Auctions
Three-bedroom Queenslander on corner block tops city’s auction results
Investors and developers fought for the keys of a deceased estate on a sprawling block in Morningside, in the first weekend of auctions after last week’s interest-rate drop.
- Sarah Webb
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Interstate buyer splashes $5.3m on rare Manly home steps from the sand
Buyers at this level are often unaffected by moves in interest rates as many are paying cash and have no need of a mortgage, the agent said.
- Carmen Forward
St Peters terrace that was once a driveway sells for $2.02m at auction
First home buyers bidding for the first time took home the keys for the stunning, industrial-style home that was only recently a patch of concrete.
- Kristy Johnson
Architect-designed Hawthorne gem sparks bidding war in packed room
Buoyed by predicted interest rate cuts and soaring buyer confidence, Brisbane’s property market has shaken off last year’s sluggish end.
- Sarah Webb
Professional buyer who searched for only two weeks buys $2.68m Lilyfield home
A single professional and dog owner outbid four others for a home with a backyard at an early morning auction, as buyers hope for a rate cut.
- Carmen Forward
Woollahra hoarder’s home smashes its reserve and sells for $2.45m at auction
It took two years and 10 trips to the tip to clear out the decrepit house in Sydney’s centre, and two bidders with deep pockets fought hard to own it.
- Sarah Webb
Couple outbids downsizers to set benchmark for north-west suburb
Armed with determination and a house full of scribbled affirmations, a young couple paid $1.301 million for the three-bedroom home in an emotional auction showdown.
- Sarah Webb
‘Buyers love it’: Renting family splashes $5.6m to get into Longueville
The turnkey home had water views and a quiet location in a cul-de-sac, drawing family buyers to this high-demand neighbourhood.
- Carmen Forward
Expat beats 13 others for $3.17m Alexandria home she only saw this week
Agents report a significant uptick in buyer and seller sentiment ahead of an anticipates interest rate cut.
- Elizabeth Redman
How nervous home owners are facing a slumping property market
Home vendors are trying to get the upper hand in a buyer’s market as they wait for a long-predicted interest rate cut to spark demand.
- Elizabeth Redman
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