Weekly Property Market Data: Melbourne Clearance Rates Jump, Perth Listings Stabilise

This is the first episode of Follio’s new Monday weekly market segment. Every week, Reece Beddall and Lachlan Delahunty break down the live data Follio tracks as a business: auction clearance rates, weekly and four-week median price movements, listing volumes, and lending trends. Real numbers, no headline lag.

Sydney and Melbourne: The Rate of Decline Is Easing

Sydney is down 1.34 percent over four weeks. Melbourne is down 1.02 percent over the same period. Both figures are real and should not be dismissed. But the rate of decline in both cities slowed this week, and Melbourne’s auction clearance rate jumped from 55 percent to 63 percent in a single week. That jump in clearance rate is a leading indicator worth watching, not a signal to call the bottom, but evidence that buyer activity is returning at the affordable end of those markets.

The two-speed dynamic within each city is stark. The upper quartile is down 3.5 percent over four weeks. The lower quartile is neutral to positive. Sub-$1M Melbourne and sub-$1.5M Sydney are seeing multiple offers, faster days on market, and competitive auction conditions. The correction is concentrated at the prestige end.

Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide: What Stabilisation Looks Like

Perth’s listing data declined for the first time in 10 to 12 weeks, a stabilisation signal that Lachlan identifies as meaningful. With spring approaching, Brisbane and Perth are the two markets Follio is watching for the first clear rebound signal. Adelaide has been flat rather than falling, which in the current national context is a relative outperformance.

AMP’s 40-Year Investor Loan and What It Signals

AMP has launched a 40-year investor loan with a 10-year interest-only period. Non-bank lenders are expected to follow with products that go further. The emergence of longer loan terms is a direct response to the serviceability pressure investors are experiencing in the current rate environment. It is also a signal that lenders are positioning for a 2027 rebound by competing for investor customers now, while sentiment is suppressed and pricing is more competitive.

Published: 10 Aug 2026