According to CoreLogic, the preliminary auction clearance rate was recorded at 69.1 per cent this week, having risen from 67.4 per cent last week. This week’s rise represents a further improvement from the recent low of 65.7 per cent over the weekend leading up to the Queen’s birthday public holiday. There were 2,189 auctions held across the combined capital cities this week, up from 2,183 over the previous week. Auction performance remains well below the comparable week last year when 76.9 per cent of the 2,249 auctions cleared. For the tenth week in a row, Sydney recorded a clearance rate that was in excess of 70 per cent.
