Auction market well supported despite lockdowns

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The auction market continues to sweep aside lockdowns, with the final national clearance rate holding in the mid-70s; albeit off lower volumes.

As shown in the next table, the national final auction clearance rate was 74.0% last weekend, down from 77.2% the prior weekend off 1,606 auctions (versus to 1,761 the prior weekend).

Sydney’s auction market is proving especially stoic, with the city’s final clearance rate actually rising to 77.6% from 76.1% the prior weekend. This was off 564 auctions – down from 671 auctions the prior 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.