Brisbane husband’s surprise home purchase backfires

A Brisbane man has been forced to take drastic action after a plan to surprise his wife with a new home backfired when she refused to move in.

The white picket fence dream home that a Brisbane man bought without his wife present.

A Brisbane man has been forced to take drastic action after a plan to surprise his wife with a new home backfired when she refused to move in.

The multi-gabled period home on a corner block had all the bells and whistles of historic Queenslanders, including traditional VJ walls, polished timber floors, high ceilings, leadlight French doors, casement windows and plantation shutters but the one thing it did not have was his wife’s approval.

The home in blue chip Clayfield was sold in four days with multiple offers by Ray White Metro North's David Treloar.

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The Brisbane local had picked up the stunning four bedroom, four bathroom, double garage Queenslander in blue chip Clayfield for $2.15m at an auction where his wife was not present, settling the contract in November last year.

But it was not to be, with the property put back on the market this week for sale via a best offers by February 28 campaign run by Ray White Metro North principal David Treloar.

“The buyer turned up to the auction (last year) and bought it without his wife viewing it, as both his son and daughter live only a short walk away,” he said. “He thought it would be a great decision but ultimately it didn’t end up evolving that way.”

High ceilings and polished timber floorboards throughout the home.

The home has four bathrooms.

Luckily, the rampaging top quartile of the Brisbane market came to the rescue, with the home seeing strong interest when it hit the market this past week, selling in just four days and a whole week ahead of the closing of the “best offers” campaign.

Mr Treloar said they had three offers on the home with the buyer also a local Brisbane family who offered $2.3m, $150,000 more than the seller had paid in November.

“The new buyer was a lady that sold late last year,” he said. “She’d previously seen the home however wasn’t in the position to buy as she hadn’t sold her home yet. She has since sold and settled her home. The campaign was best offer by February 28 but she didn’t want to wait. So it’s a combination of thrilled and relieved all around.”

The home sits on a corner block.

Mr Treloar said “quality property is always going to be in demand” with the top end of the Brisbane market still firing despite other segments copping a few hits as rates rose.

“There are people just waiting for the right opportunity,” he said. “I also don’t believe people are purely hunting based on price, it’s the right property for the right buyer in the right situation.”

He said buyers also understood that at the high to top end of the Brisbane market, competition was significant.

“They see that face-to-face at open homes they go to. They understand that there is genuine competition. People are actively looking.”

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