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Sydney final auction results: Week ending 12 April, 2026 @SQMResearch The final clearance rate was 37.3% from 915 scheduled auctions. Preceding week - 33.2% from 647 auctions. Same week, last year - 48.1% from 1,771 auctions. This week sees 1,238 auctions for Sydney. sqmresearch.com.au/property/aucti… #housingmarket

Melbourne final auction results: Week ending 12 April, 2026 @SQMResearch The final clearance rate was 41.0% from 953 scheduled auctions. Preceding week - 47.0% from 232 auctions. Same week, last year - 51.6% from 1,571 auctions. This week sees 1,353 auctions for Melbourne. sqmresearch.com.au/property/aucti… #housingmarket

MEDIA RELEASE: Australian residential rental vacancy rates fell to 1.0% for the month of March, 2026. Advertised rents rise by 5.9% for the 12 months to 11 April. sqmresearch.com.au/uploads/14-04-…

Melbourne final auction results: Week ending 22 March, 2026 @SQMResearch The final clearance rate was 46.8% from 1,584 scheduled auctions. Preceding week - 48.1% from 1,511 auctions. Same week, last year - 53.4% from 1,320 auctions. This week sees 2,073 auctions for Melbourne (last wkd before Easter). sqmresearch.com.au/property/aucti… #housingmarket

Sydney final auction results: Week ending 22 March, 2026 @SQMResearch The final clearance rate was 40.8% from 1,411 scheduled auctions. Preceding week - 42.5% from 1,399 auctions. Same week, last year - 48.1% from 1,166 auctions. This week sees 2,034 auctions for Sydney (last wkd before Easter). sqmresearch.com.au/property/aucti… #housingmarket

Sydney final auction results: Week ending 15 March, 2026 @SQMResearch The final clearance rate was 42.5% from 1,399 scheduled auctions. Preceding week - 43.6% from 1,372 auctions. Same week, last year - 48.7% from 1,264 auctions. This week sees 1,392 auctions for Sydney. sqmresearch.com.au/property/aucti… #housingmarket

Melbourne final auction results: Week ending 15 March, 2026 @SQMResearch The final clearance rate was 48.1% from 1,511 scheduled auctions. Preceding week - 41.5% from 696 auctions (GP Wkd). Same week, last year - 53.2% from 1,319 auctions. This week sees 1,575 auctions for Melbourne. #housingmarket sqmresearch.com.au/property/aucti…

One down. Three to go. Yet who knows what the RBA does next?

MEDIA RELEASE: Australian annual advertised rents reaccelerate to 6.6%. Rental vacancy rates tighten to 1.1% sqmresearch.com.au/uploads/12-03-…

Melbourne final auction results: Week ending 8 March, 2026 @SQMResearch The final clearance rate was 41.5% from 696 scheduled auctions (GP Wkd). Preceding week - 52.6% from 1,856 auctions. Same week, last year - 45.8% from 572 auctions. This week sees 1,505 auctions for Melbourne. #housingmarket sqmresearch.com.au/property/aucti…

Sydney final auction results: Week ending 8 March, 2026 @SQMResearch The final clearance rate was 43.6% from 1,372 scheduled auctions. Preceding week - 45.9 % from 1,587 auctions. Same week, last year - 49.3% from 1,217 auctions. This week sees 1,386 auctions for Sydney. sqmresearch.com.au/property/upcom… #HousingMarket

Why SQM downgraded its housing price forecasts for 2026. youtube.com/watch?v=LwAczj…

Ok, we have just released our revised housing price forecasts with new scenarios. See below! We have a new base case but in reality it was really hard to put my hat on a base case given how fluid the situation is at this time. In summary, Sydney and Melbourne now forecasted to record housing price falls. They are the cities most sensitive to rate rises. And Sydney has the largest exposure to the financial services sector, which we think may struggle in 2026. But the commodities based cities have not been materially revised. We have a new base case but in reality it was really hard to put my hat on a base case given how fluid the situation is right now. More of the rationale and discussion behind each city is avaialble to existing and new boom and bust report subscribers.

Sydney final auction results: Week ending 1 March, 2026 @SQMResearch The final clearance rate was 45.9% from 1,587 scheduled auctions. Preceding week - 46.6 % from 1,366 auctions. Same week, last year - 49.4% from 1,406 auctions. This week sees 1,357 auctions for Sydney. #HousingMarket sqmresearch.com.au/property/aucti…

Melbourne final auction results: Week ending 1 March, 2026 @SQMResearch The final clearance rate was 52.6% from 1,856 scheduled auctions. Preceding week - 53.5% from 1,429 auctions. Same week, last year - 52.8% from 1,524 auctions. This week sees 611 auctions for Melbourne (Melb GP). #housingmarket sqmresearch.com.au/property/aucti…

We will be releasing our revised forecasts for Australian housing market next Tuesday morning. It's one hell of a time to do that(!) but in the interests of transparency and honesty, it needs to be done. Certainly some interesting new scenarios...

Melbourne final auction results: Week ending 22 February, 2026 @SQMResearch The final clearance rate was 53.5% from 1,429 scheduled auctions. Preceding week - 51.1% from 907 auctions. Same week, last year - 56.1% from 1,533 auctions. This week sees 1,848 auctions for Melbourne. #housingmarket sqmresearch.com.au/property/aucti…

Sydney final auction results: Week ending 22 February, 2026 @SQMResearch The final clearance rate was 46.6% from 1,366 scheduled auctions. Preceding week - 50.5% from 1,074 auctions. Same week, last year - 50.9% from 1,300 auctions. This week sees 1,567 auctions for Sydney. #housingmarket sqmresearch.com.au/property/aucti…

Watch out - Gold Coast housing prices are going parabolic. We have asking prices up 24% for 2025. I'm not sure when this market stops, but I wouldn't want to be be buying when the top comes. Any thoughts @Fr64551577Peter ? sqmresearch.com.au/asking-propert…

Yields are compressed in Brisbane, signalling overvaluation of housing. But Sydney, not so much. Great data from @SQMResearch