Clearance rates hit six-year low as more than half of Australian homes up for auction fail to sell
Preliminary data show 47.7% of homes sold at auction in the week ending 21 June, the lowest rate has been since April 2020 Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Clearance rates in Australia’s capital cities have fallen to a six-year low, with fewer than half of homes at auction finding buyers. Preliminary data from Cotality shows 47.4% of homes that went to auction sold in the week ending Sunday 21 June. That figure is
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Auction clearance rates as low as 47.7% were last seen in April 2020, at the outset of the Covid pandemic. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenAuction clearance rates as low as 47.7% were last seen in April 2020, at the outset of the Covid pandemic. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty ImagesHousingClearance rates hit six-year low as more than half of Australian homes up for auction fail to sellPreliminary data show 47.7% of homes sold at auction in the week ending 21 June, the lowest rate has been since April 2020 Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Nick VisserSun 21 Jun 2026 23.18 EDTLast modified on Sun 21 Jun 2026 23.24 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleClearance rates in Australia’s capital…
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