Weekend auctions show some steady resilience

Jonathan ChancellorFebruary 9, 2013

The weekend auction market appears to have continued with some resilience.

Sydney’s auction clearance rate slipped to 62.2%, down from 65.3% on the previous weekend, according to Australian Property Monitors. It was 51.3% on the same weekend last year.

Melbourne's clearance rate was 69%, the Real Institute of Victoria said. It was the same as the 69% last weekend and better than the 54% this weekend last year.

Sydney's top sale at auction was again in Strathfield where a five-bedroom home in High Street sold for $2.027 million. The inner west secured the highest weekend cleareance rate of 86% from 21 auctions, followed by 80% in the Canterbury Bankstwon district which had just the five auctions.

Despite the slight dip, Dr Andrew Wilson at APM said the weekend auction season "was off to a flying start" with both Sydney and Melbourne recording solid auction clearance rates.

Melbourne's top sale was a Moule Avenue, Brighton house that had a $2.4 million vendor bid. It was met with a bid of $2.42 million but the property was passed in and sold after negotiations for $2.55 million.

Jonathan Chancellor

Jonathan Chancellor is one of Australia's most respected property journalists, having been at the top of the game since the early 1980s. Jonathan co-founded the property industry website Property Observer and has written for national and international publications.

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