, after final results saw Melbourne’s clearance rate at 72.1 percent last week. Over the corresponding week last year, Melbourne’s clearance rate was 78.0 percent across 1,269 auctions. Although the city’s auction activity was quieter this week, there were still sub-regions where auction volumes were relatively high, with Melbourne’s Inner region host to 74 auctions and the West region host to 56 auctions. In terms of clearance rate, North West was the best performer, with 80.6 percent of reported auctions successful this week, followed by Inner South (79.2 percent).</p>
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<p><strong>Sydney</strong> was the busiest capital city auction market this week, with 680 auctions held and a preliminary clearance rate of 72.0 percent. On the final numbers for last week, 68.7 percent of Sydney auctions were successful, while one year ago the clearance rate was 83.9 percent, significantly stronger than the current results for the city. The number of homes taken to auction this year is also lower than last year when 926 auctions were held. Sydney’s strongest performing sub-regions this week were Ryde (86.2per cent), Eastern Suburbs (84.5 percent) and Inner West (78.6 percent).</p>
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<p>This week 44.0 percent of <strong>Brisbane</strong> auctions were successful based on preliminary results. There were 151 auctions held in the city, up from 133 last week and 132 at the same time last year. Last week Brisbane’s clearance rate was 50.9 percent, while one year ago it was 47.0 percent. Further south, on the <strong>Gold</strong> <strong>Coast</strong> 34 auctions were held this week. Preliminary results show 16 auction outcomes having been reported with a clearance rate of 50.0 percent.</p>
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<p><strong>Adelaide’s</strong> preliminary results show 54.2 percent of auctions were successful this week, compared to 65.9 per cent last week and 66.7 percent one year ago. The number of auctions across the city fell to 93 this week, compared to 99 over the previous week.</p>
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<p>There were 35 <strong>Perth</strong> auctions held this week. Perth’s clearance rate shows a higher level of volatility due to the small proportion of homes being sold via the auction method.  Over the year to date, Perth’s clearance rate has been recorded as low as 21.7 percent the week before last and as high as 46.7 percent this week, across just 15 results. Prior to this week, the highest result for the city was recorded over the final week of January when  44 percent of the 25 reported auctions were successful.</p>
<p><strong>Canberra</strong> has recorded another strong result this week with a preliminary clearance rate of 75.0 percent. The number of homes auctioned across the city this week was significantly lower than last week, falling from 88 to 34. At the same time last year 68.8 percent of the 71 auctions were sold.</p>
<p>There were 12 <strong>Tasmanian</strong> auction results reported this week and based on these preliminary results, 4 have sold.</p>
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Preliminary clearance rate remains below 70 percent for the second week in a row: CoreLogic RP Data's Shana Miller

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<p>Across the combined capital cities, the auction clearance rate rose slightly to 69.5 percent last week, from 68.8 percent the previous week.</p>
<p>The number of homes taken to auction, however, fell to just 533 across the capital city markets, with Sydney host to the majority of auctions last week (332).</p>
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<p>Preliminary results for Sydney show that 77.4 percent of reported auctions (230) were successful, the strongest clearance rate for the city since mid-February this year, however it is likely that this will revise down as further results are captured over the coming days.</p>
<p>In Melbourne, traditionally the country’s largest auction market, there were just 79 auctions held last week, with 54 results reported so far and a clearance rate of 74.1 percent.</p>
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