Auction volumes increased from 13,783 to 14,216 (up 3%) in the
September Quarter, according to CoreLogic.

“The combined capital city auction clearance rate increased over the
three months to September, returning a clearance rate of 59%, up
from 48% over the June Quarter, which was the lowest seen since the
December 2018 Quarter (44%).

In the past week, Sydney had 707 properties go under the hammer,
accounting for 60% of all auctions, but Melbourne had its biggest
weekend of auctions in two months with 188 homes going to auction –
up on 59 in the prior week.

Among the smaller auction markets, Canberra was the strongest, recording an 86% clearance rate with 49 of 59
auction results collected.

Brisbane recorded a preliminary clearance rate of 55% with 74 auctions scheduled; Adelaide recorded 71% from
a similar number of auctions; and Perth managed 55% from just 26 auctions.

Nationally, CoreLogic reported a 72% preliminary clearance rate from 1,134 auctions, up from 72% a week prior.
Onsite auctions return to Melbourne this week.