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