Auction Market Preview - week ending 14 September 2025

Combined capital city auction activity up 14.8% week-on-week

There are currently 2,436 capital city homes scheduled for auction this week, up 14.8% on the 2,122 held last week. This time last year, 2,457 homes were taken to auction across the combined capitals.

In Melbourne, 1,172 homes are currently scheduled to go under the hammer this week – the highest volume in 15 weeks. The previous week saw 1,085 homes taken to auction, while this time last year, 1,164 auctions went under the hammer.

There are 914 auctions scheduled in Sydney this week, and like Melbourne, this is the highest volume of auctions in 15 weeks. There were 725 auctions held across the city last week, while this time last year, 872 Sydney homes were taken to auction.

Across the smaller capitals, Brisbane is set to host the most auctions this week (150), up from 144 last week, while Adelaide is set to host 114 auctions, up from 84 last week. There are currently 80 auctions scheduled in Canberra this week, up from 70 last week, while just six auctions are expected in Perth, down from 13 last week. There are no auctions scheduled in Tasmania this week.

Auction activity is expected to rise further next week, with more than 2,600 homes currently scheduled to go under the hammer across the combined capitals.

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