SBS On the Money

More home sellers are abandoning auctions

SBS On the Money

Show Notes

More home sellers are abandoning auctions

More vendors are switching to private treaty after testing the changing property market.

Hosted by Ricardo Gonçalves, this episode examines why more home sellers are moving from auction to private treaty. Domain’s Nicola Powell explains the changing sales strategy in a conversation with Tom Kennedy, while Peak Asset Management’s Niv Dagan unpacks the ASX 200’s 1 per cent fall and the pressure from oil prices above US$100 a barrel.

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