The Australian Financial Review said Cotality's preliminary figures put scheduled capital-city auctions at 1832, up from 1585, in the week to Saturday, while the combined clearance rate slipped to 54 percent from 58.5 percent. The Sydney Morning Herald said Domain's Saturday-evening preliminary Sydney rate was 48 percent from 481 results, with 177 withdrawals counted as unsold.
The Australian Financial Review, dated 20 September 2026, said Cotality's preliminary figures show scheduled capital-city auctions rose to 1832 from 1585 in the week to Saturday, while the combined clearance rate slipped to 54 percent from 58.5 percent. That is a national capital-city stack, not a Sydney-only print. Those pages stop at the figures they printed. A later official tally is not on these pages.[1]
The Sydney Morning Herald, also 20 September 2026, said Domain's Saturday-evening preliminary Sydney clearance rate was 48 percent from 481 results, with 177 withdrawals counted as unsold. That city print is softer than Cotality's combined 54 percent. The two meters are not the same vendor. Those pages stop at the figures they printed. A later official tally is not on these pages.[2], [1]
Both pages are Saturday-night preliminaries, not a locked quarterly house-price index. AFR names Cotality and the capital-city stack; the Herald names Domain and Sydney. A later revision can move either print. Neither page here claims a national crash. Those pages stop at the figures they printed. A later official tally is not on these pages.[1], [2]
