Auctions
Young couple with parents in tow nab pint-sized $1.66m Newtown house
After a fierce battle of the first home buyers, the winners picked up a quaint two-bedroom home with period features.
- by Sarah Webb
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Auctions are a ‘blood sport’ in Melbourne. But in Perth, they’re barely a sideshow. Why?
Thousands of properties go under the hammer each week in Melbourne and Sydney, while in Perth the number of auctions barely reach double figures. What’s holding us back?
- by Mark Naglazas
Waterfront Abbotsford property sells for $8.29 million, $1.29 million more than the guide
The final sale price of the house was also $290,000 more than its reserve price. The sale was one of 1136 scheduled auctions; the clearance rate was 70.2 per cent.
- by Carmen Forward
Heartbroken vendor who slashed price guide by $300,000 gets a happy ending
A renovated Artarmon home attracted scant buyer interest at first, but a cut to the price guide prompted a surprisingly good result.
- by Sarah Webb
Savvy bank of mum and dad buy as family joins forces for $3.48m home
The buyer and their parents are both selling their homes to live in this one together, rather than move further out of Sydney separately.
- by Carmen Forward
First-home buyers nab Petersham townhouse for $1,765,000
Buyers priced out of the housing market are competing fiercely for next-best options, agents say, on another red-hot Sydney Saturday.
- by Tawar Razaghi
Sydney’s most in-demand suburbs for home buyers now
Sydney home values are picking up, but the hottest competition isn’t where you’d expect.Â
- by Tawar Razaghi
Strathfield knockdown sold for $7.55 million at auction
A two-person bidding war broke out for the dilapidated five-bedroom house, pushing the price more than $2 million above the reserve.
- by Carmen Forward
From $60,000 to $9.75m: Clontarf house sells for first time in decades
Two cashed-up empty-nesters went head to head for the five-bedroom beachfront home, which was on the market for the first time in more than four decades.
- by Tawar Razaghi
Darling Point unit with harbour views sells for $3.36 million
The home was arguably the best in the building because of its top-floor position, north-facing aspect and parking spot.
- by Tawar Razaghi
Eastern suburbs family spends $11.6m on liveable house to knock down
Five parties competed at the Bellevue Hill auction, hoping to rebuild a dream home with harbour views on a street where some neighbours sold for $30 million.
- by Carmen Forward