Auction market solid despite lockdowns

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The auction market has largely swept aside Sydney’s lockdown, with the final national clearance rate rising to 73.7% from 72.1% the prior weekend off similar volumes (2,104 versus 2,168 the prior weekend).

As shown in the next table, Sydney’s final clearance rate rose to 74.3% from 70.5% the prior weekend. This was off 650 auctions (versus 756 auctions the prior weekend).

Melbourne recorded a final clearance rate of 71.2%, down from the 73.1% recorded the previous weekend.

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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.