Auctions
Melbourne vendor-builder turns tidy profit on $2.4m reno at auction
A couple beat three young families for the four-bedroom family home in Templestowe that last sold in 2019 and has since had a transformative renovation.
- by Tom Carey
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Builders and flippers fight for $965,000 Coburg knock-down
The deceased estate was in poor condition, and attracted spirited competition from builders and property flippers looking for a project.
- by Jim Malo
‘It went gangbusters’: Tuscan-style Hawthorn East home fetches $5.05m
Five families attracted to the location competed for the four-bedroom residence with manicured gardens and luxury finishes.
- by Carmen Forward
A Seddon home passed in at $1.27 million. The sole bidder paid an extra $45,000 to buy it
The renovated Victorian-style property passed in at auction before selling to a downsizer from a neighbouring suburb.
- by Alexandra Middleton
Architect-designed Hawthorn stunner that used ‘every bit of space’ fetches $7m
A local downsizer bought a brand-new home in the Grace Park Estate with floor-to-ceiling windows, beating two other bidders.
- by Sarah Webb
Only one buyer turned up for a Brunswick five-bedder. But it passed in at $1.62m
The vendor placed two bids in the hope of kick-starting the auction of the California-style bungalow.
- by Alexandra Middleton
Why it’s a better time to buy a home right now
The scales are tipping in buyers’ favour and sellers are losing the upper hand at auction, new figures show.
- by Jim Malo
‘Comfortable’ Canterbury house faces wrecking ball after $4.62m auction sale
Most of the potential buyers had plans to knock down and rebuild the four-bedroom home, which came with an indoor pool and sauna. It was one of 900 auctions scheduled on Saturday.
- by Tom Carey
Essendon home owned by same family for 69 years sells for $1.59m
It was a bittersweet moment for the sellers, whose family home since 1955 was sold for some $215,000 above reserve.
- by Alexandra Middleton
Family tops price range with one bid to buy Bentleigh East house for $3.43 million
The auctioneer said the buyers, who used an advocate, had planned to blow all the other bidders away in an effort to secure the keys for the home.
- by Tom Carey
Young couple pays $200,000 above reserve for spacious Yarraville home
It took a vendor bid to start the auction before three bidders pushed the price well above the reserve.
- by Alexandra Middleton