Auction Market Preview - week ending 21 September 2025

Highest volume of capital city auctions in 16 weeks

There are currently 2,647 capital city homes scheduled for auction this week, up from 2,402 last week, making it the busiest auction week in 16 weeks. This time last year, 2,781 homes were taken to auction across the combined capitals.

In Melbourne, 1,189 homes are currently scheduled to go under the hammer this week, down from 1,240 over the previous week and 1,335 this time last year.

There are 995 auctions scheduled in Sydney this week, the highest volume of auctions in 16 weeks. The previous week saw 829 homes go under the hammer, while this time last year, 1,009 auctions were held across the city.

Across the smaller capitals, Brisbane is set to host the most auctions this week (175), up from 145 last week, making it the busiest auction week since late July. Adelaide is set to host 163 auctions this week – the largest volume so far this year – and up from 98 last week. There are currently 112 auctions scheduled in Canberra this week, up from 79 last week, marking the busiest auction week since early February (131). Just 10 auctions are expected in Perth this week, down from 11 last week, while there are three auctions currently scheduled in Tasmania.

Auction activity is expected to drop next week, with around 1,850 homes currently scheduled to go under the hammer across the combined capitals. The drop in auction volume can be attributed to Victoria’s AFL Grand Final long weekend, with less than 200 homes currently scheduled for auction in Melbourne next week.

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