Auction clearances soften off massive volumes

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CoreLogic’s preliminary report on the weekend’s auctions reported a softening clearance rate on the second biggest auction volumes of the year.

The national preliminary clearance rate fell to 78.6% from 80.4% the prior weekend. This was off a whopping 3,033 auctions, up from the prior weekend’s 2,876.

Houses continue to outperform units, with 80.9% of houses recording a sold result so far this week, compared to 71.1% of units.

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.