Preliminary data show 47.7% of homes sold at auction in the week ending 21 June, the lowest clearance rate since April 2020

The last time clearance rates were this low was during the pandemic in 2020, as rate hikes, tax changes, and war chill the market.

Not since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic have sellers seen such disappointing results at auction, with Cotality predicting "a further loss of momentum" in the housing…

Preliminary data show 47.7% of homes sold at auction in the week ending 21 June, the lowest clearance rate since April 2020

Prices in Sydney and Melbourne could fall by 8 per cent by the end of the year as auction clearance rates slump to near the lowest on record.

Some areas have recorded double-digit drops in their auction clearance rates as interest rate increases bite and investors pull back.