Auction Market Preview - week ending 31 August 2025

Just shy of 2,200 homes scheduled for auction across the combined capitals

There are currently 2,190 capital city homes scheduled for auction – and if they all go ahead, it will be the busiest auction week in 13 weeks. This is up 6.0% on last week when 2,066 auctions were held, although -5.4% lower than the same week last year (2,315).

Melbourne is the busiest auction market this week, with 993 homes set to go under the hammer. Last week saw 985 homes taken to auction, while this time last year, 1,052 auctions were held across the city.

There are 885 homes scheduled for auction in Sydney this week, up from 729 last week. Over the same week last year, 874 homes were taken to auction across Sydney.

Across the smaller capitals, 122 homes are scheduled to go under the hammer in Brisbane this week, down -27.8% on last week (169). There are 117 auctions scheduled in Adelaide, 18.2% higher than last week (99), with this week gearing up to be the busiest auction week the city has seen in 11 weeks. Canberra is expecting to see fewer homes taken to auction this week (64), down from 75 last week. There are just six auctions scheduled in Perth this week, down from eight last week, while there are three auctions scheduled in Tasmania, up from just one last week.

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

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