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The combined capital city preliminary auction clearance rate improved this week as volumes rose. There were 1,134 homes taken to auction, up from the 1,084 auctions held last week.

Auction volumes increased over the three months to September with 14,216 homes taken to auction across the combined capital cities, up from 13,783 over the previous quarter, although lower than this time last year when 16,730 homes were taken to auction over the September 2019 quarter.

There are 1,163 capital city auctions being tracked by CoreLogic this week, up from 1,084 auctions last week, although lower than the 1,955 held over the same week last year.

Property investor activity in the Australian housing market has been falling since early 2015, after macro-prudential policies were implemented in Australian mortgage lending. Apart from a brief ‘bounce’ in 2016, investor participation has been consistently trending lower. But can we expect investor...

This week, the combined capital city preliminary auction clearance rate increased across a higher volume of auctions. There were 1,090 homes taken to auction over the week, up from 648 over the previous week although significantly lower than this time last year (2,022).

With much of this year’s budget focused on the labour market, infrastructure construction and tax cuts, one could be forgiven for thinking housing reform and stimulus took a back seat in this year’s budget. However, the expansion of the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme, labour market policies and other...

Auction volumes are set to rise this week after last week saw volumes dip, as most states welcomed a long weekend.

Amidst rising speculation that interest rates are set to fall further, the RBA chose to hold firm this month, keeping the cash rate at the record low setting of 0.25%.

The combined capital city preliminary auction clearance rate came in below 70% this week as volumes fell due to the long weekend. There were 657 homes taken to auction, down from the 1,082 auctions held last week. Of the 530 results collected so far, 69.3% were successful, only slightly lower than last week’s...

The past 6 months have highlighted major shifts in Australian housing markets. For example, data hints at demand pivoting from the largest capital city dwelling markets to regional Australia, inner city rental markets suffered from a slowdown in international migration while rents rose in outer-suburbs, and...

September marked a striking turn in housing market sentiment; consumer confidence increased, new listings rose, and six of the eight capital cities recorded a rise in home values over the month.

With profit margins under pressure, valuation firms are looking for new ways to increase productivity and efficiency. And as the COVID-19 crisis continues to throw up a host of new challenges, valuers also have to find ways to differentiate themselves from their competitors to stay ahead of the game.

There were 1,107 capital city homes taken to auction this week, of the 841 results collected so far, 70.5% were successful results. This week’s preliminary figure is down on the 72.4% preliminary figure last week, which later revised down to 67.6% by final collection. Last week’s clearance rate was the...