The Weekend's Auctions
Clearance and pass-in rates for Melbourne and the regions — including the gap between Saturday's preliminary numbers and the real, revised ones.
Victoria's property week.
Auction results, price moves, legislation and the stories the headline numbers don't tell you — every Sunday night, in plain English.
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10–16 August 2026, Victoria
Melbourne clearance 59.2% · Passed in 23% · July prices −1.2%
What we cover.
Six threads, every week — plus something you probably didn't know.
Price Watch
Monthly index moves, suburb standouts, and where the medians actually sit — houses and units, Melbourne and regional Victoria.
Everything Legal
Bills, reforms and rule changes out of the Victorian Parliament and Canberra that touch property — decoded before they take effect.
The Naughty Corner
Underquoting cases, trust-account trouble and builder bans — who Consumer Affairs Victoria and the courts dealt with this week.
Everything Commercial
The commercial side: office vacancy, big Melbourne deals, receiverships and what the REITs are reporting.
Spotlight
One subject, properly explained — a new one each week. Mechanics, history, roles, suburbs, occasionally an Agent of the Week profile, and the odd fact worth knowing.
A recent week.
Week of 10–16 August 2026 — what an edition actually reads like.
- AuctionsMelbourne topped every reporting capital — 59.2% clearance from 570 scheduled. But Domain's own count had the same weekend at 57%, off more reported results and more pass-ins. Same 570 auctions, two different answers.
- PricesMelbourne down 1.2% in July, −3.4% for the quarter — yet KPMG tips attached homes (units, townhouses) up 7.1% across 2026 while detached falls 5%. Ballarat's up ~14% annually.
- Everything LegalThe reserve-price bill sits in the upper house, Premier and REIV openly at odds. Bond claims need documentary proof from 13 October. And Torrens title isn't as indefeasible as everyone assumes.
- Naughty cornerA Cranbourne agent faked an open-home burglary for an Instagram carousel — 500k views, and no apology: "if you're not copping hate from the marketing you're doing, then you're not marketing yourself correctly."
- Everything CommercialThe state sold its own former Supreme Court building on Lonsdale Street for just over $20m — under guidance, and read plainly as a marker of the CBD office market's cyclical low.
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