The split here is as clear as it has been all year. Two-bedroom apartments are clearing at 94 per cent and selling in around four weeks, the strongest result of any segment in the suburb. Below a million dollars, buyers are competing and acting.
Above that line the story changes. Four-bedroom homes are clearing at 58 per cent and taking closer to eight weeks, with buyers preferring to negotiate after auction rather than bid on the day. It is not a lack of interest, it is a lack of urgency, and the two things look similar at an open but behave very differently in a campaign.
Prices have settled from the highs of late 2025, and the adjustment has landed mainly on the middle and upper end. That makes pricing strategy everything. Recent comparable sales need to be the foundation, because results from six or twelve months ago will set an expectation this market cannot support. Buyers here are well informed and are deciding on today's conditions.
Median sale price for houses in Blackburn is $1,485,000, up 5.5% from last year.
Median sale price for units in Blackburn is $531,250, down 6.4% from last year.
Properties sold for houses in Blackburn is 193, up 4.3% from last year.
Properties sold for units in Blackburn is 149, up 11.2% from last year.
Auction clearance for houses in Blackburn is 61.2%, down 15.7% from last year.
Auction clearance for units in Blackburn is 74.4%, down 6.0% from last year.
Av days on market for houses in Blackburn is 53, up 20.5% from last year.
Av days on market for units in Blackburn is 28, down 40.4% from last year.
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