Auctions
Young family uses clever tactic to win auction for $9.1m Wollstonecraft home
Five bidders raised their hands for the five-bedroom home with harbour views and an extensive renovation.
- by Sarah Webb
Latest
Interstate buyer outbids local renter for $4 million East Lindfield house
The four-bedroom house last sold for $1,585,000 in 2006, records show, more than doubling in price on Saturday after three buyers competed for it at auction.
- by Kristy Johnson
Family splash $9.3m on one of only two houses for sale in Greenwich
Five parties registered to bid on the five-bedroom house to get into the tightly held neighbourhood, which proved harder this spring than usual.
- by Elizabeth Redman
Family pays $4.25m for Gladesville house, saving it from wrecking ball
The five-bedroom house with water views, sold by a long-term owner, had drawn interest from parties hoping to knock it down and rebuild.
- by Elizabeth Redman
Family gives up reno dream to splash $6.2m on Artarmon designer home
A family who had spent years trying to do a renovation but did not get council approval changed tack and secured a stylish turnkey home instead.
- by Carmen Forward
Local developer outbids couple for unlivable $2.28m Leichhardt home
The local developer, who swooped in at the last minute to place the winning bid, said it was a good opportunity to revitalise the area.
- by Kristy Johnson
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
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
Auctions
NSW residential property
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
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
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
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