Melbourne’s oddball listings of 2019
From a WWII bunker-turned-house to an Egyptian-style hall to ‘Barbie’s house’, the Melbourne market produced some weird and wonderful listings this year. Check some of the quirkiest ones here.
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Melbourne homes that went viral in 2019
The luxury homes of a race car driver and international cricketer, a $45 million Hawthorn mansion and an I Dream of Jeannie-style Coolaroo pad were among our most popular listings this year.
Melbourne’s dreamiest listings of 2019
Truly spectacular homes graced the Melbourne market in 2019, from a work-of-art Kew mansion to a Peninsula vineyard. You’ll be as green (with envy) as your Christmas tree after checking them out.
Finally! Sale four years in the making
A vendor who “stuck to his guns” while his Glen Waverley property swung on and off the market over four years has finally sold it. So did his patience pay off when it came to the sale price?
Mansion with James Bond-like driveway sold
An underground driveway that wouldn’t look out of place in a James Bond film has helped the owners of a famous seaside restaurant sell this impressive mansion in just one month.
Brilliant backyard spurs benchmark sale
A backyard with a pool, spa, sunken bar, kitchen, TV screens and waterfalls has helped an entertainer’s dream home smash Attwood’s house price record on the last major auction weekend of 2019.
Belmont tradie nails down first home
A brick veneer house in a sought-after Belmont position proved hot property, selling $100K over price hopes at auction.
Belmont sale smashes price hopes
A brick veneer house in a sought-after position proved hot property for buyers in Belmont on Saturday.
Two bidders battle for mid-century house on big block
A young couple from Sydney can now officially call Geelong home after winning the keys to a renovated brick veneer house at Thomson.
Early Christmas present for young buyer
A determined young buyer scored himself an early Christmas present after wrapping up the purchase of a Highton house in a sought-after location.
Melbourne’s last property listing of 2019
Still looking to secure a home before the start of a new decade? A Lower Templestowe townhouse has hit the market on Christmas Eve — but will the unusual selling strategy pay off?
Musician buys Shaddap You Face singer’s church
A church conversion in rural Victoria has passed from one musician to another, with 1980s hit maker Joe Dolce offloading the property after it spent almost two and a half years for sale.
Where homes are gaining $1000s per day
Melbourne’s richest homeowners got richer in 2019, with a typical house in one exclusive suburb gaining almost $4800 every 24 hours. This is where owners watched their fortunes soar daily.
The booming market and government intervention
It’s been a decade of crazy price rises and reactionary government intervention in the property market, with prices going up in seven of the 10 years while laws were changed to help rein things in.
Rich Lister’s family splashes $30m on Toorak mansions
Neighbouring Toorak mansions have sold for about $15 million each over the past year — and now it’s been revealed the wife of a wealthy Chemist Warehouse co-founder was the buyer of both.
Private school buys Santa’s Place
Santa’s Place has sold. And a local private school has been revealed as the buyer of the Mornington Peninsula’s most festive address in a deal that took more than a year to complete.
Late rush for young buyers in Geelong
Weekend auctions provide some last-minute Christmas shopping opportunities, property style, for first-home buyers on Saturday.
Monumental property stuff ups of the decade
From buyer’s remorse so big it hit every taxpayer in the state, to starting a food fight that swept the nation — this might be a decade some Victorians and property pundits would rather forget.
Melbourne’s real estate stars of 2019
Seaside suburbs starred as Melbourne waved goodbye to the downturn this year — and there’s just one suburb left with a median value below $400K. See our best performing postcodes.
Buyers find value, amenity in top growth suburbs
Homebuyers are finding new ways to enjoy suburbs close to town, delivering these spots Geelong’s top price growth in 2019.
Australia’s skinniest skyscraper finished
The first residents are squeezing into Australia’s skinniest skyscraper in Melbourne’s CBD — a 60-storey “leap of faith” built on a site smaller than a traditional suburban block.
Ex-Pie Jarryd Blair sells black and white townhouse
Ex-Collingwood forward Jarryd Blair had finally disposed the black and white townhouse he built in Sandringham after being delisted from the team last year.
Bizarre Melbourne developments of 2019
From a $100m water park, to rooftop beehives and a $1m gold nugget, Victorian developers have taken the industry to strange new places in 2019. These are some of the most unexpected.
New chapter for one of state’s oldest pubs
One of Victoria’s original pubs has sold for a figure that’s about a third of Melbourne’s median house price — and now the bluestone beauty is starting a new chapter in its long history.
Remember these? Stellar homes still up for grabs
Check out these standout Geelong listings still on the market that are worth a second look.
Chance to own a historic wine cellar
A leading winemaker in central Victoria has listed one of the state’s oldest operating cellars, dating back to the 1800s, which could be the perfect spot to start a restaurant, the agent says.
Best beach houses selling in our backyard
Live the coastal dream with one of the amazing beachside pads on the market in the Geelong region this summer.
Golf course designer tees up big Brighton sale
The man behind some of the world’s most spectacular golf courses — including 18 holes next to the pyramids of Giza and Australia’s only island course — has sold his impressive slice of Brighton.
Put yourself in box seat on the ‘Golden Mile’
An original 1950s beach house 150m from Lorne Surf Lifesaving Club offers one of the best locations in town.
David Bromley styles house to help mate sell
One of Australia’s most acclaimed artists has splashed his signature style across a friend’s Fitzroy home in a unique styling strategy to help it stand out on the market. And it certainly does.
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