Original article by Nick Lenaghan
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 6 : 2-Oct-17

House auctions in Melbourne and Sydney on the weekend of 30 September-1 October were impacted significantly by the AFL and NRL grand finals respectively. Just 118 auctions were held in Melbourne, down from 1,361 for the previous weekend, although the clearance rate rose from 70.6 per cent to 89.4 per cent. Sydney auctions fell from 1,033 to 597, while its clearance rate increased from 65.9 per cent to 69.1 per cent. Louis Christopher from SQM Research expects clearance rates in both October and November to decline.

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Original article by Michael Bleby
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 7 : 12-Sep-16

Data from CoreLogic shows that Sydney boasted a residential auction clearance rate of 80 per cent in the week to 10 September 2016, compared with 80.7 per cent in the previous week. The clearance rate in Melbourne fell from 79.3 per cent to 78.7 per cent, while the national clearance rate was down from 77.1 per cent to 76.4 per cent. Kevin Brogan of CoreLogic expects more homes to be listed for auction in spring.

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Original article by Michael Bleby
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 25-Jul-16

Preliminary data from CoreLogic shows that Sydney’s residential auction clearance rate was 75.3 per cent in the week to 23 July 2016, with 448 homes going under the hammer. The clearance rate in Melbourne was 72.4 per cent, with 515 properties scheduled for auction during the week. Both cities recorded a sharp fall in auction numbers compared with the same period in 2015. James Andrews of Ray White Thornleigh expects an upturn in homes put up for auction as the Spring selling season approaches.

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Original article by Larry Schlesinger
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 7 : 23-May-16

Preliminary data from CoreLogic RP Data shows that Sydney’s residential property market boasted an auction clearance rate of 74 per cent on the weekend of 21-22 May 2016, with 700 homes going under the hammer. The preliminary clearance rate in Melbourne was 70.7 per cent, with 825 properties auctioned. Some 1,900 homes were auctioned across Australia’s capital cities, with a national clearance rate of 70 per cent.

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Original article by Matthew Cranston
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 21-Mar-16

Data from APM PriceFinder shows that Sydney’s residential property market recorded an auction clearance rate of 75 per cent on the weekend of 19-20 March 2016, with 911 dwellings going under the hammer. Andrew Wilson of Domain notes the wide variation in clearance rates across Sydney, with the clearance rate in western Sydney remaining at around 40 per cent. The clearance rate in Melbourne eased from 76 per cent to 74 per cent, with 1,600 properties listed for auction.

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Original article by Matthew Cranston
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 7-Mar-16

Sydney’s residential property market boasted an auction clearance rate of 73.3 per cent on the weekend of 5-6 March 2016, compared with 76.9 per cent one week earlier. The clearance rate in Melbourne rose from 75.3 per cent to 75.8 per cent, and Andrew Wilson of Domain expects a large rise in auction listings for the "super Saturday" ahead of the Easter break.

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Original article by Larry Schlesinger
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 29-Feb-16

Preliminary data shows that Sydney’s residential property market boasted an auction clearance rate of 73.3 per cent on the weekend of 27-28 February 2016, with 872 homes going under the hammer. The clearance rate in Melbourne was 75 per cent, with 1,327 properties up for sale. CoreLogic RP Data notes that the combined capital city clearance rate was higher than 70 per cent for the fourth week in a row.

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Original article by Nick Lenaghan
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 2 : 8-Feb-16

CoreLogic RP Data reports that Sydney’s residential property market boasted an auction clearance rate of 70.2 per cent on the weekend of 6-7 February 2016. This compares with a clearance of just 44.9 for the previous weekend, although the number of homes that were auctioned rose from 61 to 265. The clearance rate in Melbourne was 80.1 per cent, compared with 69.9 per cent one week earlier.

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Original article by Mercedes Ruehl
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 9-Nov-15

Preliminary data from Domain Group shows that Sydney’s residential property market boasted an auction clearance rate of 59.2 per cent on the weekend of 7-8 December 2015. This is its lowest level in around three years, and Domain’s Andrew Wilson says it could fall further before the end of the year. The clearance rate in Melbourne rose from 66 per cent to 70 per cent.

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