<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/broadbeach-qld-4218">Broadbeach</a> offers plenty of reasons to live vertically, but moving from a substantial family home into an apartment can expose the compromises of high-density living. Privacy, room for guests and usable living space tend to matter more when an apartment is intended as a permanent home rather than an occasional coastal base.

A typical residential floor at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-eveleigh-broadbeach-7-9-surf-parade-broadbeach-qld-4218">The Eveleigh</a>, on Surf Parade,&nbsp;contains just four apartments. The 94-residence development by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/hirsch-faigen">Hirsch &amp; Faigen</a> is predominantly made up of expansive three-bedroom homes, with a limited collection of half-floor penthouses above.

Across the apartment floors, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/rothelowman">Rothelowman</a> has used the relatively limited number of residences to give each home greater access to natural light and outlook. Living spaces extend towards full-height glazing, while a series of bay windows frame selected views across the Pacific Ocean, city and hinterland rather than treating the building edge as a continuous wall of glass.

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“The apartment floors deliver a collection of homes that embrace controlled outlook via a series of bay windows deliberately framing moments of view,” Rothelowman Director Kim Lowman said.

From outside, those projecting forms contribute to the tower’s faceted profile. Strong horizontal and vertical elements establish its proportions, while the changing position of the sun alters the light, shadow and reflection across the façade throughout the day.

The same attention moves inside the apartments, where the material palette combines warm timber, natural stone, metallic detailing and softer curved forms. Kitchens sit within the main living zone, with stone island benches, integrated joinery and European appliances, before the living areas extend towards the glazing and the outlook.

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Three genuine bedrooms provide room to accommodate family and guests, while two secure car spaces and storage address some of the practical considerations that can become more noticeable when moving from a larger home. Feedback from the display suite has centred on the warmth and restraint of the interiors, with buyers commenting that the residences feel like homes rather than conventional coastal apartments.

A limited collection of half-floor penthouses occupies the upper levels, increasing the scale of the living spaces and adding private balconies and elevated finishes. From this position, the outlook extends between the ocean and hinterland.

Outside the private residences, The Eveleigh separates its shared spaces between the podium and rooftop. The podium is centred on wellness, with subtropical landscaping surrounding a swimming pool and pool terrace, yoga garden, private gymnasium, sauna and hot and cold plunge facilities. Landscaped retreats and pavilions provide additional places to sit away from the main recreation areas.

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Higher in the building, a rooftop pavilion and private dining suite sit alongside resident lounge, barbecue and outdoor dining areas, opening towards panoramic views across the ocean, city and hinterland.

“Buyers are no longer just looking for an apartment, but a lifestyle where they can relax, reset, and enjoy a balanced way of living,” Hirsch &amp; Faigen Director of Sales Matt George said.

Interest to date has come from established owner-occupiers and interstate lifestyle purchasers, including buyers planning a future move to the Gold Coast. Many are coming from larger homes and want to reduce ongoing maintenance without giving up space for family and guests, privacy, two car spaces or the ability to entertain at home.

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Much of that daily life can also take place beyond the building without requiring a drive. Kurrawa Beach and Pratten Park are an easy walk from Surf Parade, while Pacific Fair, Oracle Boulevard, The Oasis, restaurants, cafés, entertainment and public transport are also within walking distance.

The Eveleigh is Hirsch &amp; Faigen's fourth Gold Coast development since entering the market in 2021, following The Hemingway at Palm Beach, The Emerson at Kirra and Yves at Mermaid Beach. Each of the preceding projects sold out before completion.

“Broadbeach had been on our radar throughout our time operating on the Gold Coast,” the developer said. “Following our projects in Palm Beach, Kirra and Mermaid Beach, Broadbeach represented the natural next step for the business.”

The Surf Parade site brought together proximity to the beach, protected coastal outlooks and walkability to dining, shopping and recreation. Hirsch &amp; Faigen also identified the street as an emerging premium residential address, with enough separation from Broadbeach's busier destinations to retain a quieter environment at home.

The Eveleigh is now under construction by Maxcon, with completion forecast for mid-2028. Three-bedroom residences are currently available from $2.87 million.

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The Eveleigh brings house-like apartments to Broadbeach

A long-stalled Campbelltown development site is back in play, with new plans for 139 apartments set to supersede a mixed-use scheme approved almost a decade ago but never built.

The new proposal for 28 Cordeaux Street would deliver 116 market and 23 affordable apartments in a part 14-storey building, bringing a substantial new project into a Campbelltown market where new apartment supply remains limited.

Plans have been filed over the 3,092 sqm corner site at Moore-Oxley Street, around 600 metres from Campbelltown Railway Station and the city-centre retail core.

The site already carries a mixed-use residential approval dating to 2016. Doroch Architects has now been engaged on a larger replacement scheme, which is progressing as a State Significant Development Application following a Housing Delivery Authority determination in August 2025.

The apartment mix comprises 39 one-bedroom, 72 two-bedroom and 28 three-bedroom residences. Two-bedroom apartments make up just over half of the project, while three-bedroom homes account for 20 per cent.

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Of the 139 apartments, 23 will be delivered as affordable housing under the in-fill affordable housing provisions of the Housing SEPP. The affordable component represents 15 per cent of the residential gross floor area and will be managed by a registered Community Housing Provider.

Doroch has sought to break the scale of the building into two distinct elements, with a masonry podium of around four storeys establishing the street edge before the residential tower steps back above.

The corner position has shaped that approach. Cordeaux Street faces toward the commercial and civic centre, while Moore-Oxley Street leads into the lower-scale residential neighbourhood to the south, and the design verification report describes the site as "bridging the commercial core to the north and established residential areas to the south."

The podium will be expressed predominantly in face brick, while the upper levels shift to brushed and grooved concrete cladding with darker metal detailing. Recessed sections, deep balcony edges and landscaping break down the upper form, with an approximately 11.8-metre setback to the northern boundary addressing the adjoining St Peters Anglican School.

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Campbelltown has been starved of new residential developments in the last decade.

The only other notable development set to come to market this year is ALAND's Queen Square, a mixed-use precinct on over two hectares that will comprise apartments above a vibrant ground-level retail and hospitality dining precinct.

First look: New 139-apartment plans revive long-stalled Campbelltown city centre site

First Look: Sherlock Construction pitches apartments for low-rise Deception Bay

Queensland builder-developer MAYD has revealed the first look at its major North Kirra beachfront development, lodging amended plans that reduce the number of apartments and increase the proportion of larger residences.

The project is planned across a substantial 4,742 sqm amalgamated site spanning seven lots at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/2-6-pacific-parade-bilinga-qld-4225">2-6 Pacific Parade</a> and 27-33 Golden Four Drive in Bilin​ga, directly opposite Nor​th Kirra Beach.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/mayd-group">MAYD</a> secured the site for $32.5 million in 2025, in what was one of the Gold Coast's largest property transactions of the year.

The development will be delivered across two stages, with the first stage carrying an estimated gross realisation value of around $360 million.

The latest amendments seek to reduce the overall apartment count and shift the project further toward the owner-occupier market, with larger residences designed for buyers wanting considerably more space than traditionally offered in a beachfront apartment.

The residential mix will include townhomes, oversized two-bedroom apartments, substantial three-bedroom residences and four-bedroom homes.

MAYD has appointed Cera Stribley to lead the architecture and interiors, with the Melbourne-based design practice drawing on the beachfront setting through a series of ocean-facing terraces and heavily landscaped balconies.

Strong horizontal forms and curved balconies will define the exterior, with subtropical landscaping integrated throughout the building to soften the built form and increase the connection between the residences and the beachfront.

The project will also include an extensive collection of resident wellness and lifestyle facilities, continuing the broader shift across the Gold Coast's luxury apartment market toward larger homes supported by resort-style amenity.

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MAYD Founder Todd Mould said North Kirra was increasingly appealing to buyers attracted to the more established, lower-density character of the southern Gold Coast.

"North Kirra presents one of the most compelling luxury residential opportunities currently emerging in Australia, combining absolute beachfront with the character and authenticity that buyers are increasingly seeking, and the same sense of tight-knit community that defined Burleigh and Currumbin perhaps 10 or 15 years ago," Mould said.

"With Gold Coast Airport on its doorstep, it also offers a level of accessibility that broadens its appeal across almost every market demographic."

The project comes as the southern Gold Coast continues to attract an increasing share of high-end apartment development and buyer activity.

Kirra in particular has emerged as one of the region's more tightly held beachfront markets, with its relatively low-density character, established surf and hospitality scene and proximity to Gold Coast Airport differentiating it from the higher-density markets further north.

Mould said those characteristics had informed the approach MAYD and Cera Stribley had taken to the project.

"We've worked closely with Cera Stribley to create a vision that is deeply connected to its surroundings," he said.

"Inspired by the coastline itself, the architecture has been shaped around space, privacy and resort-style living, creating a collection of homes that reflects the next generation of luxury on the southern Gold Coast."

MOTIV Managing Director Carly Cottam, who has been appointed to market the project, said buyer attention had continued to move south along the Gold Coast.

"Purchasers who may once have defaulted to Broadbeach, Main Beach or Surfers Paradise are increasingly recognising the value of a genuine beachfront location that offers lower density, strong amenity and a more established sense of community," Cottam said.

"Kirra has a powerful combination of growing demand and genuine scarcity. Beachfront supply is inherently constrained, the area remains relatively low density, and buyers are increasingly placing a premium on locations that feel established, uncrowded and authentic rather than heavily developed."

Cottam said the proximity to Gold Coast Airport was also proving increasingly important for interstate and second-home buyers.

"Being minutes from Gold Coast Airport makes it particularly compelling for interstate buyers, frequent travellers and second-home purchasers who can access an authentic coastal lifestyle almost immediately after stepping off a flight."

The acquisition takes MAYD's active development portfolio to more than $500 million, with the North Kirra project representing one of its largest undertakings to date.

MAYD is targeting an early 2027 launch.

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Castle Hill, the longtime hub of the Hills District, has been one of the major beneficiaries of Sydney's Metro expansion, with improved connectivity helping drive continued population growth, development and buyer demand across the Hills District.

But despite that growth, the suburb has seen relatively few major new apartment projects brought to market over the past 18 months.

Hills District developer Reve Group is looking to fill that gap with <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/nova-r-ve-castle-hill-2-garthowen-crescent-castle-hill-nsw-2154">Nova Rêve</a>, a major new mixed-use precinct on the corner of Garthowen Crescent and Old Castle Hill Road, a short walk from Castle Hill Metro Station and Castle Towers.

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The project will comprise three residential towers alongside a hotel, restaurants, cafes and a skybar, more than 1,600 sqm of ground-floor retail and almost an acre of landscaped gardens.

It represents the largest project undertaken by Reve Group, the development arm of the Kassis family, which has been building across the Hills District for more than 30 years through Kassis Homes.

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Nova Rêve also represents a significant step up from the family's first apartment development, Grand Rêve, which was delivered nearby on Garthowen Crescent.

Grand Rêve introduced larger, house-like apartment layouts and premium inclusions including Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances to the Castle Hill market.

Nova Rêve takes that approach to a precinct scale, combining the residential component with hospitality, retail and substantial public and resident landscaping.

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Reve Group Managing Director Sam Kassis said the project reflected the family's three decades of building in the Hills, which has evolved from trophy homes on quarter-acre blocks to larger-scale apartment development.

"Grand Rêve was our first apartment project here and it showed us what this pocket of Castle Hill could be. Nova Rêve is the refinement of that idea: not just apartments, but a place the whole suburb can use," Kassis said.

A key part of that approach is the hotel, which has been designed to operate as an amenity for the wider Castle Hill community rather than solely hotel guests.

It will include restaurants, cafes, skybars and all-day dining, alongside conference and event facilities catering to business functions, community groups and private events.

At ground level, more than 1,600 sqm of shops and cafes will open onto the surrounding streets and landscaped areas.

Almost an acre of gardens designed by Land and Form Studios will run through the precinct, incorporating pathways, seating, barbecue areas and children's play spaces.

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Reve Group's Romio Georges said creating an active ground plane had been central to the planning of Nova Rêve.

"There are gardens with pathways, barbecues, seating and play areas, shops and cafes opening onto the street, and a hotel with restaurants and a skybar that anyone in Castle Hill can walk into," Georges said.

The project's elevated position on one of Sydney's highest ridgelines will also provide apartments with outlooks toward the Sydney skyline, surrounding parkland and the Blue Mountains.

More than 80 per cent of the apartments will occupy corner positions, with Turner responsible for both the architecture and interiors.

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Nova Rêve arrives as Reve Group bets on Castle Hill's next growth phase

Weekend Auctions

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Melbourne was the busiest weekend auction market with 560 auctions, up from 352 auctions, returning a preliminary clearance rate of 53.5 percent.
There were 430 Sydney homes auctioned, returning a preliminary auction clearance rate of 56.1 percent, according to Domain.
The highest priced sale was in Sydney when <a href="http://www.ppdre.com.au/1P4416" target="_blank">2 Gipps Street, Bronte</a> (above) sold for $3,180,000 through Phillips Pantzer Donnelly.
The buyers guide had been $2.95 million.
There had been a nearby pre-auction Bronte sale of $5.5 million at 21 Yanko Avenue.
Domain reported the cheapest notified auction sale was in Melbourne's Melton South.
The three bedroom house at <a href="https://www.prdmelton.com.au/20170062/9-macquarie-street-melton-south" target="_blank">9 Macquarie Street</a> (below) sold through PRDNationwide Melton for $308,000.
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The price guidance had been $275,000 to $295,000.
Positioned on a 580 sqm lot, the home was marketed as offering "fantastic potential to someone who is a professional renovator or the handyman."
"Bring your toolbox, hammer, and paintbrush and get stuck into this great opportunity," agent Cory Cassar said.
Louis Christopher at SQM said next Saturday would see about 780 auctions for Sydney and over 1000 auctions for Melbourne.
"It will be a very large test for the market as we return to normal volume levels," he said.
Canberra returned a preliminary clearance rate of 46 percent, while Brisbane’s preliminary result came in at 38 percent, both down in clearance rates on the prior weekend.
Adelaide was the top performing market with a 69 percent success rate, with 60 scheduled auctions.
It included a renovated 1880s St Peters home which fetched $1.285 million after being listed with $1.1 million to $1.2 million hopes.
<a href="https://foxrealestate.com.au/property/2-st-peters-street-st-peters-sa-5069" target="_blank">The 2 St Peters Street home</a> (below) , listed through Kirsty Davies at Fox Real Estate, had previously traded at $470,000 in 2005.
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Corelogic noted national auction activity remains quieter year-on-year with 1,444 homes taken to auction across the combined capitals.
While increasing from the previous week when 928 auctions were held, it was lower than the same week last year when 1,992 auctions were held.
Preliminary results show a clearance rate of 55.2 percent.
Click here <a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/images/2019/2/18/Capitals-Feb18.jpg" target="_blank">to enlarge</a>.
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Last week’s final clearance rate came in at 51.1 cent across the combined capitals, which CoreLogic's auction analyst Kevin Brogan noted was the first time the final clearance rate sat  above 50 percent since September 2018. 
CoreLogic put Sydney's auction clearance rate at a nine-month high.
One year ago, the national clearance rate was 66.1 percent.
Melbourne's top sale was a <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-vic-surrey+hills-130274414" target="_blank">1902 Surrey Hill charmer, Devon</a> (below) which fetched $2.84 million, followed by a 172sq m property with potential in Albert Park sold for $2.605 million.
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The prime corner Beaconsfield Parade offering, called on the market at $2.555 million, had no heritage overlay 
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<td id="x_rpMostExpensive_tdMostExpensiveLocation_0" colspan="2">Most expensive</td>
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<td id="x_rpMostExpensive_tdMostExpensiveCity_0" align="left">Sydney</td>
<td id="x_rpMostExpensive_tdMostExpensiveLocation_0" colspan="2">21 Yanko Av, Bronte NSW 2024, 4 br House, PhillipsPantzer Donnelley</td>
<td id="x_rpMostExpensive_tdMostExpensiveSold_0">$5,500,000</td>
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<td id="x_rpMostExpensive_tdMostExpensiveCity_1" align="left">Melbourne</td>
<td id="x_rpMostExpensive_tdMostExpensiveLocation_1" colspan="2">17 Tyrone St, Camberwell VIC 3124, 3 br House, Marshall White Boroondara</td>
<td id="x_rpMostExpensive_tdMostExpensiveSold_1">$2,305,000</td>
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<td id="x_rpMostExpensive_tdMostExpensiveCity_2" align="left">Adelaide</td>
<td id="x_rpMostExpensive_tdMostExpensiveLocation_2" colspan="2">2 St Peters St, St Peters SA 5069, 3 br House, Fox Real Estate</td>
<td id="x_rpMostExpensive_tdMostExpensiveSold_2">$1,285,000</td>
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<td id="x_rpMostExpensive_tdMostExpensiveCity_3" align="left">Brisbane</td>
<td id="x_rpMostExpensive_tdMostExpensiveLocation_3" colspan="2">380 London Rd, Belmont QLD 4153, 5 br House, HAR Green Living</td>
<td id="x_rpMostExpensive_tdMostExpensiveSold_3">$1,850,000</td>
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<td id="x_rpMostExpensive_tdMostExpensiveCity_4" align="left">Canberra</td>
<td id="x_rpMostExpensive_tdMostExpensiveLocation_4" colspan="2">48 Drooka Cr, Crace ACT 2911, 4 br House, LJH Weston Creek</td>
<td id="x_rpMostExpensive_tdMostExpensiveSold_4">$1,461,000</td>
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Most affordable
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<td id="x_rpMostAffordable_tdMostAffordableCity_0" align="left">Sydney</td>
<td id="x_rpMostAffordable_tdMostAffordableLocation_0" colspan="2">2 St Lawrence Av, Blue Haven NSW 2262, 3 br House, Capital One Real Estate - Central Coast</td>
<td id="x_rpMostAffordable_tdMostAffordableSold_0">$390,000</td>
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<td id="x_rpMostAffordable_tdMostAffordableCity_1" align="left">Melbourne</td>
<td id="x_rpMostAffordable_tdMostAffordableLocation_1" colspan="2">9 Macquarie St, Melton South VIC 3338, 3 br House, PRDNationwide Melton</td>
<td id="x_rpMostAffordable_tdMostAffordableSold_1">$308,000</td>
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<td id="x_rpMostAffordable_tdMostAffordableCity_2" align="left">Adelaide</td>
<td id="x_rpMostAffordable_tdMostAffordableLocation_2" colspan="2">8/7A East Pallant St, North Adelaide SA 5006, 2 br Unit, C21 The Bay</td>
<td id="x_rpMostAffordable_tdMostAffordableSold_2">$335,000</td>
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<td id="x_rpMostAffordable_tdMostAffordableCity_3" align="left">Brisbane</td>
<td id="x_rpMostAffordable_tdMostAffordableLocation_3" colspan="2">256 Wellington St, Ormiston QLD 4160, 3 br House, Whicher Pty Ltd</td>
<td id="x_rpMostAffordable_tdMostAffordableSold_3">$500,000</td>
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<td id="x_rpMostAffordable_tdMostAffordableCity_4" align="left">Canberra</td>
<td id="x_rpMostAffordable_tdMostAffordableLocation_4" colspan="2">22 Langdon Av, Wanniassa ACT 2903, 3 br House, RW Canberra</td>
<td id="x_rpMostAffordable_tdMostAffordableSold_4">$460,000</td>
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Weekend auctions remain resilient, but property prices still patchy

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Essendon champions Terry and Chris Daniher sold a Moonee Ponds investment property for $1.18 million shortly before its scheduled weekend auction.
It sold to local first-home buyers who snapped it up on their wedding day, just five hours before they tied the knot in the Yarra Valley.
Nelson Alexander Ascot Vale agent Milo Rasinac told the Herald Sun the couple had been the keenest of the four parties who had been interested in the four-bedroom double-fronted Victorian.
The deal was sealed via the phone and emails. The unrenovated <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-moonee+ponds-130004654" target="_blank">69 Darling Street</a> listing (above and below) had been quoted at $1.15 million to $1.25 million.
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The Daniher brothers had owned the property since their early 1990s playing days when they paid for $175,000.
It was among the 929 capital city homes scheduled for auction, up on the first week in February when 536 auctions were held, according to CoreLogic.
The nation's priciest notified result was in <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-apartment-nsw-manly-130278918" target="_blank">Manly at $2.7 million</a> for a three bedroom, two bathroom apartment (below).
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The price guide had been $2.7 million for the 1990 waterfront apartment views across Little Manly Cove to North Head.
The 4/8 Addison Road offering was in a tightly-held complex of six. The nation's cheapest sale was at Brunswick where a 1960s studio apartment fetched $155,000.
The Brad Teal agent has suggested a $150,000 to $165,000 price guidance for the vacated 8/831 Park Street offering.
It last sold at $110,000 in 2008. Melbourne was the busiest weekend auction market with 352 auctions held across the city, returning a preliminary clearance rate of 53.7 percent.
"This is quite a bit lower than what we were seeing last year, when 70.7 percent of homes sold over the same week when volumes were higher (619)," CoreLogic auction analyst Kevin Brogan noted.
There were 321 Sydney homes auctioned, returning a preliminary auction clearance rate of 59.2 percent.
"Interestingly, Sydney was the best performing capital city auction market last week," he noted. Canberra returned a preliminary clearance rate of 56.3 percent, while Brisbane’s preliminary result came in at 42.6 percent.
A Teneriffe property change hands for the first time in 63 years when 10 bidders registered to buy the house at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-qld-teneriffe-130324950" target="_blank">8 Waverley Street</a> (below).
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Bidding started at $900,000 and quickly rose to $1,475,000, The Courier Mail reported.
Volumes were higher over the week across all auction markets with the exception of Adelaide where activity was down. The national auctions returned a 54.1 percent preliminary auction clearance rate, well up on the 42.8 percent final auction clearance rate last weekend, suggesting buyers had a returned from the break with a preparedness to ignore the negative commentary.
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"The early flow of auction data for 2019 is showing a subtle bounce back in the clearance rate relative to the lows recorded through December last year which is a seasonal trend similar to what has been seen over previous years," Brogan said.
But Brogan anticipates the figure "will revise lower as the remaining results are collected to remain around the mid-to-low 40 percent range."
Comparing results to one year ago, volumes and clearance rates are significantly lower when 1,470 capital city homes went to auction and 63.7 percent sold.
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Early bird February 2019 auction vendors securing sales

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The opening weekend for capital city auctions began with a whimper marked by a continuing wide gap between vendor and buyer expectations.
Domain reported there was a preliminary 48 percent success rate in Sydney, while the Melbourne vendors secured a 44 percent clearance rate.
Brisbane had a 30 percent clearance rate.
Canberra, which with Adelaide were the strongest mainland auction capitals in 2018, had a 39 percent success rate.
It was 48 percent in Adelaide.
Just 360 homes went to auction which was down on the 600 plus on the same opening weekend in the three prior years.
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The nation's top result was in Sydney's Millers Point, which for several years was an auction hotspot.
It was a three-level terrace house at <a href="http://alisoncoopes.com/buying/immaculately-rebuilt-north-facing-freehold-4-bdrm-study-res-remarkable-investment-opportunity/" target="_blank">82 Kent Street</a> (above and below) that last sold in 2016 in the state government’s now concluded Millers Point terrace sell-off.
After paying $2.48 million, the vendors renovated and restored the 1870s terrace.
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It was passed in at its onsite weekend auction through Alison Coopes at Agency by Alison Coopes at $2.45 million.
It sold at around $2.7 million after post-auction negotiations.
Coopes said the terrace had been "meticulously renovated" including an ultra-modern kitchen with new appliances, along with two new bathrooms, one of which features a Swedish-design free-standing bath.
There were newly-set rendered walls and flooring, electrical wiring updates and reverse cycle air-conditoning installed.
The investment had rented at $1750 a week.
The cheapest reported auction sale was in Adelaide where $268,500 was paid for a three bedroom Greenacres offering.
<a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/https://raywhitesemaphore.com.au/properties/residential-for-sale/sa/greenacres-5086/house/2029919" target="_blank">The auction</a> was instructed by the Australia Executor Trustees.
The single level property at <a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/https://raywhitesemaphore.com.au/properties/residential-for-sale/sa/greenacres-5086/house/2029919" target="_blank">3/10 Princes Road</a> (below) was marketed as a "homette" by Ray White agent Samantha Hirniak.
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It sat within a 15km central radius to the CBD, beaches and Adelaide Hills.
There were far fewer fresh listings on the weekend than in recent prior February kickoffs.
Sydney had 110 scheduled weekend auctions, down on the 178 the same Saturday in 2018 when there was a 50 percent success rate.
Melbourne vendors also numbered 110 on the weekend, down from 210 on the first Saturday in February last year which saw a 62 percent clearance rate.
Agents advised buyers were still facing lending issues given the credit squeeze which emerged following from the Financial Services Royal Commission, whose final findings and recommendations will be released this afternoon.
In Melbourne's Albert Park there were no bids for a three-bedroom terrace at <a href="https://www.wilsonagents.com.au/4632476/" target="_blank">103 Ashworth Street</a> (below) which sold last March for $1.65 million. 
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The Wilson agent Grace Le-francke, who had issued a price guide from $1.55 million to $1.65 million, placed a vendor bid of $1.5 million.
Coastal offerings continued to attract buyer interest with a $1.3 million sale at Yamba, on the NSW far north coast.
The three bedroom, two bathroom apartment at <a href="https://unit16-4queenst-yamba.ljhooker.com.au" target="_blank">16/4 Queen Street</a> sold through LJ Hooker. 
It last sold at $700,000 in 2001. The previous highest sale in the Cove complex had been $1.15 million in 2006.
There was also the sale of a redundant regional Victoria church.
The former Uniting Church at <a href="https://www.eldersrealestate.com.au/residential/auction/5-barr-street-uniting-church-tungamah-vic-3728-20159172/" target="_blank">5 Barr Street, Tungamah</a> saw five bidders turn up at the Elders Yarrawonga auction.
Agent Rod Leslie told the Herald Sun it was called on the market at $80,000, and sold at $92,500 to locals.
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Contracting February capital city auctions begin with a whimper

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The vendors hoping for a Santa Claus rally in the ailing property auction market were mostly left disappointed after their weekend auctions.
Buyers traditionally tune out in the lead up to Christmas given all the distractions.
A few homes will be sold today, Christmas Eve, but most estate agents have headed off on their long holiday hibernation. 
Ofcourse some buyers will be back in the market keen for Boxing Day-style discounts from anxious vendors who've committed elsewhere and are desperate for a sale. 
The last minute pre-Christmas weekend auction offerings numbered just a dozen or so around most capitals, rather than the thousands that are regularly on offer most Saturdays of the year across the nation.
Estate agent Adam Docking recently suggested pre-Christmas listings were "a calculated risk."
“The weekend is usually very, very soft the Saturday before Christmas,” Mr Docking told News Ltd.
However the very last scheduled auction of 2018 found a buyer yesterday in Hampton Park, in Melbourne's outer south east.
There were 11 interested parties when the five bedroom late 1980s house at <a id="LPlnk816199" href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-hampton+park-130021094" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable">3 Candlebark Close</a> sold under the hammer at the 2pm Sunday afternoon auction, just two days out from Christmas.
"A local first time buyer was the top bidder," said Elias Samili, the selling agent from Rexhepi Real Estate.
"The vendors got $13,000 over reserve," he added after the bidding kicked off at $470,000.
There was just a shortened three week auction campaign following its recent renovation.
The agent had previously told the Herald Sun that the auction date was set to suit their religious commitments, and an auction process had been selected to ensure there was an "unconditional sale this year."
Hampton Park median house prices finished off the year at $550,000, according to realestateview, having kicked off the year at $500,000.
Another first home buyer secured a $350,000 Belmont house (above) with big plans for a renovation since its currently unlivable.
The three-bedroom house at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-belmont-130002634" target="_blank">5 Donald Street</a> was marketed as an opportunity to renovate or detonate by the McGrath Geelong agent Ricky Forte.
It had a $329,000 to $349,000 price guidance.
There was also a sale in Melbourne's Westmeadows when <a id="LPlnk256837" href="https://www.realestateview.com.au/real-estate/22-swan-avenue-westmeadows-vic/property-details-sold-residential-12269916/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable">22 Swan Avenue</a> fetched $675,000 through Barry Plant Gladstone Park.
The price guide for the four bedroom, two bathroom house had been $610,000 to $650,000.
Another Saturday auction hopeful that sold was <a id="LPlnk160395" href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-roxburgh+park-130004822" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable">4 Korab Place, Roxburgh Park</a>.
Set on a 580 sqm block, the house has an indicative price guide of $540,000 to $580,000.
It fetched $625,000.
The four bedroom two bathroom house was marketed as having a crescent driveway with room for seven vehicles.
It had been a $200,000 building project in 2010 after the block was bought six years earlier for $154,000.
<div>All up there was 32 percent success rate in Melbourne from around 200 offerings over the past week, mostly held mid-week.</div>
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<div>Sydney had some 150 offerings over the past week which saw a fatigued 38 percent success rate in the final sales week.</div>
<div>There was a $925,000 Merrylands sale in Sydney.</div>
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The three bedroom home at <a id="LPlnk378703" href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/https://www.realestate.com.au/130026390" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable">1 Montrose Avenue sold through Starr Partners</a>, one of just a handful scheduled for Sydney weekend auction.
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Queensland had an 11 percent success rate from the 95 auctions scheduled over the past week.
Canberra saw just 8 percent of its 30 listings find a buyer over the past week.
Adelaide was the most resilient with a 41 percent clearance rate from its 60 auctions over the past week, according to CoreLogic.
Its sales included <a id="LPlnk656681" href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-sa-torrensville-130099886" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable">15 Stephens Avenue, Torrensville</a>, a four bedroom house set on a generous sized 1100 sqm holding which sold for an undisclosed price.
The 1930’s Tudor home was marketed as likely to "respond well to renovations or subdivision subject to council consent."
Auction volumes will be negligible now until early February, excepting in coastal locations.
Agents have listed dozens of fresh beachside offerings with many set for late January auction, especially on the Australia Day weekend.
Everything from a <a id="LPlnk626147" href="https://www.realestateview.com.au/real-estate/boatshed-8-point-king-beach-portsea-vic/property-details-buy-residential-12313877/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable">bathing box at Portsea</a>, with $450,000 to $495,000 hopes; a 37th floor <a id="LPlnk507917" href="https://www.realestateview.com.au/real-estate/3701-crown-towers-5-19-palm-avenu-surfers-paradise-qld/property-details-buy-residential-12318110/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable">Surfers Paradise sub-penthouse</a> to a vacant waterfront <a id="LPlnk931582" href="https://www.realestateview.com.au/real-estate/24-the-anchorage-noosa-waters-qld/property-details-buy-residential-12301542/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable">Noosa Waters building block</a>.
In Western Australia there's <a id="LPlnk382" href="https://www.realestateview.com.au/real-estate/38-lanyard-boulevard-geographe-wa/property-details-buy-residential-12276339/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable">a Port Geographe waterfront 838 sqm vacant block </a>with direct access to Geographe Bay set for January 19 auction.
Some beach offerings have been snapped up as soon as they hit the market including a beach shack at Berrara on the NSW far south coast that was listed at $1.75 million
<a id="LPlnk810369" href="https://www.realestateview.com.au/real-estate/18-myrniong-grove-berrara-nsw/property-details-buy-residential-12319421/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable">The home </a>that sits on a 1,138 sqm beachfront block quickly went under contract last week. 
The Ray White Surfers Paradise Group is gearing up for its annual auction program The Event, its flagship residential auction on Monday, January 28.
“The Australia Day long weekend will be the prime time for buyers as inquiries are traditionally up 60 per cent during January and we’re expecting next year to be no different," Ray White Surfers Paradise CEO Andrew Bell said.
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No Santa Claus rally for pre-Christmas auction vendor hopefuls

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As auctions volumes across the country shrink, hopefuls still remain in almost every state for the upcoming Saturday December 22nd auctions.
The eleventh hour auction offerings number in the dozens, rather than thousands that go on a typical Saturday.
Among the listing in the ACT is <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-townhouse-act-nicholls-130003766" target="_blank">5/149 Kelleway Avenue, Nicholls</a> (pictured above).
This three bedroom two bathroom townhouse comes without a price guide.
Set on 146 sqm this home is located at the back of a Gold Creek complex and features a two car lockup garage.
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In Queensland there is <a href="https://www.eplace.com.au/property/QLD-Sherwood-R2-1745693" target="_blank">38 Lance Street, Sherwood</a> (pictured above) set for auction this Saturday.
This holding is a vacant allotment set on 405 sqm.
The lot is situated within walking distance of local schools, public transport links, and amenities.
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One Saturday auction hopeful in Victoria this week is <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-roxburgh+park-130004822" target="_blank">4 Korab Place, Roxburgh Park</a> (pictured above).
Set on a 580 sqm block the house has an indicative price guide of $540,000 to $580,000.
The four bedroom two bathroom house has a crescent driveway with room for 7 vehicles.
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Carlingford is host to the NSW auction of <a href="http://tracyyap.com.au/1P9232/60-14-16-freeman-place-carlingford" target="_blank">60/14-16 Freeman Place</a> (pictured above).
The three bedroom two bathroom apartment is accompanied by an indicative price guide of $745,000 to $795,000.
Featuring a tandem lockup garage the unit is located near public transport links and other amenities.
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A home in South Australia set for auction this weekend is <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-sa-marino-130007318" target="_blank">43 Trumara Road, Marino</a> (pictured above).
Set on 1,123 sqm the home features views of the coast and Trumara.
The three bedroom one bathroom home is located within 30 minutes of the city.
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The final state with a Saturday auction is Western Australia, with <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-unit-wa-attadale-129972726" target="_blank">5/240 Burke Drive, Attadale</a> (pictured above) set to go under the hammer.
Set on 137 sqm the waterfront unit is located on an A class reserve.
The three bedroom two bathroom unit hasn't been offered to the market since the late 80's.
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A converted warehouse in Collingwood - with a Pinocchio mural on its back wall - passed in at weekend auction without any bid.
The truth was there were actually keen interested parties.
The post-auction negotiations involving three parties triggered the former leather goods factory at <a id="LPlnk975300" class="x_OWAAutoLink" href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-vic-collingwood-129936162" target="_blank" data-auth="NotApplicable">54 Sydney Street</a> (above and below) selling post auction at $1.34 million.
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The eventual sale price sat midway between its $1.275 million to $1.4 million price guidance for the three bedroom, three bathroom home on its 170 sqm holding.
It was last offered at $700,000 plus in 2006. 
On the last busy Saturday for auctions before the traditional long summer break, Melbourne's 46.9 percent weekend auction success rate was the best performing capital city result, according to CoreLogic.
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But the as yet unreported results will likely see the final under the hammer sales rate slip lower, possibly into the 30s as the few buyers remaining in the mid-December market have become more cautious and cagier.
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Melbourne was host to 1,179 auctions weekend auctions.
A $3,075,000 Fitzroy North sale topped the results, according to the Real Estate Institute of Victoria.
The <a id="LPlnk497953" class="x_OWAAutoLink" href="https://www.realestateview.com.au/real-estate/10-alister-street-fitzroy-north-vic/property-details-buy-residential-12255278/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable">10 Alister Street offering</a> (below) was marketed as a residence setting "a new benchmark in luxury family living with its stunning design, bespoke features throughout and impressive indoor/outdoor entertaining spaces."
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It had five large bedrooms all with fully-fitted robes, plus five ensuite bathrooms and a guest powder room.
The Nelson Alexander price guidance had been $2.9 million to $3.1 million.
Over the same weekend last year, the Melbourne auction clearance rate was significantly higher with 65.9 per cent of the 1,630 auctions returning a successful result last December.
Canberra was the next strongest weekend market at 46.2 percent.
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There were 717 auctions held in Sydney with preliminary results showing a 43.6 per cent clearance rate. 
Over the same week last year 708 homes were taken to auction across the city returning a clearance rate of 52.7 per cent. 
"It will be interesting to see whether or not the final clearance rate can hold above 40 per cent this week," CoreLogic auction analyst Kevin Brogan noted.
Sydney's eastern suburbs returned the strongest preliminary clearance rate again this week at 65 percent from 43 results, with no other Sydney sub-regions above 50 percent. 
Sydney's top sale was the nation's top sale which came after 11 registrations to bid on a Cronulla waterfront home (below).
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The property at <a id="LPlnk409309" class="x_OWAAutoLink" href="https://www.realestateview.com.au/real-estate/70-the-esplanade-cronulla-nsw/property-details-buy-residential-12253413/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable">70 The Esplanade</a> sold through Ivan Lampret of Gibson Partners Real Estate for $3,787,000, the first time it had been listed in five decades.
Brisbane's fringe, the Beenleigh district had the cheapest weekend result, according to Domain, when a three bedroom unit was sold for $145,000.
The <a id="LPlnk429229" class="x_OWAAutoLink" href="https://www.realestateview.com.au/real-estate/unit-14-24-28-albert-street-eagleby-qld/property-details-buy-residential-12246324/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable">14/24-28 Albert Street, Eagleby</a> had previously sold in 2009 at $217,000, but was higher this time than its $133,500 sale in 2006.
Eagleby sits along the Gold Coast corridor about 30 minutes drive on the M1 to Brisbane or the Gold Coast.
Brisbane's clearance rate stood at 33 percent. 
Across all the capitals, there were 2,406 homes taken to auction over the week, down from both the previous week when 2,631 auctions were held, and this week last year when 2,890 auctions were held across the combined capital cities. 
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Preliminary CoreLogic results show a national clearance rate of 43.8 per cent this week, increasing from last week’s final clearance rate of 41 per cent, the lowest clearance rate recorded since October 2011. 
One year ago, a clearance rate of 60.7 per cent was recorded. 
"The final clearance rate has revised down below 42 per cent for the last three weeks and given the low preliminary result it’s possible that the final clearance rate may just fall below 40 per cent once the remaining results are collected," Brogan suggested.
"No Christmas cheer here," AMP Capital economist Shane Oliver tweeted after the weekend results.
"Credit tightening, supply surge, lower foreign demand, FOMO becoming FONGO, and tax issues point to more of the same next year," he suggested.
The much-publicised auction of gangland widow Roberta Williams’ former Essendon house failed to occur, but there was a sale.
The townhome at <a id="LPlnk366904" class="x_OWAAutoLink" href="https://www.realestateview.com.au/real-estate/82-primrose-street-essendon-vic/property-details-sold-residential-12247259/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable">82 Primrose Street</a> (below), which had been owned by her former father-in-law George Williams, had been listed with a reserve price of $750,000 by the Australian Tax Office to recoup his debts.
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The auction was cleared to go proceed after a last-minute legal challenge from Roberta Williams.
The listing agent David Vaughan of Nelson Alexander confirmed the pre-auction sale but would not disclose the price or buyer.
Next weekend Melbourne has just the 160 scheduled auctions, although many will not take place, being scheduled so close to the festivities.
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While homes are still changing hands, the Melbourne auction market seems set to finish with its worst run since CoreLogic auction records began in 2008, amid the global financial crisis downturn.
Last weekend marked the first time every sub-region across Melbourne had failed to top 50 percent, although the inner south bucked the trend this weekend with a preliminary 57 percent success rate.
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Auction buyers are increasingly cautious and cagey

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Outback crime drama Mystery Road director Rachel Perkins couldn’t sell her Federation cottage at Bondi Beach when it went to weekend auction.
There was drama when the only bidder upped the offer from $2.3 million to $2.4 million. A young boy with the bidding couple then burst into tears as he didn’t want to move from his nearby abode.
Danielle Gillespie at Belle Property had a $3 million guide on the home, which Perkins had paid $1.5 million in 2010 with her then husband and fellow filmmaker Richard McGrath.
Perkins has spent $2.2 million on a three-bedroom Leichhardt park-side home.
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A glamorous Tamarama modern home secured the nation's highest weekend sale, as auctions limped towards the extended summer break.
The top sale was when medicinal-cannabis industry chief Matt Cantelo sold his ultra cool Tamarama home for $8.4 million.
It was $200,000 under his reserve, but higher than the buyer's pre-auction offer.
The four-bedroom Neesen Murcutt-designed home on <a id="LPlnk538428" class="x_OWAAutoLink" href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property/12-carlisle-st-tamarama-nsw-2026" target="_blank" data-auth="NotApplicable">Carlisle Street </a>(above and below) came with ocean views.
It was built for Michelle O’Brien, director of golf and leisure wear label Birdee Sport.
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Cantelo, the chief of Australian Natural Therapeutics Group, bought it for $5,350,000 in 2012, then adding a cubby house and water slide in the garden below.
The Sunday Telegraph reported he was already committed to a $19,525,000 Vaucluse acquistion.
At 48 percent Sydney was the strongest capital city auction market, with all other capital cities having clearance rates below, dipping as low as 30 percent in Brisbane, according to CoreLogic.
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AMP Capital economist Shane Oliver described the weekend results as "very weak."
He said it was result of a "perfect storm" of tight credit, supply surge, fall in foreign demand, the conversion to interest only loans to principle and interest, along with the fear of tax changes.
Oliver also said the market was seeing the impact of the transition from the “fear-of-missing” out mentality to a “fear-of-not-getting-out” anxiety..
Nationally there were 2,614 homes taken to auction over the week, down just slightly from the previous week when 2,749 auctions were held.
It was considerably lower than the same week last year when 3,371 auctions were held across the combined capital cities. 
The preliminary results show a clearance rate of 45.3 per cent, up on last week’s 41 percent final clearance rate, although as final results are collected  CoreLogic expect to see the clearance rate revise down below 45 per cent for the sixth consecutive week.
Melbourne was host to 1,283 auctions with preliminary results showing a clearance rate of 46.1 per cent, increasing from last week when the final clearance rate was a lower 42.7 per cent across 1,378 auctions. 
Over the same week last year, the auction clearance rate was significantly higher with 65.4 per cent of the 1,833 auctions returning a successful result.
A development site was Melbourne's top sale when a 1970s house at <a id="LPlnk159079" class="x_OWAAutoLink" href="https://www.realestateview.com.au/real-estate/13-19-old-aqueduct-road-diamond-creek-vic/property-details-buy-residential-12246662/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable">13-19 Old Aqueduct Road, Diamond Creek,</a> fetched $4.225 million (below).
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The 12,042-square-metre townhouse development site easily surpassed its $2.3 million to $2.5 million quote.
The top house sale was a four-bedroom house on 4682 square metres at <a id="LPlnk256426" class="x_OWAAutoLink" href="https://www.realestateview.com.au/real-estate/8-sarah-crescent-templestowe-vic/property-details-buy-residential-12224357/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable">8 Sarah Crescent, Templestowe</a> (below) for $2.9 million, up on the $2.5 million to $2.75 million price guide quote.
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It came with cascading Italian Murano glass chandeliers.
The property last sold at $77,000 in 1978.
The AFL Magpies midfielder Levi Greenwood failed to sell his South Melbourne single-fronted terrace (below) which passed in at auction at $1.125 million.
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There was only one bidder on the <a href="https://www.realestateview.com.au/real-estate/97-bank-street-south-melbourne-vic/property-details-buy-residential-12237983/" target="_blank">97 Bank Street offering</a> which has been renovated in a black and white theme since purchased in 2016 at $920,000.
It now comes with a $1.275 million asking price.
The Real Estate Institute of Victoria have advised some 1060 auctions next week, then some 150 auction on the weekend prior to Christmas. 
There were 853 auctions held in Sydney with preliminary results showing a 48 per cent clearance rate, up from 41.6 per cent across a higher volume of auctions last week (937), although as usual this will revise lower as final results are collected.
Over the same week last year 1,007 homes were taken to auction across the city returning a clearance rate of 52 per cent.
Domain Group updated last weekend’s Sydney clearance rate to just 35.8 per cent following the counting of late-reported results.
Across the smaller auction markets, Canberra saw auction volumes fall week-on-week.
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The number of auction vendors hoping to find a buyer has continued to rise, but traditionally as December arrives, clearance rates wane.
This year more so than ever.
It's not just the the seasonal distractions of Christmas, the cricket and heading off to the coast.
Many buyers have taken a look at the 2018 stock that's on market and instead decided to postpone purchasing until next year when the likelihood is that prices will be cheaper. 
The weekend sale turnover in Sydney totalled just $129 million in sales, well down on the $600 million this time last year, Domain calculated.
Melbourne had $258 million in recorded weekend sales compared to $826 million the same weekend last year.
There are definitely far fewer buyers around, with many no bid auctions, agents says.
The top result was in coastal Sydney, just above the beach at Newport.
The <a href="https://www.realestateview.com.au/real-estate/15-karloo-parade-newport-nsw/property-details-sold-residential-12125224/" target="_blank">15 Karloo Parade offering</a> sold pre-auction for $5.5 million through LJ Hooker agents Lachlan Elder and Josephine Cowling.
It sold for less than its price guidance.
There had been $5.8 million hopes for the Timothy Moon-designed house at Bungan Beach on the northern beaches.
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Sydney's weekend clearance rate sat at 41.4 percent, Domain reported, with unreported results likely to see it fall into the 30s.
Melbourne did fall into the 30s in spring's last weekend, and was at 45 percent based on the preliminary results on the first weekend of summer.
SQM's Louis Christopher recently noted the data showed there had been three prior times when Sydney auction clearance rates had sunk into the 30s.
"That was in October/November 2008 during the GFC, May 2004 after the NSW vendor stamp duty was introduced and July 1989 when the cash rate hit 17 percent," <a href="/expert-insights/buying/spring-auctions-could-slump-into-the-30s">Property Observer reported</a>.
As clearance rates have fallen, selling prices have also dropped back.
Melbourne's cheapest sale was $305,000 for a one bedroom apartment in Box Hill.
The sale of <a href="https://www.realestateview.com.au/real-estate/406-1-3-watts-street-box-hill-vic/property-details-buy-residential-12089710/" target="_blank">406/1 Watts Street, Box Hill</a> was well below the $320,000 to $352,000 price guidance.
The recent $370 a week rental also sold well below its 2011 $390,000 sale price, CoreLogic advised.
Melbourne's top sale was <a href="https://www.realestateview.com.au/real-estate/11-wheatland-road-malvern-vic/property-details-sold-residential-12222971/" target="_blank">11 Wheatland Road, Malvern</a> (pictured below) at $4.01 million. 
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The four bedroom newly renovated Federation home had $3.8 million to $4.1 million price guidance through Iain Carmichael at Jellis Craig.
The busiest suburbs for weekend auctions were in Victoria, with Glen Waverley topping the list with 25 offerings, according to CoreLogic data.
<a href="https://www.realestateview.com.au/sales-and-auction-results/victoria/g/glen-waverley-vic-3150/" target="_blank">Of the 17 advised auction results</a> the priciest offering failed to sell, with 697 High Street Road passed in on a $1.5 million vendor bid.
CoreLogic recently calculated the national clearance rate dipping to 41.9 per cent, the lowest result for six years.
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Some 2,742 homes were taken to auction across the combined capital cities over the past week, slightly higher than the 2,701 auctions held in the prior week.  
Current volumes remain lower than over the same period last year when the final national clearance rate was recorded at 60.3 per cent across 3,291 auctions.
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Brisbane was the weakest east coast capital with a 40 percent clearance rate, according to CoreLogic.
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The former Test spinner turned stock market trader Nathan Hauritz and wife Dianne had hoped to secure a weekend auction buyer of their Brisbane home (pictured top).
But now it is listed <a href="https://www.realestateview.com.au/real-estate/42-cowper-street-bulimba-qld/property-details-buy-residential-12224325/" target="_blank">with $925,000 plus hope</a>s.
They paid $680,000 for the Bulimba home in 2013.
The 1950s three bedroom, one bathroom home featuring traditional period features including polished timber floors and high ceilings, had been scheduled for auction through Ray White Bulimba agent Alex Donnan.
Another postwar Brisbane home fared better.
In Wooloowin, <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-qld-wooloowin-129839282" target="_blank">53 View Street </a>(pictured below) attracted 11 registered bidders, four of whom were active during the auction, Domain reported.
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The house, which sold for $875,000 to a developer, had been owned by one family since 1949.
The ANZ-backed REALas price tipping website struggled to anticipate the buyer demand with <a href="https://realas.com/property/53-VIEW-STREET-WOOLOOWIN-QLD-4030-8291895" target="_blank">their forecast $742,000 advisory</a>.
 
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Blue chip Armadale just pipped Toorak to take the Melbourne's priciest weekend auction result, with the best of working class Maribyrnong in a surprise third place.
<a id="LPlnk224353" class="x_OWAAutoLink" href="https://www.realestateview.com.au/real-estate/19-adelaide-street-armadale-vic/property-details-sold-residential-12205305/" target="_blank" data-auth="NotApplicable">The Adelaide Street, Armadale result</a> was $5,678,500 with three bidders competing for the signature Wayne Gillespie designed home set within Paul Bangay designed gardens with pool.
The three bedroom home on 759 sqm (above) last traded at $485,000 in 1993.
There was a $5.62 million sale in neighbouring Toorak with just the two bidders for <a id="LPlnk857417" class="x_OWAAutoLink" href="https://www.realestateview.com.au/real-estate/7-torresdale-court-toorak-vic/property-details-buy-residential-12206715/" target="_blank" data-auth="NotApplicable">7 Torresdale Court</a> (below) which was listed with $4.8 million to $5.2 million price guidance.
It was announced on the market at $5.4 million. 
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Maribyrnong had the third highest weekend result across Melbourne when Grandview, a riverfront reserve home (below) fetched $4.14 million.
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The price guidance for the four bedroom house on 1890 sqm at 96 The Esplanade Maribyrnong had been $3.6 million to $3.95 million.
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The ANZ-backed REALas price tipping website was well off the pace with <a id="LPlnk566630" class="x_OWAAutoLink" href="https://realas.com/property/96-THE-ESPLANADE-MARIBYRNONG-VIC-3032-11619691" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable">their forecast $3.66 million advisory.</a>
The strip's previous highest recorded result was $3.4 million last year.
The highest house sale across the capital cities at weekend auctions was in Drummoyne in Sydney for $5.8 million.
<a id="LPlnk292473" class="x_OWAAutoLink" href="https://www.realestateview.com.au/real-estate/53-dening-street-drummoyne-nsw/property-details-buy-residential-12187335/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable">The 53 Dening Street home</a> (below), was reported by The Sunday Telegraph to have sold for $650,000 above reserve, after three local Chinese families competed.
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The vendors had bought the battle-axe 771 sqm property for $1.45 million in 2004 before construction of its Richard Archer-designed home which cost $1.5 million to build.
Across Australian capital cities, there were 2,689 homes taken to auction over the past week, much lower than the same time last year when 3,438 auctions were held across the combined capital cities.
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Preliminary results show a national clearance rate of 46.9 per cent this week. 
One year ago, a clearance rate of 61.1 per cent was recorded, Corelogic noted.
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"As final results are collected we will likely see the clearance rate revise down below 45 per cent for the fourth consecutive week," CoreLogic auction analyst Kevin Brogan said.
Melbourne was host to 1,137 auctions with a preliminary clearance rate of 44 per cent, up from last week when the final clearance rate dropped to 41.3 per cent across 1,401 auctions. 
On the same weekend last year, the Melbourne auction clearance rate was 65.5 per cent from 1,736 auctions.
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Preston topped the list as the busiest suburb across the nation with 18 homes scheduled for auction, followed by Northcote (17) and Epping (16).
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There were 1,021 auctions held in Sydney this week making it the fifth busiest week of 2018 for the city with preliminary results showing a 52.4 per cent clearance rate, up from 42.8 percent across 875 auctions last week. 
"It’s possible that when the final results are released the clearance rate may just hold above 45 per cent, after falling below that for four of the past five weeks," Brogan advised.
Across the smaller auction markets, Adelaide was the top performer at 52.4 percent.
Adelaide's 82 results included the nation's cheapest sale.
It was a three bedroom decease estate at <a id="LPlnk364807" class="x_OWAAutoLink" href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-sa-smithfield-129826322" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable">34 Anderson Walk, Smithfield</a> that fetched $166,000.
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