Spring home buyers have more opportunity

SELLERS still rule but buyers are better positioned as Australia's two biggest auction markets of Melbourne and Sydney head into "super Saturday".

Home buyers may not have to pay such a price premium as markets peak this spring selling season.

HOME buyers are in a better position and may not have to pay such a price premium this spring selling season as Sydney and perhaps Melbourne markets reach their peaks.

SELLERS still rule, but as Australia's biggest auction markets head into another "super Saturday", lower clearance rates and an influx of new stock have helped strengthen the position of buyers.