Auctions

A six-bedroom Weetangera home sold for $2.26 million in front of a crowd of more than 250 on the weekend.

The property, in one of Sydney's most exclusive harbourside suburbs, had so much interest from buyers that it was on the market for only 17 days.

The underbidder was almost driven to tears by the result, which was the highest sum paid for a property under the hammer Brisbane at the weekend.

On a Super Saturday for auctions, vendors who had stayed put for decades were in tears as keys changed hands.

There's one particular pocket of Melbourne where property prices just keep rising — and by staggering amounts: in one suburb, by $316,000. If you're a home owner there, congratulations.

Five parties registered to bid for the home in one of the best positions on the harbour, chasing the absolute waterfront pad in a tightly held building and sending the price soaring.

A stunning four-bedroom home, with a tennis court and swimming pool, in Melbourne's outer north-east has sold under the hammer for a whopping $800,000 more than the vendor's hopes.

Onlookers were out in force on Saturday trying to gauge where Canberra’s house prices would land at auction as the capital’s median house price inches towards $1 million.

Here are our top five picks of homes you should keep on your radar this week for those wanting a home with easy access to the city. 

Despite claims of a government crackdown amid the hot Sydney property market, not a single agent has copped the full punishment for the dodgy practice.