Weekly Auction & Sales Results, Market Overview
Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th January 2011
This is the first weekend with a reasonable volume of auctions this year. It is important to note that it is too early to compare the market last year.
Since the 20th December 2010 (the last report) there have been 126 auctions reported with a clearance rate of 55 per cent achieved. This weekend it is 52 per cent. This compares with the 82 per cent recorded this weekend last year from 80 auctions.
Of the 126 auctions reported a total of 69 sold and 57 were passed in, 30 of those on a vendors bid.
The REIV is expecting 180 auctions next weekend with 390 the weekend after then 700 on the weekend of the 19th and 20th of February.
Enzo Raimondo
CEO REIV
TOTAL AUCTIONS
Since 20 Dec 2010: 126
Last weekend: n/a
This time last year: 80
S Sold at Auction: 55
SB Sold before Auction: 10
SA Sold after Auction: 4
Passed in: 57
Passed in on vendor’s bid: 30
Clearance rate: 55%
Postponed: 1
Withdrawn: 0
Auctions with no result: 48
PS Private Sales: 1669
Total Volume (Auctions): $38.07mil
Total Volume (Private Sales): $812.84mil
Total Auctions Houses: 92
Clearance Rate: 57%
Median Price: $527,500
Total Value: $30,921,388
Total Auctions Flats/Apartments: 20
Clearance Rate: 50%
Median Price: $426,000
Total Value: $4,389,500
Total Auctions Vacant Land: 14
Clearance Rate: 50%
Median Price: $419,000
Total Value: $2,759,500
House Sales in Detail
TOP 5 HOUSES
1. 7 Ballamore Crescent, Doncaster $1,000,888
2. 36 Durham Street, Richmond $920,000
3. 6 Woolcock Close, Burwood $912,000
4. 22 Shawlands Avenue, Blackburn South $778,000
5. 16 Dayan Drive, Wantirna South $711,000
TOP 5 BARGAIN HOUSES
1. 70 Kuringai Road, Tootgarook $275,000
2. 19 Barragowa Drive, Rosebud West $307,000
3. 66 Third Avenue, Rosebud $315,000
4. 4 Ropley Grange, Frankston $330,000
5. 11 Boston Court, Narre Warren $365,000
Flat/Apartment Sales in Detail
TOP 5 APARTMENTS
1. 3/6 Riverview Road, Essendon $510,000
2. 3/10 Mary Avenue, Highett $506,000
3. 1601/594 St Kilda Road, Melbourne $467,000
4. 2/4A Burnie Street, Toorak $374,000
5. 8/127 Arthur Street, Bundoora $320,000
TOP 5 BARGAIN APARTMENTS
1. 7/280 Nepean Highway, Seaford $297,500
2. 9/30 Balaclava Road, St Kilda East $311,000
3. 8/127 Arthur Street, Bundoora $320,000
4. 2/4A Burnie Street, Toorak $374,000
5. 1601/594 St Kilda Road, Melbourne $467,000






