Auctions
Young family pays $5.59m for historic South Melbourne terrace
The home was designed by the architect responsible for Melbourne Grammar and the South Melbourne Town Hall.
- Shona Hendley
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Family pays $3.7 million for St Kilda West home
A St Kilda West house guided $225,000 below its reserve price sold for $3,725,000 in post-auction negotiations.
- Caroline Zielinski
‘Melbourne’s coming back’: Young family pays $200,000 above reserve to nab $1.45m period home
Three parties fought with rapid-fire bids, pushing the price more than $200,000 above the sellers’ hopes.
- Elizabeth Redman
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The good news for home sellers this spring ... and the bad news for buyers
The closely watched auction clearance rate is getting close to a key benchmark - just in time for the traditional spring selling season.
- Jim Malo
First home buyers outbid investor for $1.73 million Parkville home
A young couple buying their first home paid $1.73 million at an auction on Saturday, outbidding an investor for the keys to a double-fronted Victorian house in Parkville.
- Abbir Dib
Family pays $2.9m for a Princes Hill home in competitive auction
An established family paid $150,000 over reserve to secure the keys to a four-bedroom house in the sought-after suburb of Princes Hill.
- Caroline Zielinski
Only one bid for Carlton North home that sold later for $1.75m
A young couple were the only party to participate in the auction for the three-bedroom house close to the CBD.
- Shona Hendley
Thornbury home sells for $1.52m after auction to only bidder
A three-bedroom house in Melbourne’s inner-north, guided at $1.5 million, received one bid of $1.48 million during Saturday’s auction.
- Caroline Zielinski
‘Once in a lifetime’: Young family pays $1.7m for architect-designed home
The winning bidder wanted something less dense and on a standalone title, and the design of the home was a major drawcard.
- Shona Hendley
Renter beats three others to pay $1.65m for large Maribyrnong family home
Dozens of bids were traded over the four-bedroom, parkside house, and a recently evicted renter from the neighbourhood won the keys on Saturday.
- Jim Malo