Auction Market Preview - week ending 14 December 2025

Auction volume continues to cool as we approach festive season

There are currently 2,868 homes scheduled to go under the hammer across the combined capitals this week, down -10.1% on last week (3,190), though 21.3% higher than this week last year (2,365). We will see a sharp drop in auction activity next week with less than 1,300 capital city homes scheduled to go under the hammer, before the auction market comes to a standstill in the final week of the year. We don’t expect to see auction volume pick up until late-January to early-February.

In Sydney, 993 homes are scheduled for auction this week, down -8.8% on last week (1,089), and 20.8% higher than one year ago when 822 auctions were held across the city.

There are 1,380 homes scheduled for auction in Melbourne this week, down -14.7% on last week (1,617). Over the same week last year, 1,113 homes were taken under the hammer.

Across the smaller capitals, Brisbane will be the busiest auction market, with 183 homes scheduled to go under the hammer, compared to 182 last week. Adelaide is set to host 154 auctions, down from 161 last week, while there are 140 homes scheduled for auction in Canberra, up from 110 last week. There are 18 auctions scheduled in Perth this week, down from 29 last week, while there are no auctions scheduled in Tasmania this week.  

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