Hot Property Market: Or Not?

The latest auction clearance rate data for the week to 22nd February 2026 showed that of the 2,831 listed auctions across the country according to Cotality, 51% of those reported were sold. The number coming to market was higher this past week, as you would expect now the holiday period has passed, but if you read the online property portals then this was a booming weekend, despite the RBA lifting rates a couple of weeks back. Of course, the truth is a bit different, in that an auction campaign takes a few weeks to run, and if you have decided to sell, then you are going to let it rip, while prospective buyers, still desperate to buy will happily oblige, in some areas at least. Generic headlines about price trends or auction clearances are simply wallpaper. Every property is local, and you must look at the local circumstances. You know what I am going to say: Go Granular! Or to put it another way, sure I can find locations where property is and will continue to rise in value, but there are other areas, where prices remain in the doldrums or are even falling. You must look at the local story to make good property decisions. More about this on Monday with Edwin on the Property Rant. If you are buying your home in Sydney’s contentious market, you do not need to stand alone. This is the time you need to have Edwin from Ribbon Property Consultants standing along side you. Buying property, is both challenging and adversarial. The vendor has a professional on their side. Emotions run high - price discovery and price transparency are hard to find – then there is the wasted time and financial investment you make. Edwin understands your needs. So why not engage a licensed professional to stand alongside you. With RPC you know you have: experience, knowledge, and master negotiators, looking after your best interest. Shoot Ribbon an email on [email protected] & use promo code: DFA-WTW/MARTIN to receive your 10% DISCOUNT OFFER. Find more at https://digitalfinanceanalytics.com/blog/ where you can subscribe to our research alerts Please consider supporting our work via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DigitalFinanceAnalytics Or make a one-off contribution to help cover our costs via PayPal at: https://www.paypal.me/MartinDFA We also can receive bitcoins at: 13zBL1oRib9VJu8Uc9zUGNhxKDBBgUpDN1 Please share this post to help to spread the word about the state of things.... Caveat Emptor! Note: this is NOT financial or property advice!! 🚨BEWARE OF SCAMMERS🚨 As there are accounts impersonating Walk The World in the comments on YouTube, note that our comments will have a distinguishable verified symbol. And remember that we will never message you asking you to give us money or talk to us on other platforms such as WhatsApp or Telegram