Auctions
Classic Sydney: Investor beats first home buyers for $1.5m Newtown fixer-upper
Peeling paint inside and a hallway that passed through the bathroom didn’t stop 10 buyers from turning out to compete.
- by Kate Burke
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Eastern suburbs family triumphs with $3,895,000 bid for inner-city terrace
The buyers outbid two other parties in a hot auction for a rare Darlington home, complete with a striking old-meets-new renovation.
- by Carmen Forward
Family buys Earlwood house for $2,275,000 with last-minute bid
The buyer had previously declared he was out of the running – before coming back for one final bid as the auctioneer was about to bring down the gavel.
- by Kate Burke
Aussie expats come home with knockout $5.7 million auction buy
A family returning home from San Francisco snapped up a grand five-bedroom Victorian manor they had inspected one week before.
- by Carmen Forward
Family outbids investors for $3.75 million Paddington terrace
It was a relief for the renting family, who had been looking for their next home on and off for three years.
- by Kate Burke
Former Wallaby sells entertainer’s dream home for $3.66 million at auction
The plunge pool, entertaining pavilion and bar featuring sporting memorabilia were major draw cards for buyers at a hot auction that drew six bidders.
- by Carmen Forward
Maroubra semi sells for $2.5 million, after first bid tops auction reserve
Ten buyers turned out to compete for the three-bedroom semi, which was on the market from the opening bid and sold for $455,000 more than the reserve.
- by Kate Burke
Harbourfront penthouse with man cave fetches $8.25m at auction
Three parties registered to bid for the stylish pad, complete with rooftop terrace ideal for New Year’s Eve fireworks and a spacious mezzanine level.
- by Carmen Forward
Family drops $15.2 million on Bellevue Hill house
The result was more than five times the $2.95 million for which the home last traded in 2011.
- by Kate Burke
Buyers splash $5.4m on East Lindfield house for their extended family
The new owners beat six other registered bidders at auction, including a neighbour who had not inspected the home and decided to bid at the last minute.
- by Carmen Forward
‘Feast for first home buyers’: Four Gladesville apartments sell in flurry of bids
Three first home buyers and an investor snapped up four “affordable” apartments that sold within 35 minutes.
- by Sarah Webb