Auctions
Luxurious Wahroonga house with a bedroom for the dog sells for $9.1 million
The owners converted the old office into bedroom for their Tibetan mastiff, that was “looked after like a prince”, with a custom-built shower space.
- by Carmen Forward
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Mother bidding for first home buyer daughter nabs $1.36m Redfern pad
The happy buyer beat 13 others for the renovated, two-bedroom ground-floor unit with a courtyard in a sought-after spot.
- by Elizabeth Redman
Barrister’s Woolloomooloo harbourside home sells for $6.5m at auction
It was one of 528 scheduled auctions on Saturday. The unit, part of an exclusive complex, sold for less than the $6.6 million guide.
- by Carmen Forward
Investor beats first home buyers, upgraders for $2.26m North Strathfield house
Within metres of the home runs the WestConnex tunnel, the existing train line and the future Metro West Project, which buyers saw as a drawcard.
- by Tawar Razaghi
Surry Hills terrace fetches $3.7m, makes $1.45m profit in five years
The “immaculately preserved” three-bedroom home last sold for $2.25 million in 2019, records show. It was one of 750 auctions scheduled at the weekend.
- by Carmen Forward
Thrilled Petersham sellers make $178,000 per year gain on family home
The grateful vendors fetched $3.47 million for their home of more than a decade, set on a large block for the area, as six buyers competed.
- by Tawar Razaghi
First home buyers ‘relieved’ to nab $1.256m house, beat 11 others
The three-bedroom family home attracted 12 parties at auction, where the agent joked the burger joint down the road was worth an extra bid.
- by Alexandra Middleton
How to compete for a property, even when your rival is cashed up
More than a quarter of home buyers now pay cash, no mortgage needed, so efforts to outbid them require clever tactics.
- by Sue Williams
Renovators pay $5 million for Five Dock house, $1 million more than its reserve
The home in Norman Street attracted fierce competition and a huge crowd, some of which planned to take a bulldozer to the home.
- by Carmen Forward
Young couple with parents in tow nab pint-sized $1.66m Newtown house
After a fierce battle of the first home buyers, the winners picked up a quaint two-bedroom home with period features.
- by Sarah Webb
Auctions are a ‘blood sport’ in Melbourne. But in Perth, they’re barely a sideshow. Why?
Thousands of properties go under the hammer each week in Melbourne and Sydney, while in Perth the number of auctions barely reach double figures. What’s holding us back?
- by Mark Naglazas