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5 Jul, 2022

Auction Report – June 2022

At the beginning of each month, we’ll be providing insights and statistics on recent auction results from right across Australia, as well as the most interesting auctions from the previous few weeks. Here’s a feature auction snippet from this month’s report; “Rossmoyne is a riverside suburb, highly sought-after with a mix of older homes – … Continued

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14 Jun, 2022

Register now! Auction Competition 2022

The Apollo Auctioneering Competition is back in 2022, and we’re looking to crown the next round of champions! Compete in the Open Division to showcase your skills against the best in the business, or finesse your call in the Rising Star category to develop your craft and receive constructive feedback from auctioneering experts. We are … Continued

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9 Jun, 2022

Auction Report – May 2022

At the beginning of each month, we’ll be providing insights and statistics on recent auction results from across Australia and New Zealand, as well as the most interesting auctions from the previous few weeks. Here’s a feature auction snippet from this month’s report; “Showcasing this strong buyer demand was the Kollosche team of Sam and … Continued

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17 Nov, 2021

The truth about summer auctions

As the temperature gauge heads north in the summer months, something quite peculiar tends to happen at auctions, too. You see, as the weather heats up, on-site auction days start to resemble real estate musical chairs with any available shade in hot demand from bidders. In fact, it’s not uncommon as an auctioneer, to have … Continued

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14 Oct, 2021

How a pandemic supercharged the evolution of auctions

For immediate release Auction clearance rates have remained strong throughout successive and lengthy lockdowns around the nation – with the evolution of the popular sales method part of the reason why, according to one of the country’s most successful auctioneers. Three-time winner of the Australasian Auctioneer of the Year, and Apollo Auctions Director, Justin Nickerson … Continued

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28 Jul, 2021

Changing bidder behaviour sign of the market times

As market conditions have moved on from the unsustainable frenzy that was the first quarter of this year, bidders have changed their behaviours to suit. Now, I’m not saying that the market is not strong – excellent auction results are being achieved as a matter of course. However, potential purchasers are recognising that while some … Continued

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29 Apr, 2021

Four myths about buying at auction in Queensland

Auction clearance rates are at unprecedented levels across southeast Queensland as bidders battle it out to secure a property. With clearance rates consistently in the 80 to 90 per cent range, there are currently more people who missed out on a property compared to those who were victorious on auction day. It’s obvious that people … Continued

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22 Mar, 2021

The Roaring Twenties of auctions has arrived

Southeast Queensland has always lagged southern capital cities when it comes to auction volumes. That said, in the decade or so that I have been calling auctions in the southeast, they have been increasingly in number incrementally each year. Over the past few months, the number of auctions has jumped up significantly given they are … Continued

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4 Feb, 2021

Southeast Queensland auction market off to strong start

Pre-pandemic the auction market in Southeast Queensland was still a relatively small part of the overall sales results. Part of the reason was selling by auction was still not as popular here as it has historically been in Sydney and Melbourne. Fast forward a year, though, and we are seeing increasing numbers of vendors using … Continued

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