This week, the Australian real estate auction market showed slight signs of fatigue, with a slight decrease in the number of listings and a small drop in the clearance rate.
A total of 1700 properties were up for auction this week, with auction results collected for 1676 properties. Of these, 1107 were successfully auctioned, and 379 were passed in, resulting in a clearance rate of 66%. Compared to last week, the number of properties for auction decreased by 48 (approximately 2.7% decline); successful auctions decreased by 60 (approximately 5.1% decline); and the clearance rate dropped by 2 percentage points, indicating a weakening in market activity.
Performance varied across regions, with significant changes in the clearance rates in Sydney Center and Brisbane Center:
Sydney Center saw its clearance rate increase by 19 percentage points, reaching 86%;
Brisbane Center experienced a decline of 42 percentage points in its clearance rate, dropping to 25%.
Additionally, market performance in Sydney East and Northwest showed fluctuations, with the clearance rate in East down by 4 percentage points to 74%, while Northwest saw an increase of 6 percentage points to 76%. Brisbane South and West experienced notable drops in clearance rates, decreasing by 17 and 9 percentage points, respectively, to 26% and 38%.
In terms of prices, the mainstream transaction range for the week was between $500,000 and $1 million, with a total of 315 transactions, accounting for the largest share.
The highest transaction price this week was for a property at 8 COOPER ST, with a price of $13.25 million.
The median price of sold homes this week fell to $1,130,500, with the average transaction price dropping to $1,419,416, reflecting a market shift towards lower-priced property transactions and an overall inclination towards low to mid-range properties. (Data for reference only)