Whilst data should be immutable, interpretation of said data can be tweaked and turned, to spin a particular story. As we have seen in the press this past week. Take, for example auction clearance results.

The preliminary auction clearance rates for this past weekend in the biggest markets of Sydney and Melbourne came out tracking nationally at 71.4 per cent of homes listed for auction based on CoreLogic data. Sydney’s clearance rate was 74.9 per cent and Melbourne’s 68.7 per cent, more or less in line with the previous week. Among the smaller capitals, Adelaide led the way with a clearance rate at 79.5 per cent, followed by Brisbane at 67.3 per cent and Canberra at 56.5 per cent, according to CoreLogic data. But these are on very low counts, so again not that meaningful.

Domain on the other hand reported a Sydney clearance of 67.8% up from 64.2% last week, and below the 68.7% from a year ago. Melbourne was at 62.4% compared with 59.6% last week, and 61.9% a year back. The national number was 63.5%, a significant divergence from CoreLogic’s higher 71.4%.

There are a few points worth making here. The final numbers tend to settle lower, because agents are always keen to promote successful sales, while those passed in are either never reported, or reported later. Some properties are withdrawn before auction, either because they are sold prior, or because the vendor changes tack. As such auction clearance rates do not tell us much at all.

Of course, the spring selling season is now ramping up, and about 2300 auctions are scheduled in the coming week, compared with around 2,000 this past couple of weeks. And listings are rising as vendors decide to sell or are forced to sell. We will chat about this again on Mondays Rant with Edwin. But we do continue to see a spate of exinvestment properties listing, especially in Melbourne, as I reported recently, and the trend is widening.

The bottom line of course is potential buyers should be careful what they purchase, especially as price growth ahead is not assured, especially if the weaker demand for iron ore puts the economy into recession. And prospective sellers would do well to select their agents carefully, as some are still pushing the auction route, one which does not necessarily guarantee a better net sale price, but which does guarantee more income for agents via their additional marketing and auction fees. Just saying!

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