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This week there were 2,419 capital city auctions held and the preliminary clearance rate was 79.0%, a good start to May, following on from last week’s record result (82.3%) across the capital city auction markets, when just 604 auctions were held.  
This week’s preliminary clearance rate is the third strongest combined capital city clearance rate on record, topped only by last week’s clearance rate and the 79.7% recorded in mid-September 2009. At the same time last year, 2,053 homes were taken to auction and the clearance rate was 63.2%.
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Melbourne’s preliminary clearance rate this week was 81.3%. There were 1,110 auctions held across the city and so far 963 results have been reported. Last week, only 183 Melbourne homes were taken to auction, however demand was still strong, with 86.6% of homes selling.
 One year ago, Melbourne’s clearance rate was almost 20 percentage points lower, at 61.9%, while auction volumes were also lower, with 891 auctions held. This week, six out of the nine individual Melbourne sub-regions saw auction clearance rates above the 80% mark. The strongest performer this week was the Outer East region, where, across the 72 results reported, 65 were sold (90.3%).
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There were 839 Sydney auctions this week with a preliminary clearance rate of 87.3%, down from 89.7% last week and much higher than the 71.4% from one year ago. 
This week marks the 13th week in a row where Sydney’s clearance rate has been above 80%, and based on preliminary results, this is the third week in a row where Sydney’s clearance rate has been recorded at 87% or more. These strong results are no surprise given that one third of Sydney’s individual sub-regions recorded a preliminary clearance rate in excess of 90%.
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This week, Brisbane’s preliminary clearance rate fell to 49.5% from 61.5% last week and 42.4% at the same time last year. There were 186 Brisbane auctions this week, compared to 41 last week and 142 last year. Across the Gold Coast there were 90 auctions held this week and so far 53 results have been reported with just 17 sales.
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In Adelaide 158 auctions took place this week with a clearance rate of 72.5%. In comparison, at the same time last year, 97 Adelaide homes were taken to auction and 62.7% were reported as sold.
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A total of 45 Perth homes were taken to auction over the week, up from 12 last week. Based on the preliminary results, Perth’s auction market was relatively soft this week, with just 27.8% of the 18 reported auctions sold so far, compared to 42.9% last week.
In Canberra, the auction clearance rate increased to 81.5% this week, from 71.4% last week.
This week, 15 Tasmanian auctions were reported to CoreLogic RP Data, with 6 sales.
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Third strongest combined capital city clearance rate on record: Shana Miller

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CoreLogic RP Data is currently tracking 2,871 auctions across Australia this week and 2,295 of these are in the capital cities. At the same time last year, auction volumes were lower at 2,053.
Last weekend marked the final weekend for auctions in April and while the number of auctions was low, the combined capital city clearance rate remained strong, showing that the demand for the homes that did make it to auction did not waver. The final auction clearance rate for last week was 82.3% across 604 auctions. While last week’s clearance rate is the strongest result on record, given Anzac Day, auction volumes were around 70% lower than the average number of auctions that has been held each week so far this year.
Last week’s result brings the April clearance rate for the combined capitals to 78.8%, well above the same time last year when the clearance rate over the month was 66.4% and higher than the 76.6% recorded in March.
Currently, there are 1,033 auctions scheduled in Melbourne for this week, compared to 891 at the same time last year. Last week, the clearance rate across the 183 auctions held was 86.6%, a strong result, despite the low volume. Last week’s result brings the clearance rate for April to 79.7%.
In Sydney, the auction clearance rate for last week was 89.7% across 285 auctions. The result was the strongest on record for the city; however, given the low number of auctions, it could be argued that it was not as significant as the 87.0% recorded across 988 auctions the previous week. This week, Sydney is expecting 815 residential auctions. Over the past four weeks, April proved to be a strong month for Sydney, with the auction clearance rate above 83% each week.
There are 172 auctions expected across Brisbane this week, compared to 41 last week and 142 at the same time last year. The final auction clearance rate was recorded at 61.5% for Brisbane last week, a strong result for the city.
This week, Adelaide is expecting 156 auctions, up from 59 last week and 97 at the same time last year. Last week Adelaide’s clearance rate was 59.2%.
Canberra’s auction clearance rate from last week was 71.4% with just 23 homes taken to auction. This week, CoreLogic RP Data is expecting 55 auctions which are relatively similar to the 47 homes taken to auction one year ago.
There will be 43 Perth homes taken to auction this week, up from 12 last week and 41 at the same time last year.
The highest volume of auctions for any one individual suburb this week is outside of the main capital city auction markets in Armidale, New South Wales. Currently, CoreLogic RP Data is tracking 21 Armidale homes that are set for auction this week. The number of auctions scheduled in the Victorian suburbs of South Yarra (18) and Reservoir (17) is also high.
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Residential auction markets set to become busy again: Shana Miller

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Over the most recent four week period, the number of new listings added to the market has remained somewhat subdued with the traditional slow-down in listings experienced each year around Easter still included in the four week reporting period.
The number of new residential property listings are broadly still lower than they were one year ago. Across the combined capitals, 24,535 new listings were added to the market over the four weeks ending 26 April 2015, -4.8% lower than the 25,785 added at the same time last year. Nationally, new listings are -8.9% lower than last year, with 40,688 new homes advertised for sale over the most recent four weeks (3,952 fewer than last year).
As a result of the new stock that has been added to the market, the total number of residential properties currently available for sale across the combined capitals is 99,270 and 241,647 properties nationally. While the total stock levels for the capital cities are lower than at the same time in 2014 (-3.9%), the number of properties available Australia-wide is trending closer to the 2014 levels, with -2.2% fewer residential properties available for sale, however, this number is largely being driven by re-lists, rather than new listings.
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Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide are each seeing more new listings come onto the market than at the same time last year however, unlike Brisbane and Adelaide, Melbourne’s total stock available for sale is currently lower than it was at the same time last year.
In each other capital city, the number of residential properties entering the market is lower than over the comparable four week period at the same time last year. Despite Sydney’s current strong performance in terms of capital growth, stock levels across the city are much lower than what has been observed historically.
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Across the states and territories, total available stock levels are higher than at the same time last year in Queensland (66,158 compared to 63,773 last year), South Australia (17,227 compared to 16,954 last year) Western Australia (34,993 compared to 34,328 last year), Northern Territory (1,942 compared to 1,500 last year) and the Australian Capital Territory (2,194 compared to 2,067 last year), while in New South Wales, Victoria and to a lesser extent, Tasmania, the number of residential properties currently listed for sale is lower than over the comparable period 12 months ago.
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Post-Easter new listings continue to slow: CoreLogic RP Data

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As a result of the Anzac Day commemorations on Saturday, which is traditionally the busiest day for auctions, it was a quiet week for auction activity.
There were 550 auctions held across the combined capital cities this week, with a preliminary auction clearance rate of 84.3%. While this is the highest auction clearance rate on record, it is likely that the clearance rate will revise down as the remaining auctions are reported.
Last week, a clearance rate of 78.9% was recorded across 2,603 capital city auctions. At the same time last year, auction volumes were higher than this week, but still low off the back of Easter, with 881 properties taken to auction and a clearance rate of 64.6%.
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In Melbourne, Australia’s largest auction market, a preliminary auction clearance rate of 87.4% was recorded across 169 auctions this week. Last week, Melbourne’s final clearance rate was recorded at 79.5% across 1,266 auctions, while this time last year, 373 properties were taken to auction across Melbourne and a clearance rate of 63.0% was recorded. The busiest Melbourne sub-regions this week were Melbourne’s Inner region and the Inner South region, where 27 and 26 auctions were held respectively.
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Sydney’s preliminary clearance rate this week was 91.9% across 192 auction results. There were a total of 249 auctions held across the city. Excluding this week, last week’s clearance rate of 87.0% across 988 auctions was the highest clearance rate on record for the city. It will be interesting to track this week’s final auction clearance rate once the remaining results have been reported.
Looking back at this weekend last year, 361 auctions were held across Sydney and a clearance rate of 71.3% was recorded. Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs hosted the most auctions of any Sydney sub-region this week, with 62 properties taken to auction. The preliminary clearance rate for the region is 95.7% across 47 results.
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There were 39 Brisbane auctions this week and so far 11 results have been reported, with 10 sales. Last week, auction volumes across the city were much higher with 140 auctions held across the city and a 46.4% clearance rate recorded.
Much like Brisbane, the number of homes taken to auction this week fell across the Gold Coast with 32 properties up for sale this week. Of the 21 results reported, just over half (52.4%) were successful.
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A total of 59 Adelaide homes were taken to auction this week, with a preliminary clearance rate of 55.0% across 20 results, down from 69.7% last week when 97 auctions were held across the city.
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In Perth, just 10 auctions were held this week. So far, only 2 successful sales have been reported to CoreLogic RP Data. Last week, the final auction clearance rate for Perth was 28.6% across 36 auctions.
Canberra’s clearance rate was 78.6% this week, up from 65.6% last week.
There was only 1 Tasmanian auction held this week. The property was reported as sold.
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Auction volumes drop due to Anzac Day commemorations: Shana Miller

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GUEST OBSERVATION
Given that Anzac Day falls on Saturday this year, traditionally the busiest day for auctions, the number of auctions being held this week is much lower than usual. 
Currently CoreLogic RP Data is expecting 433 capital city auctions to take place during the week ending 26 April, with just 591 held nationally. At the same time last year, there were 881 capital city auctions held.
In Melbourne, 143 homes will be taken to auction this week. Last week, Melbourne’s final auction clearance rate was recorded at 79.5%, with 1,266 auctions held across the city. Melbourne’s clearance rate last week was the second highest on record this year, with the highest recorded over the Easter weekend, when volumes were considerably lower.
Last week, Sydney’s final auction clearance rate came in at 87.0% across 988 total auctions. This is the highest clearance rate on record for the city, with nine of the top ten clearance rates on record for the city having occurred this year. There will only be 174 auctions held across Sydney this week, with the majority of the auctions held prior to the weekend, given the Anzac Day commemorations.
There are 31 Brisbane auctions currently being tracked by CoreLogic RP Data, down significantly from 140 last week, when the final auction clearance rate was 46.4%.
Adelaide’s final auction clearance rate for last week was 69.7%, with 97 auctions held over the week and 76 results reported. There will be 54 auctions held across the city this week, with the majority of the auctions held on weekdays and on Sunday.
There are 22 Canberra auctions scheduled this week, down from 65 last week. 65.6% of Canberra’s auctions that were reported last week were successful at auction, with Canberra’s auction success rate becoming increasingly strong.
In Perth, 36 auctions were held last week and the clearance rate fell to 28.6%. This week, there are only six auctions scheduled across Perth.
The busiest suburbs for auctions this week are Bondi Beach in Sydney and Surfers Paradise in Queensland’s Gold Coast. Both suburbs have six auctions being held this week.
Shana Miller is a research analyst at <a href="https://www.myrp.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">RP Data</a>.
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Anzac Day shifts focus away from auctions this weekend: Shana Miller

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GUEST OBSERVATION
This week, CoreLogic RP Data is currently tracking 2,936 auctions across Australia, with 2,296 scheduled in the capital cities. 
The coming week of auction activity will bring auction volumes back into line with where they were sitting prior to the seasonal Easter slow-down. At the same time last year, only 642 capital city auctions were held, given the seasonal effect from Easter.
The final auction clearance rate for last week confirms that Sydney’s auction market is not showing any signs of slowing down; with last week signifying the 9th week in a row in which the Sydney auction clearance rate remained above the 80% mark. 
The consistently high rate of clearance highlights that there is increasingly more incentive for Sydney vendors to consider selling their home by auction. The last time an auction market was recording results this strong was towards the end of 2009 and the start of 2010, when Melbourne’s clearance rate was trending above the 80% mark.
At this time, however, the number of auctions being held across the city was lower than what is currently being experienced across Sydney.
Melbourne is set to host 1,145 auctions this week, an increase from 716 last week. Melbourne’s final auction clearance rate was recorded at 77.6% last week, strengthening when compared to the 76.2% clearance rate recorded over the first quarter of 2015.
Last week, 671 Sydney auctions were held with a final auction clearance rate of 83.4%. This week, 845 Sydney auctions are expected. The number of auctions have not returned to the volumes seen in the lead up to Easter, however, the clearance rate is maintaining strength with no signs of slowing down.
Brisbane is expecting 119 auctions this week, almost unchanged when compared to the 117 auctions held last week. Brisbane’s final auction clearance rate was recorded at 54.4% last week, a strong result for the city. Over the March 2015 quarter, Brisbane’s auction clearance rate was recorded at 46.5%, having improved from 44.3% over the final three months of last year.
This week, Adelaide has 85 auctions scheduled, up only slightly from 83 last week. While Adelaide recorded a strong preliminary auction clearance rate this week, as additional results were reported the clearance rate revised down to 68.6%, which is trending in line with what was observed over the few weeks leading up to the Easter slow down.
Canberra has 56 auctions scheduled this week, compared to 53 last week, when a final clearance rate of 72.7% was recorded.
There are 32 Perth auctions scheduled for this week, up from 24 last week. Over the same week last year, Easter brought the volume of Perth auctions down to virtually nothing, with just 3 homes taken to auction over the seven day period.
Nationally, the two suburbs with the most auctions scheduled this week are both located in Melbourne. The neighboring suburbs of Glen Waverley and Mount Waverley each have 17 auctions scheduled to take place on Saturday.
Shana Miller is a research analyst at <a href="https://www.myrp.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">RP Data</a>.
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Auction volumes to rise in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth: Shana Miller

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GUEST OBSERVATION
Auction volumes increased this week, albeit from a low base due to the Easter long weekend, with 1,568 auctions scheduled across the combined capital cities this week.
A total of 1,014 results were recorded with the preliminary clearance rate remaining stable at 79.0%, up only slightly from 78.9% last week. At the same time last year, 67.2% of all capital city properties taken to auction recorded a successful sale, while volumes were much higher at 3,534; however volumes were elevated in what was last year’s lead up to the Easter long weekend.
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As Australia’s largest auction market, Melbourne’s preliminary auction clearance rate was recorded at 77.7% this week, more than 10% higher than at the same time last year, when over the week the auction clearance rate was recorded at 64.4%.
The number of Melbourne homes taken to auction this week was 674, compared to just 63 last week and 1,530 over the same week in 2014. Across Melbourne’s sub-regions, the strongest performers this week were the Outer East region (91.7%), followed by Melbourne’s Inner East, where the clearance rate was recorded at 84.9%.
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Sydney vendors continued to experience strong conditions across the auction market this week, with the preliminary auction clearance rate recorded at 84.8% with 619 auctions held across the city.
In comparison, over the previous week, 427 Sydney auctions were held with a highly comparable clearance rate of 84.7%, while one year ago, Sydney’s auction clearance rate was recorded at 74.8% across 1,496 auctions.
This is the ninth week in a row where Sydney’s auction clearance rate has been recorded above the 80% mark. An exceptional result was recorded across Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs this week, with 35 auctions reported to CoreLogic RP Data and 34 of these recording a sale.
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Brisbane saw 111 auctions take place this week, with just over half of all results collected recording a sale (50.9%). This week’s preliminary clearance rate is stronger than both last week, when 40.0% of Brisbane auctions sold and at the same time last year, when the final auction clearance rate was recorded at 45.3%. Across the Gold Coast, 57 auctions were held this week, with the preliminary clearance rate recorded at 56.5%.
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A total of 80 Adelaide homes were taken to auction this week, with a strong preliminary clearance rate of 88.5%, up from 69.4% at the same time last year, and higher than the 83.3% recorded last week.
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Perth’s preliminary clearance rate this week was recorded at 77.8%, up from 60.0% the previous week and also higher than the 43.5% recorded at the same time last year.
76.0% of Canberra auctions were successful this week, which leaves the clearance rate relatively stable when compared to last week (71.8%) and much higher than at the same time last year (55.8%).
There were 10 Tasmanian auctions this week. 7 results were reported to CoreLogic RP Data, with four sales recorded.
Shana Miller is a research analyst at <a href="https://www.myrp.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">RP Data</a>.
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Strong national auction clearance rate maintained: Shana Miller

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GUEST OBSERVATION
Each year, in the weeks leading up to the Easter long weekend, the number of new listings coming onto the market often slows down.
This year has been no exception, with the number of residential properties being added to the market beginning to fall on a week by week basis.
Across the combined capital cities, the number of new listings coming onto the market over the four weeks ending 22 March was -1.6% lower when compared to the previous rolling four week period and over the week ending 29 March, new listings were a further -4.0% lower.
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There were 27,238 new capital city properties advertised for sale over the four weeks ending 29 March 2015, -13.3% lower than at the same time last year, however overall stock levels (103,022) across the combined capital cities are just -3.9% lower than they were at the same time last year.
Perth (20,409 compared to 17,406), Darwin (1,452 compared to 1,091) and Canberra (2,344 compared to 1,911) are all recording higher total stock levels than they were at the same time last year, however the number of new listings for each market is lagging behind when compared to the same four week period one year ago which, as mentioned previously, is likely to be attributed to the seasonal slow-down leading up to the Easter long weekend.
Across Sydney, the total number of listings over the most recent four week period was recorded at 19,047, down -16.2% when compared to the 22,723 properties available for sale at the same time last year and new listings being added to the Sydney market are currently -20.9% lower than at the same time last year. In Melbourne, total listings are -10.4% lower, -6.0% lower in Hobart, -4.2% lower in Adelaide, while total listings are just -1.5% lower than over the same four week period last year in Brisbane.
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One interesting thing to take note of is that currently the number of total listings across Perth is higher than the number of listings that CoreLogic RP Data is tracking across the Sydney market. This has generally been the trend since the beginning of the year and it is the first time in the history of tracking listings (since 2007) that Perth has had a higher number of properties listed for sale than Sydney.
This indicates that stock turnover across Sydney is outpacing the number of new homes coming to the market and can likely be attributed to the strong performance across the residential housing market over the past year. Similarly, Perth’s residential market has shown a slow-down in transactions and value growth since the end of 2013 resulting in less of the listings stock being absorbed.
On a national level, over the 28 days ending 22 March 2015, there were 45,039 new residential properties advertised for sale, bringing the total number of houses, units and vacant land properties available for sale across Australia up to 246,708.
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 Shana Miller is a research analyst at <a href="https://www.myrp.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CoreLogic RP Data</a>.
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Listings slow down in the lead up to the Easter long weekend: Shana Miller

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GUEST OBSERVATION
Each week, CoreLogic RP Data monitors residential properties coming to the market for sale through what is commonly known as ‘listing activity’.
Listings are tracked across three different categories; houses, units and vacant land. Listing counts provide a comprehensive look at stock currently available for sale at a national level and across each state and territory. CoreLogic RP Data also tracks listing volumes across the combined capital cities as well as in each individual Australian capital city.
One of the key benefits of this data set is that it can be used to monitor stock levels over time. The listings volumes are a key indicator of how the property market is tracking at any given time. Paired with the number of transactions, listings volumes help to provide a good indication of how balanced a market is, and what proportion of stock is available for sale or is being turned over.
Similarly, listings can be paired with sales volumes to help us work out the effective supply across the market and how many months of stock are available at any one time.
Over the four weeks ending 25 January 2015 there were 29,107 new listings added to the market and the total number of properties available for sale was 229,453.
While not surprising, off the back of the end of year slow down, new listings are much lower than they were three months ago when over the four weeks ending 21 September 2014, 42,650 new listings were added to the market nationally.
In comparison to the same time last year, we can see that new listings coming onto the market across Australia are currently -8.3% lower, however, total stock levels are just -2.2% lower.
Similarly across the capital city markets, the total number of new listings that were added to the market over the four weeks ending 25 January 2015 (16,352) were -6.6% lower this year, compared to last year and total listings (89,521) are -4.1% lower.
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What is interesting is that across the combined capital cities for the majority of 2014, total listings on a rolling four week basis remained lower than at the same time in 2013. However, new listings numbers were higher in comparison to the previous year for much of the first half of the year and a similar trend was seen in October and November.
The fact that new listings were higher, but total listings were lower suggests that stock was being absorbed faster than it was in 2013. This can be further quantified by looking at sales volumes over the start of 2014.
Between January and May, the total number of houses and units sold was higher on a month-by-month basis than the previous year, while sales volumes began to ease slightly towards the end of the year.
Furthermore, the average time on market trended lower in 2014 further highlighting a more rapid rate of sale.
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As shown in the above graphs, we know from previous years that the number of homes available for sale will start to ramp up over the next few weeks and we will also see more activity begin to resume across the auction market which over the past six weeks has been relatively quiet.
Similarly, we have also seen the CoreLogic RP Data Listings Index pick up after the seasonal slowdown, with the index up 31.6% over the week ending 25 January 2015.
This Index is a lead indicator for residential dwellings being prepared for sale, so the rise in the Index is clearly signifying the conclusion of the quiet end of year period.
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Shana Miller is a research analyst at <a href="https://www.myrp.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CoreLogic RP Data</a>.
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Residential listings trending lower than this time last year: CoreLogic 

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After two subdued weeks for auctions, the number of auctions held across the combined capital cities increased this week, with 2,033 capital city properties taken to auction, compared to just 881 over the previous week. 
The preliminary clearance rate for last week was recorded at 66.3%, having increased from 64.6% the previous week. After an unseasonably strong start to the year, auction clearance rates are showing signs of softening, albeit only by a very small amount.
One year ago, there were 1,749 capital city properties taken to auction and the auction clearance rate was recorded at 67.7%. This is the first time so far this year where the current clearance rate has underperformed when compared to the same time one year ago.
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In Sydney last week, 817 auctions were scheduled and the preliminary clearance rate was recorded at 75.7%, up from 71.3% over the previous week when the auction market was much quieter, with 361 Sydney properties taken to auction.
So far this year, Sydney has been the strongest performing auction market in terms of clearance rates and has continuously been stronger when compared to the same week last year, however, this gap is beginning to close, with the current clearance rate more reflective of the clearance rates seen across the city at the same time last year when the market was beginning to strengthen.
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A preliminary clearance rate of 63.7% was recorded last week in Melbourne from 691 auction results with a total of 878 auctions scheduled across the city.  At the same time last year, a clearance rate of 70.4% was recorded from 822 auctions. The total number of auction results will rise to exceed the total from last year but the clearance rate will not.
Auction demand for last week matched last month when a clearance rate of 62.3% was recorded. Overall results for April were lower than the 69.4% recorded in March.
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Much like Melbourne and Sydney, Brisbane recorded an increase in auction volumes last week, with 141 properties taken to auction across the city. The preliminary auction clearance rate for these properties was recorded at 42.5%, down from 49.2% the previous week across just 66 auctions. At the same time last year the Brisbane clearance rate was recorded at 45.1% with 153 properties auctioned over the week.
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Last week, 98 Adelaide properties were taken to auction, up from 51 over the previous week. Similar to auction volumes, the auction clearance rate increased over the week from 64.4% to 65.6%. At the same time last year, conditions across the auction market were weaker with 92 auctions and a 56.4% clearance rate.
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If we take a quick look around Australia’s other capital cities and regions performance was varied, much like it is most weeks.
In Canberra there were 45 auctions with a clearance rate of 60%, in Perth 40 properties were auctioned and the clearance rate was recorded at 50%, while across the Northern Territory, 11 residential properties were taken to auction and the preliminary clearance rate was recorded at 37.5%.
Across Tasmania 14 properties were taken to auction over the week, but at this point RP Data has only collected five results, with no successful sales.
Currently, RP Data is tracking 1,376 capital city auctions over the coming week.
Melbourne auction commentary provided by Robert Larocca, RP Data’s Victorian housing market specialist.
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Clearance rates softening: RP Data's national auction market wrap

Perth’s new apartment market recorded its strongest quarter of sales since Q4 2021, with 412 apartments sold in Q1 2026 and a record quarterly sold value of $537 million, according to Urbis’ latest Apartment Essentials results.

Urbis said the March quarter result reflects strong, highly product‑specific demand across both ends of the market, from more attainable projects delivering at scale, through to premium stock being absorbed by equity‑rich downsizers.&nbsp;

David Cresp, Partner at Urbis, said the key story in Perth is not demand, it is the market’s ability to convert demand into delivered housing.&nbsp;

“This is the strongest sales quarter since Q4 2021, and it reinforces that demand in Perth is real and it’s local,” David Cresp said. “But the task now is delivery, turning that demand into projects that can actually be built and completed.”&nbsp;

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<h2>Affordable product leads, premium demand remains resilient</h2>

Sales in Q1 were led by more affordable projects, with The Boulevard (SKS Group) recording 115 sales in the quarter, the presentation noting this is only the second time a single project has surpassed 100 quarterly sales. The project was able to offer more affordable housing product right next to a train station.&nbsp;

Palmyra West (Finbar) also delivered strong results with 28 sales in Q1, following 84 sales in Q4, with an average price of under $800,000, underscoring depth of demand for well‑located, attainable new stock.&nbsp;

At the premium end, Urbis said downsizer demand is continuing, with the results highlighting Romeo (Applecross, Finbar) recording 75 sales and reaching almost 50% sold in one quarter.

Jual (Shenton Park, Celsius Property) also posted a strong quarter with 28 sales, reaching 39% sold in one quarter.

Urbis noted that Perth apartment demand is not speculative, not investor‑led, and not uniform, describing it as localised, often equity‑driven and highly product‑specific, a pattern reflected in the polarisation between strong “attainable” performers and premium downsizer product.&nbsp;

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<h2>Prices underpinned by costs, and the delivery risk is growing</h2>

Urbis said pricing pressure is cost not demand‑driven: construction costs and delivery risk are now a central constraint, with the results noting build costs remain elevated and volatile, and that energy, fuel and labour uncertainty weigh on feasibility.

David Cresp said a growing challenge for private Build‑to‑Sell developers is simply securing a builder in the current environment.

“Developers are really feeling the pressure from a building market that was operating at capacity and securing a builder is challenging,” David Cresp said, adding that even where a builder can be secured, “trying to get to the price that makes the development financially viable is incredibly challenging in the current market.”&nbsp;

Urbis’ broader WA commentary also notes that industry remains at or above capacity with lot and housing creation, and that many builders are limiting new sales to manage stretched workforces and fixed‑price contract pressures, conditions that flow directly into apartment feasibility and delivery timing.

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<h2>Supply: improving later, but still constrained, and Perth lags eastern benchmarks</h2>

While near‑term supply remains constrained, Urbis’ forecast shows completions lifting “Supply is forecast to be back above 1,500 apartments per annum for the first time since 2019”, with 1,775 completions forecast for 2026, and volumes remaining above that level over the following years.&nbsp;

Looking further ahead, completions are forecast to reach 2,500 in 2028, with the report noting 32% of that total is social/affordable, reflecting the role of government‑supported delivery in rebuilding the pipeline.&nbsp;

However, Urbis said Perth remains behind comparable markets on pipeline scale. In a national comparison of projects under construction, the report shows under construction Perth Build‑to‑Sell (BTS) at 3,446 apartments versus the Gold Coast at 7,922. Mr Cresp said “The challenge for Perth is how to we grow the delivery pipeline”.

Urbis’ conclusion is that Perth’s market is increasingly defined by product discipline and delivery certainty, with the research identifying “delivery certainty is key” and calling out builder risk and procurement models as core success factors, alongside “timing and staging”.&nbsp;

Joel Robinson

Perth apartment sales hit strongest pace since late 2021 as builder capacity tightens

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/sammut-developments">Sammut Group</a> has secured development approval for its latest Brisbane apartment project, marking the Sydney developer’s next step in expanding its Queensland pipeline following the success of its debut Gold Coast development, Coast.

The approved project at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/44-glen-road-toowong-qld-4066">44 Glen Road, </a><a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/toowong-qld-4066">Toowong</a> will deliver a 15-storey riverfront apartment building with 42 residences, significantly increasing the scale of the site’s previous approval for a smaller luxury scheme. Designed by Bureau^proberts, the development will comprise a mix of predominantly four-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments positioned to maximise Brisbane River and city views.

Sammut Director Julian Sammut said the group had been actively searching Brisbane for several years before identifying Toowong as the right fit.

“Brisbane was the right step for Sammut,” Sammut said.

“With the success of Coast we thought we should definitely look to do more in Queensland alone. We then pushed up to look at Brisbane. We've been looking for I'd say two to three years actually and it was hard to find the right location.”

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Sammut said suburbs including New Farm and Teneriffe were considered before the group ultimately focused on Toowong due to its strong downsizer demographic and limited supply of developable riverfront land.

The site was acquired off-market after what Sammut described as a lengthy negotiation and planning process, with the developer pursuing an uplift to the original approval.

“We are DA approved now which is very exciting,” Sammut said.

“We've had our change approval come through and we've obviously doubled the height, 15 storeys plus rooftop. We've got 42 amazing apartments that are going to be coming to market soon.”

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Bureau^proberts said the design responds to Toowong’s evolving urban character, balancing contemporary apartment living with the area’s established residential identity.

“A place where traditional Queensland living has taken place for centuries; Toowong is seeing a shift of contemporary influence, commercial and retail hubs mixed with well-considered residential offerings – all the while maintaining its character and charm,” the architect noted in planning documents submitted to Brisbane City Council.

The architecture practice said the project’s form was shaped by its riverfront setting, flood considerations, neighbouring building scales, and view corridors.

“They said the mix of four and two-bedroom apartments capture the ‘fundamental qualities of Queenslander living,’ translated into the context of a contemporary subtropical building.”

The development sits just off Coronation Drive within walking distance of Toowong’s retail precinct and the upgraded Regatta ferry terminal, while also benefiting from proximity to the incoming green bridge connection to West End. Sammut said the accessibility and amenity offering were central to the site’s appeal.

The approval adds to growing residential activity along the Toowong riverfront, joining nearby projects including Consolidated Properties’ Monarch Residences and Spyre Group’s ARC Residences.

Sammut secures approval for debut Brisbane apartment development in Toowong

Developer Lanevick is heading back into Sydney’s apartment market after focusing more heavily on the luxury townhouse and terrace sector in recent years.

Lanevick, founded and directed by Steve Maroun, is expecting to receive approval in the coming months for a new apartment development in Gladesville, with the aim to launch it to the market later this year.

The 51-apartment project, designed by Studio Johnston, will comprise a mix of one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments positioned toward the Hunters Hill downsizer market.

“Traditionally it’s been difficult for people in that market to downsize because there just hasn’t been the right product available,” Maroun said.

“We’re targeting buyers who might have 30 to 40 per cent of their house value sitting in the bank after downsizing.

“They still want good spacious entertaining areas, they still want quality design, but they also want flexibility and the ability to enjoy life a bit more after working hard for a long time.”

The project sits near Boronia Park and within close proximity to the Parramatta River foreshore, an area Maroun says offers more of a Hunters Hill lifestyle than a traditional apartment precinct.

“From a lifestyle perspective, it’s really more Hunters Hill than Gladesville,” Maroun said. “You’re close to the foreshore, close to parklands, and still connected back into the village precinct.”

From level four and above, apartments will capture water views&nbsp;toward Sydney Harbour. Communal amenity will include rooftop entertaining areas, wellness spaces, and a gym tailored toward owner-occupier buyers.

“We’ve really designed these apartments around that buyer coming from the Hunters Hill LGA and what they’re actually looking for in their next chapter.”

The proposed development has also been designed to respond to the changing character of the broader Gladesville town centre, where a growing number of mixed-use and residential proposals are expected to emerge over the coming years.

“Gladesville presented a rare opportunity to deliver a genuinely design-led residential project within an evolving lifestyle precinct, just moments from the growing Gladesville town centre, and we’ve approached the project with a strong focus on architecture, liveability and long-term community value,” Maroun said.

Maroun said Lanevick saw a first-mover advantage within the precinct as planning controls continue to evolve to accommodate greater housing density.

“We think there’s a real opportunity there that hasn’t really been serviced properly yet,” he said.

“There’s going to be a broader evolution of the whole Gladesville village precinct over time, particularly with more activation and mixed-use outcomes.”

The Venus Street proposal will include a commercial and retail component at ground level designed to contribute to that evolving streetscape activation.

“A big part of the thinking was how do you activate that area properly and create more vibrancy and amenity, which is what Hunters Hill has been looking for,” Maroun said.

Lanevick’s focus since 2020 has largely been on smaller-scale luxury townhouse and terrace developments. The developer recently completed Royale Randwick, also designed by Studio Johnston, where prices reached $3.65 million. The project was featured in the UDIA NSW 2026 Professional Development Prospectus and was also named a finalist for Development of the Year.

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Lanevick to cater for Hunters Hill downsizers with new Gladesville apartment development

Property developer One Living, backed by former Macquarie banker turned investment manager Chris Green’s investment firm, has unveiled plans to bring more institutional capital into housing to help address the national supply crisis.

The New York-based investor has focused his firm, GreenPoint Partners, on addressing the supply shortage hitting middle market housing in Australia.

It is backing the new One Living business to develop more than 1000 units along the eastern seaboard. The new firm is starting with a development on Mona Vale Road, on the border of Mona Vale and Pymble, in Sydney’s Northern Beaches, with around 140 apartments planned. They are eyeing off more sites across the city.

With cost pressures rising in the industry, One Living’s model is to be a vertically integrated developer-builder, so it can respond directly to the housing gap by removing the cost inefficiencies embedded in traditional residential delivery.

“We are building a platform designed to operate at scale and starting in a market where there’s a clear need for quality, attainable housing,” One Living joint managing director Joseph Scuderi said.

“It’s that missing middle – it’s that attainable end of housing… that’s what most Australians invest into and what Australians can actually afford.”

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GreenPoint Partners brings years of experience assembling and scaling real estate operating businesses across major markets. And Green sees a big opportunity in Australia.

“For its size, sophistication and importance to the community, Australia’s living sector has remained largely under-institutionalised, which represents significant opportunity,” Green said. “GreenPoint identified that gap, assembled the right team, and is backing One Living to build a platform that is aligned to market needs.”

Green said being a builder-developer would give the company the capacity and flexibility it required to deliver reasonably-priced homes.

“We want it to be at that attainable level; not super high end luxury but at that attainable level,” he said.

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One Living will undertake a component of affordable housing in its schemes, which it will own and operate, and it could also run build-to-rent on some sites.

Green praised local policy settings.

“The NSW government is being very supportive, strategic and pragmatic in terms of how do we generate more supply of housing,” he said. “We think it’s actually positive for development and the bit that’s been lacking at that attainable level is that it’s lots of relatively small private developers, whereas we want to create an institutional platform.”

One Living is also&nbsp;looking at high-density projects and could take on more institutional funding in the future.

“The way we will be able to achieve economies of scale is through size,” Green added.

One Living enters Sydney's new apartment market with Northern Beaches site acquisition

It's been several years since there's been an opportunity to buy a brand new townhome in Melbourne's coastal suburb of Mordialloc. Even apartment developments in recent times have been few and far between in the area.

Local developer LDS Property identified the gap in new housing, securing a site on White Street, directly opposite&nbsp;Woodlands Golf Club Mordialloc. They've recently launched&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-townhouses/wm-residences-mordialloc-102-white-street-mordialloc-vic-3195">WM Residences</a>, just 13 townhouses which they have already started building.

Projects by Buxton Director Heath Thompson, who is selling WM Residences, says the townhouses x that perfect middle ground be

"Mordialloc residents have had limited options to downsize within the suburb, often forcing them to look elsewhere despite long-standing ties to the area," Thompson says.

"With very little comparable new supply coming to market, projects like WM Residences are well placed, particularly as buyers look to capitalise on current conditions amid constrained supply."

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The development, designed by regarded architecture firm&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/ewert-leaf">Ewert Leaf</a>,&nbsp;adopts a deliberately restrained architectural approach, focusing on simplicity, durability and liveability rather than overt design gestures.

The boutique scale is central to the offering. With only 13 three-bedroom residences, each home is configured to prioritise functional layouts and everyday use, supported by private terraces and secure two-car garages.

Ewert Leaf’s design response leans into a calm, neutral material palette. Interiors are defined by oak flooring, white walls and soft finishes, creating a consistent and understated backdrop. The approach avoids trend-driven detailing in favour of longevity, with an emphasis on natural light and spatial clarity.

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Beyond aesthetics, the homes are designed to meet contemporary performance expectations. Each residence targets a minimum 6-star energy rating, incorporating double glazing, comprehensive insulation and all-electric Bosch appliances.

The project’s location supports a walkable coastal lifestyle, sitting within close proximity to Mordialloc’s foreshore, Main Street retail strip and the train station. Local cafés and dining venues, including Suburbia Deli and Hendriks Café, are within a short walk, reinforcing the area’s established neighbourhood character.

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While <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/mordialloc-vic-3195">Mordialloc</a> is often defined by its beach and pier, the project taps into other areas of day to day living, offering easy access to local food, casual dining and transport, rather than positioning itself purely as a lifestyle retreat.

WM Residences reflects a continued trend across Melbourne’s coastal suburbs towards smaller-scale, design-led townhouse developments, particularly on infill sites where proximity to amenity is already established.

With construction commenced prior to its market entry, the project aligns with a growing preference among buyers for developments with visible progress and defined delivery timeframes.

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