Australian home auctions drop 18.6% weekly as rate hikes bite

Bloomberg · 7 hours ago
Australian home auctions drop 18.6% weekly as rate hikes bite
  • Just 1,423 homes were auctioned in Australian capital cities, down 18.6% from a week earlier and about 46% below the same time last year, per Cotality.
  • Interest rates at a 15-year high are weighing on Australian housing market activity.
  • Cotality data suggest auction activity will decline again in the week ahead.