Auctions
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
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Sydney man forks out $7.1m for rundown Bondi Beach unit for his kids
How much for views? The dilapidated penthouse needs a major renovation and a $1 million special levy but still attracted 14 registered bidders.
- by Sarah Webb and Lucy Macken
Accused mushroom cook sells Mount Waverley townhouse
Alleged triple murderer Erin Patterson listed her three-bedroom house for about $1 million, but it sold before auction.
- by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss and Elizabeth Redman
Newlyweds with parents’ support pay $2.6m for Cremorne two-bedder
Thirteen people registered and most of the interested parties were young professionals, but the final two kept battling it out thanks to family help.
- by Carmen Forward
Woolloomooloo apartment sells for $3.91 million in post-auction contest
The three-bedroom apartment failed to sell under the hammer, passing in at $3.8 million. But with three buyers still interested, that wasn’t the end of the bidding.
- by Kate Burke
What’s the outlook for property prices in 2024?
The property market has rebounded this year, but with another interest rate rise potentially on the cards, can it last?
- by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
Young couple pays $3,415,000 for one-of-a-kind home in old butcher’s shop
The striking architect-designed Newtown residence with pool, private courtyard and distinctive timber kitchen attracted four bidders at a hot auction.
- by Sarah Webb
Is it a better time to buy a house at auction now?
Home buying hopefuls who turned up at auctions earlier this year to take advantage of lower prices faced competition from others doing the same. But now?
- by Jim Malo
Western Sydney couple making a sea-change buy Taren Point townhouse for $3.48 million
The young buyers had to fend off downsizers, who were keen on the home’s internal lifts, to buy the luxury property at auction on Saturday.
- by Carmen Forward
Young couple outbids 10 others for $3 million Bronte fixer-upper semi
The keen buyers in their 30s wanted to move closer to the beach and made such a strong first bid, it wiped out most competition.
- by Sarah Webb
The property market dropped, then boomed. Now it’s changed again
Earlier this year, there were few homes for sale and buyers faced tough competition at auctions, sending prices higher. This spring brought a shift.
- by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss