Is the sellers market over?

Some areas are still going up.

For how much longer?

It will depend on the rates to a large degree, and also the Lenders. They are withdrawing some products and making it harder for everyone to qualify for finance, so expect less buyers around in the near future.

My feeling is the areas where the buyers who have better incomes, and have used them to get high LVR's, maxed-out serviceability and doodad lifestyles will be the first to show drops, or significant slow-downs.
 
A few pockets still sell like hot cakes, even through private sales.

Buyers shy away from auctions but still pay the top of asking range for quality properties, especially those with unique features.
 
When any asset class goes up 25% PA for two consecutive years which is significantly above a long term average, it is due for a period of flat or negative growth, especially with yields small.
pieman
 
The seller market in Melbourne East and South East areas are definitely over, with low sale at auctions rate. For whatever reasons, many passed in do not appear in Auction Results.

In one instance, an agent showed in the newspaper Auction Results, having 3 properties sold at auctions. Aweful result. Looks like 100% auction rates.

Not, they actually had 12 auctions. The result of the other 9 auctions were not shown anywhere.
 
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