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Clearance rate climbs to 71.5 per cent
The combined capital city preliminary auction clearance rate increased to 71.5 per cent across a higher volume of auctions this week. CoreLogic reports there were 1090 homes taken to auction over the week, up from 648 over the previous week although significantly lower than this time last year (2,022). “Of the 822 results collected so far, 71.5 per cent were…
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Many properties to sell at a loss as mortgage holidays end
The latest CoreLogic Pain and Gain report suggests that loss-making sales of distressed properties are expected to soar during this quarter.
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Clearance rate down slightly as volume decreases due to long weekend
Clearance rate down slightly as volume decreases due to long weekend Auction volumes were lower this weekend, as much of Australia enjoyed a public holiday, and that saw the clearance rate also slip marginally to just under 70 per cent CoreLogic reports 657 homes were taken to auction, down from…
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Belle Property expands Victorian footprint with three new offices
Belle Property has launched three new offices in Victoria. Belle Property Daylesford, helmed by Principals Will Walton and Peter Douglas, has launched into Trentham, extending the brand’s reach across the Hepburn Shire region. Meanwhile industry veteran Peter Julian has opened two offices servicing the Surf Coast region with Belle Property Geelong and Belle Property Torquay. Dovetailing with lockdown restrictions easing…
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Melbourne and Sydney drag down an otherwise strong September
September saw an impressive turnaround for housing sentiment across six of the eight capital cities, with an increase in home values, a rise in new listings, and consumer confidence back where it should be.
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Queensland’s property market defies pandemic predictions
Queensland’s real estate market has overcome predictions of property price falls as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Houses v units: the risk gap for investors widens further
The difference between buying a house and buying a unit rental property has never been more pronounced, according to RiskWise Property Research.
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Auction clearance rate holds above 70 per cent
The preliminary clearance rate continues to defy expectations, holding above 70 per cent for the second week in a row. Hot on the heels of the highest preliminary clearance rate since the beginning of the pandemic last week, this week 70.5 per cent of the auctions so far reported appear…
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Highest preliminary clearance rate since March
With Melbourne still out of the picture, the remaining capitals have clocked up their highest combined preliminary clearance rate since March, coming in at 72.4 per cent. This is well above last week’s preliminary success rate of 67.3 per cent, which later revised down to 63.0 per cent at final figures, while CoreLogic notes this time last year, a final…
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Auction results highlight Melbourne’s pain
The lockdown toll is being felt across the Melbourne auction market, with CoreLogic reporting a clearance rate of 27.3 per cent this week after three of the 14 homes listed for auction at the weekend sold prior, and eight were withdrawn. Domain had similar figures, reporting a clearance rate of zero per cent after 10 homes were listed for auction,…
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LJ Hooker Avnu launches real-time real estate report
LJ Hooker Avnu has released Australia’s first real-time real estate report, providing both property price and rental price estimates to assist homeowners in making an informed decision about when it could be the best time for them to sell what is often their greatest asset – their home. The report updates with the latest data compared to many reports that…
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Lower auction volume, but clearance rate stable
This week, the combined capital city preliminary auction clearance rate was down only slightly to 67.5 per cent across a lower volume of auctions. CoreLogic figures indicate there were 882 homes taken to auction over the week, down from 1128 the previous week and 1533 this time last year. Of the 696 results collected so far, 67.5 per cent were…
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Elite Agent
Only 30 auctions expected this week for Melbourne
Auction activity has taken a hit across the combined capital cities this week, as Melbourne enters its fifth week of Stage 4 lockdowns. The city will hold only 30 auctions, down from 765 auctions this time last week. CoreLogic are tracking 937 auctions in total across the capital cities this week, down from both last week’s 1128 and the 1533…
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WA rental properties leasing two weeks faster in August
August data from the Real Estate Institute of WA (REIWA) indicates it took a median of 21 days to lease a property in Greater Perth. The swift turnaround time is 13 days less than the same time last year and the shortest time to lease since the construction phase of the last mining boom in February 2015. REIWA President Damian…
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RBA takes hold and hope approach
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has left the official cash rate on hold at 0.25 per cent as the nation’s economy continues to feel the fallout of COVID-19. Noting the economy is grappling with the “biggest contraction since the 1930s” RBA Governor Philip Lowe said his board was committed to doing what it could to support jobs, incomes and…
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Rate of home value decline eases
Australian home values have recorded their fourth month of COVID-induced decline, with the CoreLogic home value index dropping a further 0.4 per cent in August. Although the overall figure highlights a downward trend, CoreLogic notes the fall is not consistent across the board with some areas faring far better than others. “…at least from a macro perspective, the rate of…
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Clearance rate continues to climb in conjunction with higher volume
The national preliminary clearance rate has risen to 67.7 per cent after a higher volume of auctions across the capitals this weekend. Sydney led the charge with a preliminary clearance rate of 74 per cent, while Melbourne returned a success rate of 49.6 per cent on the back of high withdrawal numbers. CoreLogic reports 1163 homes were taken to auction…
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New online tool helps estimate reno costs
If you’ve been watching The Block recently, you may have noticed that Suncorp and CoreLogic are both among the sponsors. The pair have teamed up to launch a new renovation calculator, aimed at helping those inspired by The Block work out the cost of home renovations, according to the room, renovation type, and particular suburb you are renovating in. The…
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Hammer falls on another steady auction week
While Melbourne continues to fluctuate, Sydney’s preliminary clearance rate is on the rise, this week coming in at 71.9 per cent, while the national success rate held steady at 64.7 per cent. CoreLogic reports 1082…
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Illawarra, Launceston, and Ballarat the hottest regional markets
CoreLogic’s latest quarterly regional review analysed 25 of Australia’s largest non-capital cities, and while people seem to be leaving the capitals in droves, elsewhere in Australia there is a far more rosy outlook. Illawarra has recorded both the largest rise in housing values, and the biggest jump in home sales over the past 12 months. Illawarra’s annual growth rate sits…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Auction clearance rate holding firm
The preliminary auction clearance is holding firm, with the capital cities this week returning a success rate of 64.3 per cent on the back of slightly lower volume. This week CoreLogic reports 1042 properties were…
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Queenstown rents take a hit as tourism dries up
As average rent prices climb across New Zealand in spite of the pandemic, tourist town Queenstown has seen its rent prices plummet by 10 per cent since the same time last year. According to MBIE’s data, average rents for NZ rose by 4.8 per cent in the three months to June since the previous year. Surprisingly, rent prices in many…
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Auction clearance rates buoyed by a strong preliminary result across Melbourne
Auction clearance rates buoyed by a strong preliminary result across Melbourne This week’s preliminary clearance rate has come in at 65.9 per cent on the back of higher volumes than both last week and last…
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Housing values drop for a third month in a row
Australian housing values have suffered a third consecutive month of declines. CoreLogic’s home value index dropped 0.6 per cent over July, an ever-so-slight improvement from June’s 0.7 per cent drop, but a drop all the same. CoreLogic’s head of research, Tim Lawless, explains: “The impact from COVID-19 on housing values has been orderly to-date, with CoreLogic’s national index falling only…
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Clearance rate rises on the back of lower volumes and fewer withdrawals
The combined capital city preliminary clearance rate improved this week, coming in at 65.3 per cent on the back of lower auction volumes. CoreLogic reports 1162 properties were taken to auction at the weekend with…
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Rent hikes ‘inevitable’ as vacancy rates soar
While the latest CoreLogic figures show that rental prices dropped by half a per cent nationally during the June quarter, projections suggest that a hike of rent prices is inevitable. The national vacancy rate fell to 2.2 per cent over June, according to SQM research, with Propertyology finding that only four of the 52 largest cities and towns in Australia…
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National rent prices fell over June quarter
National rents have fallen by half a per cent over the June quarter. New figures from CoreLogic’s Quarterly Rental Review show that, although COVID-19 was a significant factor in the drop, the rental market was already weak. Rent values dropped 0.3 per cent in the month of June, and 0.5 per cent over the entire quarter, the largest quarterly fall…
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Auction volume increases, but Victorian withdrawals weigh down results
Continuing lockdowns in Melbourne again saw a high volume of properties withdrawn from auction this week, weighing down the national preliminary clearance rate, which came in at 59.2 per cent. This week’s preliminary figure was the same as last week, but came off the back of higher volume. CoreLogic reported 1344 capital city homes were taken to auction this week.…
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Auction clearance rates keep falling in Melbourne
Towards the end of June and the start of July, clearance rates in Melbourne sat in the low 60 per cent range. By the week ending July 12, it sat at 51.2 per cent. The following week, the final clearance rate was 43.8 per cent. Not surprisingly, the Melbourne clearance rate during this second wave is similar to that of…
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‘Adjusted’ clearance rate paints an interesting picture
Withdrawn properties in Victoria continued to weight down the clearance rate this week, but as CoreLogic and others reflect, it’s important to keep things in perspective. This week 1167 properties went to auction across the…
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The best suburbs for auctions
CoreLogic’s recent auction data for the June quarter showed that both the number of auctions and the clearance rate dropped significantly. But certain suburbs performed much better than others. In Sydney, the highest performing suburb was Cremorne, with 23 of 30 properties under the hammer selling, a 76.7 per cent clearance rate. Other hot areas in Sydney included Leichhardt with…
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Auction action drops in June quarter
The June quarter saw both auction volumes and the clearance rate drop as many sectors of Australian business were severely impacted by COVID-19, the latest CoreLogic data reveals. Social distancing measures were increased immediately prior to the June quarter, including a ban on all on-site auctions and inspections. Coupled with the economic crisis, many property owners withdrew their homes from…
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HTW Month in Review sees southern capitals top of the property clock
Heron Todd White (HTW) has released their month in review, with a series of new suburbs entering different positions on the property clock courtesy of recent Covid-19 events. Top of the clock are a swag of new areas, with Adelaide, Melbourne, Canberra and Hobart among them, while Sydney continues to be positioned in the beginning…
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New home loan data may suggest a slight recovery
Data released last Thursday by the ABS showed the value of new loan commitments across Australia fell by 11.6 per cent over May, representing the largest single monthly drop on record. Despite the May figure sitting $2 billion below the average lending level of the past decade, CoreLogic’s data suggests June results may indicate a recovery.As Eliza Owen, Head of…
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Preliminary clearance rate shows 62.2 per cent of homes sold at auction
As the weekend results continue to come in, the resumption of lockdowns in Melbourne appears to have had a mixed impact on the auction market, with the Victorian capital recording higher volumes than last year, an increased number of properties withdrawn and a preliminary clearance rate of 63.7 per cent. CoreLogic notes these results are…
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