Auctions
From worst house on the best street to $3.35 million auction jackpot
The meticulous renovation of a single-storey weatherboard Northcote home with bonus studio sparked a bidding war between two keen families.
- by Tom Carey
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Award-winning South Yarra house fetches $1.76 million at auction
Five buyers competed for the architecturally designed two-bedroom home, pushing the bidding $260,000 above the reserve price.
- by Sarah Webb
Young family blows away reserve to splash $3.62 million at Balwyn auction
Three bidders pushed the price $620,000 above the expectations set by vendors downsizing after 20 years, with buyers chasing the stylish turnkey finishes.
- by Tom Carey and Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
Historic Hawthorn home sells for $8.02 million under the hammer
The buyers, expatriates living in the USA, snapped up the home with the help of a buyers’ advocate.
- by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
Home buyers chasing the dream pip developers to $3.34m Glen Iris auction
In a tightly held pocket, owner-occupiers made spirited bidding to beat three others to the 1947-era house on a rare large block.
- by Jim Malo
‘I’ve never seen a market like it’: Bentleigh house sells for $1.67 million
The auction for four-bedroom house was slow to start, but ended with a bang, as three bidders competed for the keys.
- by Jim Malo
Family nabs rare Fitzroy North terrace for $2.6m in nail-biting auction
The hip three-bedder with striking feature windows was last listed for sale in the 1970s and fielded hundreds of small bids, soaring above its price guide.
- by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
Robin Boyd’s last house sells for $1.61 million at auction
An architect outbid four others for the Ringwood East property, the last home designed by famed mid-century modern architect Robin Boyd.
- by Jim Malo
Doncaster East dream home quadruples in price in three decades
The entertainer’s delight complete with tennis court, pool and sauna sold after auction for $2.82 million. It last traded for $670,000.
- by Tom Carey
Clever bidding tactics win hard-fought auction for Wheelers Hill house
A family paid $1,703,000 in a hot auction, persisting despite their competitor’s ‘almost combative’ style.
- by Jim Malo
Grand home in ‘pretty tightly held area’ scores $3.25 million auction sale
Two young families competed for the keys to a highly regarded address in a neighbourhood filled with character homes and tree-lined streets.
- by Tom Carey