Auctions
Coburg townhouse passes in, then sells to first-time buyers for $955,000
The home passed in and eventually sold to the only bidders, a young couple with two children, who negotiated the sale.
- Abbir Dib
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Buyer pays $3.76m to knock down Lindfield four-bedder with pool
The Lindfield home already comes with four bedrooms and a pool, but a buyer paid $3.76 million at auction on Saturday just to knock it down.
- Kristy Johnson
The property selling method that’s getting more popular
For sellers, setting a deadline creates competition among interested parties – but there are advantages for buyers too.
- Shona Hendley
‘Hot little pocket’: Young family splashes $8.45m on north shore home
Five young families competed for an estate with swimming pool and tennis court, though the real drawcard was its access to schools.
- Carmen Forward
Feng shui and fortune: Robertson home soars to $2.51 million at auction
Despite the peeling wallpaper and ’70s carpet, the home soared $100,000 past its reserve and hundreds of thousands beyond the vendor’s expectations.
- Sarah Webb
Architect’s Flemington home sells for $1.95m with ‘knockout punch’ bid
A couple who had just returned from a conference in Italy bought a turnkey, architecturally designed home in Flemington for $1.95 million with a dramatic final bid.
- Abbir Dib
Investors pay $2.55 million at auction to knock down North Ryde home
The property’s large land size and proximity to the Metro and CBD appealed to investors from Eastwood and Macquarie Park, who plan to rebuild.
- Kristy Johnson
Energex engineer’s whirlwind week ends with $2.1m property auction win
A former crumbling cottage transformed into a Hamptons-esque Queenslander was snapped up by an engineer who’d had a week to remember, thanks to Cyclone Alfred.
- Sarah Webb
Twenty-something spends $2.15m on ‘really cheap’ home she only saw that day
A keen buyer made a final knockout bid to beat eight other registered parties for the three-bedroom home on a cul-de-sac.
- Carmen Forward
The ‘unconventional’ Summer Hill two-bedder that sold for $1.35m at auction
Upsizers from Camperdown were drawn to a Summer Hill property’s history and unique design and paid $1,355,000 at auction on Saturday.
- Kristy Johnson
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