Auctions
First home buyer splashes $1,262,000 on stylish Abbotsford renovation
Four first home buyers turned out to bid for the colourful two-bedroom home, with its move-in ready interiors a strong drawcard.
- by Shona Hendley
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Richmond bakery-turned-house with ‘X factor’ sells for $2.354 million
The vendors transformed the former bakery into a spacious three-bedroom home with city views, attracting six buyers. It sold for some $354,000 above reserve.
- by Alexandra Middleton
Family outlays $2.7m at auction to get into coveted high school zone
The winners secured a four-bedroom cottage, beating a builder who had plans to replace the home with a French provincial-style house.
- by Sarah Webb
Developer muscles in on $1,565,000 Essendon family home to knock it down
Six parties braved the rain to bid on the circa 1960s home, but just three bidders ended up making offers.
- by Alexandra Middleton
Young couple buy Forest Hill house for $1,405,000. It last sold for $245,000
The four-bedroom property had a $1.15 million to $1.25 million guide. Its price increased almost six-fold since it last sold in 1998, records show.
- by Shona Hendley
Family buys Pascoe Vale South house for $1.665m. It last sold for $320,000
The price for the four-bedroom property increased more than five times in less than 20 years, records show, as more than half a dozen buyers vied for the keys.
- by Alexandra Middleton
Home buyers who weren’t even looking splash $5.7m on Prahran terrace
The house attracted three bidders at auction who had not been in the market but were interested in buying this particular property.
- by Carmen Forward and Jim Malo
House in Melbourne’s east sells for $2,362,000 to surprise buyer
The winning bidders saw the ad for the five-bedroom property for the first time on Friday evening. Less than 24 hours later, the home was theirs.
- by Alexandra Middleton
‘Wasn’t the frenzy we’d hoped’: Armadale auction cops $40,000 discount
A lady new to the area and looking for a low-maintenance home was able to get in for less than the advertised price guide.
- by Shona Hendley
Billionaire splashes $15 million to buy all five houses on The Block
The deep-pocketed property buyer made a knockout bid of $3.5 million to crown the youngest-ever winners of the reality renovation TV show.
- by Elizabeth Redman
One-bedroom waterfront apartment fetches $785,000 at auction
Two fierce bidders battled it out for the Port Melbourne pad, which overlooks the historic Princes Pier, sending the sale price well above reserve.
- by Alexandra Middleton