Auctions
Home buyers who weren’t even looking splash $5.7m on Prahran terrace
The house attracted three bidders at auction who had not been in the market but were interested in buying this particular property.
- by Carmen Forward and Jim Malo
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House in Melbourne’s east sells for $2,362,000 to surprise buyer
The winning bidders saw the ad for the five-bedroom property for the first time on Friday evening. Less than 24 hours later, the home was theirs.
- by Alexandra Middleton
‘Wasn’t the frenzy we’d hoped’: Armadale auction cops $40,000 discount
A lady new to the area and looking for a low-maintenance home was able to get in for less than the advertised price guide.
- by Shona Hendley
Billionaire splashes $15 million to buy all five houses on The Block
The deep-pocketed property buyer made a knockout bid of $3.5 million to crown the youngest-ever winners of the reality renovation TV show.
- by Elizabeth Redman
One-bedroom waterfront apartment fetches $785,000 at auction
Two fierce bidders battled it out for the Port Melbourne pad, which overlooks the historic Princes Pier, sending the sale price well above reserve.
- by Alexandra Middleton
First home buyer beats downsizer to pay $1.28m for Richmond terrace
The two bidders were locked in a tight race on Derby Day, but the first home buyer won and landed the two-bedroom Victorian home close to Bridge Road.
- by Shona Hendley
First home buyer nabs Coburg cottage for $1.065 million
The agent took a punt of a different kind on Derby Day by taking the home to an online auction, reminiscent of Melbourne lockdown days, and it paid off.
- by Sarah Webb
Peak Melbourne: Free coffee lands auction vendors $1.49m payout
Sometimes a free latte is all it takes to brew up a bidding war, where four bidders battled for a renovated inner-west character home.
- by Sarah Webb
The Fitzroy ‘unicorn’ that won its vendors $2.9m, more than $400,000 over reserve
A pair of downsizers dropped the sum on the unique property, and planned to move from a larger home in the inner east to be closer to the inner-city buzz.
- by Jim Malo
Young man outbids seven others for $2.2m Thornbury retreat – $381,000 over reserve
The clinker-brick, three-bedder features a vine-clad pergola and an open fireplace, and benefited from some well-timed updates.
- by Sarah Webb
Downsizers outbid families for $1.5m house that last sold for $288,000
Three bidders took part in a competitive auction for the four-bedder with a published reserve price, which the agent said had helped to drive competition.
- by Jim Malo
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