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Young family blows away reserve to splash $3.62 million at Balwyn auction

Young family blows away reserve to splash $3.62 million at Balwyn auction

Three bidders pushed the price $620,000 above the expectations set by vendors downsizing after 20 years, with buyers chasing the stylish turnkey finishes.

  • by Tom Carey and Melissa Heagney-Bayliss

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Home buyers chasing the dream pip developers to $3.34m Glen Iris auction

Home buyers chasing the dream pip developers to $3.34m Glen Iris auction

In a tightly held pocket, owner-occupiers made spirited bidding to beat three others to the 1947-era house on a rare large block.

  • by Jim Malo
‘I’ve never seen a market like it’: Bentleigh house sells for $1.67 million

‘I’ve never seen a market like it’: Bentleigh house sells for $1.67 million

The auction for four-bedroom house was slow to start, but ended with a bang, as three bidders competed for the keys.

  • by Jim Malo
Family nabs rare Fitzroy North terrace for $2.6m in nail-biting auction

Family nabs rare Fitzroy North terrace for $2.6m in nail-biting auction

The hip three-bedder with striking feature windows was last listed for sale in the 1970s and fielded hundreds of small bids, soaring above its price guide.

  • by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
Robin Boyd’s last house sells for $1.61 million at auction

Robin Boyd’s last house sells for $1.61 million at auction

An architect outbid four others for the Ringwood East property, the last home designed by famed mid-century modern architect Robin Boyd.

  • by Jim Malo
Doncaster East dream home quadruples in price in three decades

Doncaster East dream home quadruples in price in three decades

The entertainer’s delight complete with tennis court, pool and sauna sold after auction for $2.82 million. It last traded for $670,000.

  • by Tom Carey
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Clever bidding tactics win hard-fought auction for Wheelers Hill house

Clever bidding tactics win hard-fought auction for Wheelers Hill house

A family paid $1,703,000 in a hot auction, persisting despite their competitor’s ‘almost combative’ style.

  • by Jim Malo
Grand home in ‘pretty tightly held area’ scores $3.25 million auction sale

Grand home in ‘pretty tightly held area’ scores $3.25 million auction sale

Two young families competed for the keys to a highly regarded address in a neighbourhood filled with character homes and tree-lined streets.

  • by Tom Carey
Maidstone house sells for $1.8 million after awkward auction start

Maidstone house sells for $1.8 million after awkward auction start

Auctioneer Huss Saad said he tried to make the auction as uncomfortable as possible in a bid to get someone to break the silence.

  • by Jim Malo
Family locked out of eastern suburbs pays $4.02 million at northside auction

Family locked out of eastern suburbs pays $4.02 million at northside auction

Five bidders fought it out for a stylish Victorian-inspired home north of the Yarra, which caught the new owners’ eyes after a lack of options in the east.

  • by Tom Carey
Young couple buy $1.15 million South Melbourne home from investor

Young couple buy $1.15 million South Melbourne home from investor

The home last sold for $540,000 in 2007, netting the seller a tidy profit on auction day.

  • by Jim Malo