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Late architect Guilford Bell knew how to draw a crowd … and the money

Late architect Guilford Bell knew how to draw a crowd … and the money

Bell’s Hallows House in Toorak exemplifies the interest in well-preserved period homes that – like art – come with provenance.

  • by Stephen Crafti

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Soaring architect-designed home in the treetops fetches $5.4m at auction

Soaring architect-designed home in the treetops fetches $5.4m at auction

Downsizers won the keys to a Lane Cove five-bedder with a studio, set in a private location next to bushland yet close to the city.

  • by Carmen Forward
Investor swoops to beat first home buyers for $1.72m Darlington home

Investor swoops to beat first home buyers for $1.72m Darlington home

Interest in the campaign was mostly from first time buyers and eight parties registered to bid, but a late auction entrant changed the game.

  • by Kristy Johnson
Father bids on $6.95 million North Bondi house at auction for his daughter

Father bids on $6.95 million North Bondi house at auction for his daughter

The buyer had to fend off another family relocating from overseas to nab the home.

  • by Carmen Forward
Local family pays $20m for Darling Point house with wine room and lift

Local family pays $20m for Darling Point house with wine room and lift

Two local families competed for the keys for the designer residence that boasts a pool, butler’s pantry and top-floor master suite.

  • by Elizabeth Redman
‘Listings are starting to pile up’: Where Sydney home owners are selling now

‘Listings are starting to pile up’: Where Sydney home owners are selling now

More vendors have been hitting the market than usual for this time of year, and some areas have surged beyond their neighbours.

  • by Kristy Johnson
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Half a house with panoramic ocean views in Bronte sells for $13 million

Half a house with panoramic ocean views in Bronte sells for $13 million

More than half-a-dozen buyers registered to bid on the deceased estate, which increased 34 times in value since it last sold for $375,000 in 1993.

  • by Carmen Forward
First home buyers snap up $1.685 million waterfront unit in Double Bay

First home buyers snap up $1.685 million waterfront unit in Double Bay

The tightly-held two-bedder complete with access to a private lawn and private access to a beach was on the market for the first time in 42 years.

  • by Tawar Razaghi
Gordon house sells for $10.88m, nearly $2m more than reserve

Gordon house sells for $10.88m, nearly $2m more than reserve

More than 100 auctions were cancelled ahead of Saturday, and experts say Sydney’s auction market is weakening despite some stand-out results.

  • by Carmen Forward
Collaroy house sells for $2.33 million, last sold for $260,000 in the 1990s

Collaroy house sells for $2.33 million, last sold for $260,000 in the 1990s

A young couple, who had considered the Northern Beaches for the first time, outbid five other registered buyers on the home, a stone’s throw away from the beach.

  • by Tawar Razaghi
Luxury Strathfield house breaks the suburb record, sells for $12.25m

Luxury Strathfield house breaks the suburb record, sells for $12.25m

The opulent home sold for $2.25 million more than its reserve price at auction. The previous price record for the inner west suburb was $12.1 million.

  • by Carmen Forward