Would-be buyers have been sitting out of the auction market, worried about rising interest rates and falling prices. Now vendors are getting cold feet too.

Sellers are pulling out to avoid a weakening market, although a $3.23 million auction sale in Glebe showed buyers were still there for the right property.

Nervous sellers are grappling with a changing property market and opportunistic buyers want to grab a bargain.

Would-be buyers have been sitting out of the auction market, worried about rising interest rates and falling prices. Now vendors are getting cold feet too.