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Jacob Shteyman

Rate cut hammers in immediate spike in home auctions

The volume of property auctions in capital cities surged more than 40 per cent after the rate cut. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Auction clearance rates jumped immediately after the Reserve Bank's second interest rate cut of the year, in a sign home buyers are regaining confidence.

The volume of auctions held in capital cities surged more than 40 per cent to 2512 last week, with 71.3 per cent reported as sold, according to property data analytics firm Cotality.

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