Auctions
The Melbourne suburbs where property prices have lost ground over five years
Melbourne’s property market is picking up overall, but recent value growth and upbeat auction results hide pockets of weakness.
- by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
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Luxury house with one of Sydney’s more intriguing back-stories sells for $13.9m at auction
Six parties placed bids on the five-bedroom house with swimming pool, and it soared more than $1 million above its reserve.
- by Carmen Forward and Tawar Razaghi
Mosman house sells for $8.5 million, but only after the buyers bid against themselves by $500,000
Three parties – a Mosman upsizer, downsizer, and a Balmoral investor – registered to bid on the five-bedroom house, which had a price guide of $8 million.
- by Tawar Razaghi
Northern beaches buyer drops $9.5 million on lavish Wahroonga home at auction
The luxurious lifestyle property complete with tennis courts attracted five registered bidders and made a tidy windfall for its vendor.
- by Carmen Forward
‘Paying it forward’: Bank of mum and dad help buy $1.4 million Wollstonecraft unit
They were among 11 buyers, mostly first timers flanked by their parents, who registered to bid on the two-bedroom apartment.
- by Tawar Razaghi
Melbourne’s most popular neighbourhoods for home buyers right now
Strong auction results have been recorded across Melbourne’s east, while home buyers may find less competition in the city’s west and the Mornington Peninsula.
- by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
Tri-level home in harbourside ’burb linked to Toni Collette fetches $5.8m
A “very humble” young doctor was prepared to pay whatever it took at auction to win the home for himself and his mother.
- by Carmen Forward
First home buyer nabs $1.68 million Balmain cottage
They outbid eight other buyers for the two-bedroom home spanning just 76 square metres. The cottage last sold for $395,000 in 2000.
- by Tawar Razaghi
Sydney’s most popular neighbourhoods for home buyers right now
There’s slim chance of a bargain and owners who decide to sell have strong odds of securing a deal, but can it last?
- by Tawar Razaghi and Kate Burke
‘Views from every level’: Architect-designed Coogee home fetches $10.5 million
A local family beat two other bidders for the cliffside family residence in a coastal hotspot.
- by Carmen Forward
Two empty Northbridge blocks fetch $14.75 million at auction
The property last sold for $9.2 million just over two years ago. The house had been demolished since, and the site subdivided into two lots.
- by Tawar Razaghi