Auction Market Preview - week ending 24 August 2025

Auction volume set to rise above 2,000 for the first time since late-June

There are currently 2,127 capital city homes scheduled for auction this week – marking the first time auction volumes have risen above 2,000 since late-June (2,044). This is up 10.7% on last week when 1,921 auctions were held, and 0.4% higher than the same week last year (2,118).

Melbourne is the busiest auction market this week, with 978 homes set to go under the hammer. Last week saw 932 homes taken to auction, while this time last year, 938 auctions were held across the city.

There are 760 homes scheduled for auction in Sydney this week, up from 705 last week. Over the same week last year, 816 homes were taken to auction across Sydney.

Looking at the smaller capitals, auction activity is expected to rise everywhere except Perth. There are 176 homes scheduled to go under the hammer in Brisbane this week, up from 136 last week. In Adelaide, 124 auctions are scheduled this week, up from 85 last week. There are 77 homes scheduled to go under the hammer in Canberra this week, up from 51 last week. Perth is set to see 10 homes taken to auction this week, compared to 11 last week, while there are two auctions scheduled in Tasmania this week, up from just one last week.

Auction activity is expected to hold reasonably firm next week, with around 2,150 homes currently scheduled to go under the hammer across the combined capitals.

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