Fewer than halfthe homes listed for auction nationally sold in the past week as would-be buyers held back, worried about the increasing prospects of a fifth interest rate rise this year – possibly as soon as next week.
Sydney added to the slide, with the preliminary clearance rate slipping to 48.2 per cent , falling below the halfway mark for the first time in three months, according to preliminary results from data provider Cotality.
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