Original article by Su-Lin Tan
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 2-Nov-15

Sydney boasted a preliminary residential auction clearance rate of 63.5 per cent on the weekend of 31 October and 1 November 2015, compared with 61.3 per cent for the previous weekend. The clearance rate in Melbourne was 65.4 per cent, with just 611 properties going under the hammer, after 1,690 homes were auctioned on the previous weekend for a clearance rate of 69.7 per cent. The national clearance rate was 63.3 per cent.

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Original article by Su-Lin Tan
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 26-Oct-15

The residential property market in Sydney boasted an auction clearance rate of around 64 per cent on the weekend of 24-25 October 2015, compared with 75 per cent 12 months ago. Andrew Wilson of Domain Group says the clearance rate is likely to fall below 60 per cent in coming weeks, noting the recent rise in the major banks’ mortgage interest rates. The clearance rate in Melbourne was 69.8 per cent.

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Original article by Larry Schlesinger
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 28-Sep-15

Preliminary figures from CoreLogic RP Data show that Sydney’s residential property market boasted an auction clearance rate of 74.2 per cent on the weekend of 26-27 September 2015. Louis Christopher of SQM Research says the final figure is likely to be closer to 70 per cent, but he rejects suggestions that the slowing property market means a major downturn is looming. The clearance rate in Melbourne was 73.4 per cent, and the national clearance rate was 71.3 per cent.

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Original article by Mercedes Ruehl, Robert Harley, Su-Lin Tan
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 21-Sep-15

Preliminary figures from RP Data show that Sydney’s residential property market boasted an auction clearance rate of 73 per cent on the weekend of 19-20 September 2015. Andrew Wilson of Domain Group says the spring clearance rate in Sydney has fallen to a three-year low, adding that it could soon fall below 70 per cent. The preliminary clearance rate in Melbourne was also 73 per cent.

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Original article by Su-Lin Tan
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 6 : 10-Aug-15

Sydney’s residential property market is not as hot as it was several weeks ago. Domain’s senior economist, Andrew Wilson, says auction clearance rates have been falling over the past three weeks while listings are twice as high as they were a year ago. CoreLogic RP Data reported a clearance rate of 77.8 per cent for 8-9 August 2015, compared with 78.8 per cent for 1-2 August.

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Original article by Michael Bleby, Su-Lin Tan
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 6-Jul-15

Sydney’s residential property market boasted an auction clearance rate of 84.5 per cent on the weekend of 4-5 July 2015, according to Corelogic RP Data. Some 566 home went under the hammer, compared with 815 on the previous weekend, when the clearance rate was 82 per cent. The clearance rate in Melbourne fell from 78.5 per cent to 76.7 per cent, with the number of properties on offer falling from 924 to 527.

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