Auctions
Couple who used superstitious auction tactic wins $1.86m Essendon home
Five parties competed, and the winners were a duo who had missed a string of opportunities elsewhere and decided to change tack.
- by Sarah Webb
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Former AFL exec sells Albert Park home for $6.25m, makes $4.5m profit
A local family purchased the four-bedroom home for $650,000 above reserve, beating two others for the stylish Edwardian residence.
- by Alexandra Middleton
Former student of Guilford Bell spends $6.4m on his Toorak masterpiece
The home, known as Hallow’s House, sold for $1.2 million more than the vendor’s reserve price. The sellers were pleased the home was sold to an admirer of Bell’s.
- by Sarah Webb
One bid for $1.9m Kensington home as two prospective buyers fail to turn up
A local family were the only bidders at an auction in Kensington on Saturday, and paid $125,000 extra in negotiations afterwards to land the keys.
- by Alexandra Middleton
‘Way more people trying to sell’: Where Melbourne home owners are selling now
An oversupply of housing stock paired with softened property values has created an ideal spring market for buyers.
- by Alexandra Middleton
Twin homes on Melbourne’s best street sell for $8.9 million in marathon auction
The attached pair of brick maisonette houses sit in good company on this highly coveted street, where more than a dozen homes have previously sold for over $10 million.
- by Sarah Webb
First home buyers outbid investors, nabbing $1.931m Fitzroy North terrace
A parent bidding on behalf of a first home buyer couple outbid three other buyers, including an investor, during a competitive auction.
- by Alexandra Middleton
Former Kensington cop shop sells for $1 million at auction
The property was situated on an awkwardly shaped block and had once been used as a smoko spot for Kensington police officers.
- by Sarah Webb
Richmond terrace fetches $2.27 million, last sold for $116,500 in 1986
The single-fronted terrace built in the late 1800s had a price guide of $1,885,000 and drew five eager parties in a rapid fire auction.
- by Alexandra Middleton
‘Never seen that’: $3 million knock-out bid ends Brighton auction in seconds
The bid came from a fed-up buyer who’d been looking for months. The multi-million dollar offer stunned the crowd into silence and ended the auction instantly.
- by Sarah Webb
Quirky, arty Prahran home sells for $2.89 million only to be knocked down
The large block size and absence of heritage overlay enticed the buyers to pay $490,000 above reserve to secure the house, which they plan to demolish.
- by Alexandra Middleton