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Australia’s Home Auction Clearance Rate Stays Below 50% for Second Week
Australia’s home auction clearance rate stayed below 50% for the second week in a row.
The rate measures the share of homes offered at auction that sell.
The change comes as the central bank has raised interest rates to their highest level in 15 years.
Higher borrowing costs are weighing on buyer demand.
That means fewer homes are selling at auction.
The news points to weaker demand in Australia’s housing market.
No further steps or market outlook are specified.
Australia’s home auction clearance rate remained below 50% for the second week in a row.
The article said the central bank had raised interest rates to a 15-year high.
The rate rise was weighing on buyer demand.
- Who
- Australian home buyers and the central bank.
- What
- The home auction clearance rate stayed below 50% for a second week.
- When
- Not stated
- Where
- Australia
- Why
- The central bank’s interest rate rise to a 15-year high was weighing on buyer demand.
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- Clearance rate
- Below 50%
- Duration
- Second week in a row
- Interest rates
- Raised to a 15-year high
- Location
- Australia
Sources
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