墨尔本南雅拉（South Yarra）一套三卧室维多利亚式联排住宅以153万澳元成交[1]，较155万澳元的底价下降20000澳元[1]。该物业的价格指导范围原为150万至165万澳元[1]。同期，里奇蒙（Richmond）另一套两卧室维多利亚式房屋以101.85万澳元成交[1]，下跌80000澳元[1]，该物业的价格指导范围为100万至110万澳元[1]。两套房产均在拍卖后通过协议成交[1]。
房产中介Michael Ebeling表示，业主的态度是"我们很乐意接受市场价格，我们想继续前进"[1]。根据中介Andrew Crotty的分析，负扣税政策的变化导致了当前市场的疲软[1]。若南雅拉房屋在去年出售，价格可能高出约10%[1]。本周墨尔本计划进行533套房产的拍卖[1]。BigginScott Richmond门店在7月完成了35次销售，与去年同期保持一致[1]。
A three-bedroom Victorian terrace house in South Yarra has sold for $1.53 million, falling $20,000 short of its $1.55 million reserve price [1]. The property was guided in the $1.50 million to $1.65 million range [1]. According to real estate agent Michael Ebeling, the owners were pragmatic about the outcome, stating: "They said, 'We're happy to meet the market, we want to move on'" [1]. The sale concluded through post-auction negotiations rather than on the auction block [1].
The South Yarra transaction reflects broader softness in Melbourne's property market. Nearby in Richmond, a two-bedroom Victorian house sold for $1.0185 million, a decline of $80,000 from its price guidance of $1.00 million to $1.10 million [1]. Both properties were settled post-auction, indicating that vendors are increasingly willing to negotiate below their asking prices [1]. Melbourne is currently scheduled to hold 533 properties at auction this week [1].
Agent Andrew Crotty attributed the market weakness to changes in negative gearing policy [1]. The Richmond sales office completed 35 transactions in July, matching the same period last year [1].