Auctions
Investors splash $2.38 million on Armadale townhouse for their children
A couple who live nearby bought the three-bedroom townhouse as an investment property, but eventually plan for their children to live there.
- by Jean Bell and Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
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Family snaps up Black Rock home for more than $5.7 million
The result for the five-bedroom house soared well above the $4.8 to $5 million price guide.
- by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
‘Pretty excited’: Family drops $5.2 million on classic 120-year-old Canterbury home
The garden setting and proximity to sought-after schools sparked a hard-fought auction for the Nantucket-inspired residence without heritage controls.
- by Jim Malo
Melbourne’s cheapest auction? Buyer nabs South Kingsville apartment for $165,000
Two bidders competed for the unit which had cracked walls, peeling paint and a kitchen that had seen much better days
- by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
Modest house in sought-after school zone soars past $1.8m in hot auction
Five bidders fought it out in an hour-long auction for the 1950s classic brick home in Bentleigh East, which is set on a spacious block of land and ripe for redevelopment.
- by Jean Bell
Moonee Ponds house owned by AFL lawyer sells for $4.64 million
Two bidders competed for the five-bedroom Victorian Italianate house, pushing the price well above expectations.
- by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
Young couple pays $3.2 million for head-turning Collingwood home post-auction
The architecturally designed home with high-impact interiors drew two bidders, although the vendors agreed to part with it for less than hoped.
- by Jean Bell and Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
Essendon house sells for princely $1.787 million on coronation day
Two bidders competed for the Victorian house on the aptly named King Street.
- by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
Striking renovation earns Brunswick vendors $1,655,000 auction payday
There’s no clue from the facade, but this semi is bursting with colour inside, and a lush north-facing backyard is the cherry on top.
- by Elizabeth Redman and Kate Burke
Mystery buyer snaps up Toorak mansion for $10.52 million
The buyer was one of four bidders at the auction held behind closed doors on Saturday.
- by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
Builder drops $9m on Toorak knockdown in Melbourne’s biggest auction this year
Three parties offered more than $7 million for a Brighton fixer-upper, and a Kew home soared about $430,000 above reserve in signs the property market is changing gears.
- by Jean Bell