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Real estate agents have been trying to perk up falling attendance at Sydney home auctions by offering tantalising giveaways and incentives for house hunters to register for bidding.
‘Renovator’s delights’ draw in buyers
“Renovator’s delights” are proving popular with home buyers judging from the recent sale of a Forest Lodge terrace for $100,000 above the reserve price.
Cottage sold for millions just to be destroyed
Property sales have been heating up in Sydney’s east, with buyers scrambling to the auction of a deceased estate near Bondi Beach just for the chance to knock it down.
Waiting game puts auctions on ice
They used to be a common sight on weekends but home auctions are becoming increasingly rarer events in parts of Sydney as nervous homeowners hold off sales until the market improves.
The suburbs bucking housing slump
One major Sydney region has emerged from Sydney’s ongoing real estate downturn largely unscathed and is still recording rises in property sales and prices, research shows.
Backlog of unsold homes reaches decade high
House hunters have been gifted the biggest summer selection of properties to buy in a decade as Sydney’s ongoing real estate slump creates a growing backlog of unsold homes.
Home sellers pocket $1m profit
Sydney’s real estate market might be going through a rough patch but that hasn’t stopped some sellers from raking it in — including the owners of this 130-year-old terrace.
Buyer wins auction with $500 bids
A house in Gladesville has sold under the hammer after a drawn out auction in which two rival buyers engaged in a bidding war characterised by offers not usually seen at Sydney auctions.
Crowd left stunned after auction twist
A crowd of almost 200 people swarmed into the backyard of a north shore home this morning for an auction that defied recent sales results and left onlookers stunned.
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