{
  "id": 387906,
  "title": "Australia has a unique love affair with house auctions. Is it starting to come to an end?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/australia-has-a-unique-love-affair-with-house-auctions-is-it-starting",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-09T15:00:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/10/australia-has-a-unique-love-affair-with-house-auctions-is-it-starting-to-come-to-an-end"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Recent falls in auction clearance rates has resulted in dramatic media headlines. But what does the data say about property sales? Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast It’s almost a national pastime. Every weekend on streets and in cul-de-sacs, they’ll be agent, often in a blue suit, reciting the familiar cry. “I have $900,000, can I get $910,000? Nine ten, now twenty.…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}