Auctions
The year in auctions: Dad buys $7m pad for kids, young couple nabs $5.7m fixer-upper
Sydney’s wildest auctions of 2023 included 14 bidders on one Double Bay unit, multimillion-dollar fixer-uppers, and many interventions from the Bank of Mum and Dad.
- by Tawar Razaghi
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Chris Hemsworth’s trainer makes fresh bid to sell luxury Byron home
Personal trainer to the stars James Duigan has relisted his glamorous coastal estate that was passed in for $14.8 million earlier this year.
- by Emily Power
Vendor foils $10.8m four-in-a-line auction payday a decade in the making
After years of trying, four homes side by side were finally listed for sale together as a development site, but then hit a final hurdle.
- by Carmen Forward
Slam dunk: Air Jordans worth $15,000 found in a donation bin
The sneakers - Nike Air Jordan Retro 3s with a striking metallic gold with a Nike Swoosh - are now going up for auction.
- by Victor Mather
Builder buys dilapidated Glebe terrace for $1.81 million
More than 20 buyers turned out to compete for the termite-infested three-bedroom terrace on Sydney’s last big auction day of the year.
- by Tawar Razaghi
Vaucluse home owned by ‘Angel of The Gap’ sells for $7.16 million
The buyer beat two developers for the home that is close to The Gap and now plans to tear it down and rebuild on the block.
- by Carmen Forward
Rundown Paddington terrace sells for $3,385,000 to media mogul’s son
The son of media mogul Bruce McWilliam walked away with the keys after his father outbid five others for the terrace in need of a major renovation.
- by Tawar Razaghi
The Melbourne suburbs where it’s now a buyers’ market
Melbourne property prices have been rising this year and buyers have faced tough competition. For some, that’s started to change.
- by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss and Tawar Razaghi
Tiny Bondi apartment, with no car park, sells to investor for $511,000
The investor made a final $1000 bid to win the keys to the studio apartment which is the same size as a small hotel room.
- by Carmen Forward
A dozen first home buyers eye Marrickville unit that sold for $915,000
Some had the bank of mum and dad in tow, while another first home buyer only viewed the property for the first time on Saturday morning.
- by Tawar Razaghi
Investors reap $6.7m selling Balmain East townhouse with Harbour Bridge views
New Year’s Eve fireworks, anyone? The lifestyle property attracted six registered bidders and the winner used a curious strategy to nab the keys.
- by Carmen Forward