Sydney's results marks the lowest clearance rate on our records (since 2020), excluding Dec/Jan holidays, BUT NOW INCLUDING COVID LOCKDOWN. The clearacne rate is now below that first Covid lockdown panic period. I'd never thought we would report it that low. But there you have it. And scheduled volumes are going to be higher this week..

Sydney final auction results: Week ending 25 October, 2026 @SQMResearch The final clearance rate was 25.6% from 972 scheduled auctions. Preceding week - 30.2% from 873 auctions. Same week, last year - 49.2% from 1,311 auctions. This week sees 1,042 auctions for Sydney.

Melbourne final auction results: Week ending 25 October, 2026 @SQMResearch The final clearance rate was 41.9% from 933 scheduled auctions. Preceding week - 37.6% from 599 auctions. Same week, last year - 54.6% from 1,994 auctions. This week sees 565 auctions for Melbourne (Melbourne Cup.

Melbourne final auction results: Week ending 18 October, 2026 @SQMResearch The final clearance rate was 37.6% from 599 scheduled auctions. Preceding week - 40.8% from 784 auctions. Same week, last year - 56.8% from 1,297 auctions. This week sees 931 auctions for Melbourne. sqmresearch.com.au/property/… #HousingMarket

Sydney final auction results: Week ending 18 October, 2026 @SQMResearch The final clearance rate was 30.2% from 873 scheduled auctions. Preceding week - 27.1% from 893 auctions. Same week, last year - 50.7% from 1,443 auctions. This week sees 952 auctions for Sydney. sqmresearch.com.au/property/… #HousingMarket

Sydney final auction results: Week ending 4 October, 2026 @SQMResearch The final clearance rate was 26.9% from 521 scheduled auctions (NRL GF/long wkd). Preceding week - 29.7% from 1,105 auctions. Same week, last year - 53.1% from 761 auctions. This week sees 883 auctions for Sydney.

Melbourne final auction results: Week ending 4 October, 2026 @SQMResearch The final clearance rate was 40.9% from 722 scheduled auctions. Preceding week - 30.9% from 340 auctions. Same week, last year - 55% from 1,199 auctions. This week sees 773 auctions for Melbourne.

Melbourne final auction results: Week ending 27 September, 2026 @SQMResearch The final clearance rate was 30.1% from 340 scheduled auctions (AFL GF). Preceding week - 43.0% from 806 auctions. Same week, last year - 51.8% from 278 auctions. This week sees 718 auctions for Melbourne. sqmresearch.com.au/property/… #housingmarket

Sydney final auction results: Week ending 27 September, 2026 @SQMResearch The final clearance rate was 29.7% from 1,105 scheduled auctions. Preceding week - 34.0% from 838 auctions. Same week, last year - 53.1% from 1,623 auctions. This week sees 512 auctions for Sydney (NRL GF). sqmresearch.com.au/property/… #housingmarket

sqmresearch.com.au/property/… Our advertised rents @SQMResearch have been updated today. And it reveals some pick-up in advertised rents for houses but offset against falls in units. Net result was national advertised rents up by 0.2% for the past 30 days. sqmresearch.com.au/property/… If we are going to see a seasonal pick up in rents (typically Sep't - Dec) we should see it happen very shortly.

Sydney final auction results: Week ending 20 September, 2026 @SQMResearch The final clearance rate was 34.0% from 838 scheduled auctions. Preceding week - 36.4% from 762 auctions. Same week, last year - 55.9% from 1,266 auctions. This week sees 1,094 auctions for Sydney (wkd prior to GF). #housingmarket sqmresearch.com.au/property/…

Melbourne final auction results: Week ending 20 September, 2026 @SQMResearch The final clearance rate was 43.0% from 1,009 scheduled auctions. Preceding week - 45.7% from 806 auctions. Same week, last year - 60.2% from 1,409 auctions. This week sees 337 auctions for Melbourne (AFL GF). sqmresearch.com.au/property/… #housingmarket

Here is what my friend, Claude pulled together.

Melbourne final auction results: Week ending 13 September, 2026 @SQMResearch The final clearance rate was 45.7% from 806 scheduled auctions. Preceding week - 42.6% from 716 auctions. Same week, last year - 59.6% from 1,365 auctions. This week sees 1,007 auctions for Melbourne (wkd before AFL GF). sqmresearch.com.au/property/… #HousingMarket

Sydney final auction results: Week ending 13 September, 2026 @SQMResearch The final clearance rate was 36.4% from 762 scheduled auctions. Preceding week - 37.2% from 716 auctions. Same week, last year - 51.4% from 1,115 auctions. This week sees 828 auctions for Sydney. sqmresearch.com.au/property/… #housingmarket

National rental vacancy rates for August remained steady at 1.3%. Vacancies are slightly up on August 2025 when the number was 1.2%. The national figure masks a market moving in two directions. Sydney has 26% more rental vacancies than a year ago and Canberra 29% more, while Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and Darwin all have fewer vacant dwellings than last August and remain below 1%. The annual advertised rent figure of +7.3% is history. It reflects increases that have stopped for the time being. National rents were flat over the month and Sydney house rents actually fell. Some of this is the usual winter lull, so the test is goign to spring: asking rents normally firm from October into the summer leasing season. sqmresearch.com.au/uploads/1…

Melbourne final auction results: Week ending 16 August, 2026 @SQMResearch The final clearance rate was 43.5% from 649 scheduled auctions. Preceding week - 46.9% from 730 auctions. Same week, last year - 58.9% from 1,002 auctions. This week sees 661 auctions for Melbourne. #housingmarket sqmresearch.com.au/property/…

Sydney final auction results: Week ending 16 August, 2026 @SQMResearch The final clearance rate was 33.0% from 607 scheduled auctions. Preceding week - 35.9% from 569 auctions. Same week, last year - 54.5% from 950 auctions. This week sees 638 auctions for Sydney. sqmresearch.com.au/property/… #housingmarket

Ok, just calling it straight: @sqmresearch Advertised weekly combined rents 1 May 2026 - 4 August 2026: Sydney $917 – $914 Melbourne $688 – $694 Brisbane $739 – $752 Perth $802 – $802 Adelaide – $643 – $641 Canberra $697 – $704 Hobart $610 – $606 Darwin $680 – $742 Capital city average $794 - $796