Auctions
Is it a better time to buy a house at auction now?
Home buying hopefuls who turned up at auctions earlier this year to take advantage of lower prices faced competition from others doing the same. But now?
- by Jim Malo
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Western Sydney couple making a sea-change buy Taren Point townhouse for $3.48 million
The young buyers had to fend off downsizers, who were keen on the home’s internal lifts, to buy the luxury property at auction on Saturday.
- by Carmen Forward
Young couple outbids 10 others for $3 million Bronte fixer-upper semi
The keen buyers in their 30s wanted to move closer to the beach and made such a strong first bid, it wiped out most competition.
- by Sarah Webb
The property market dropped, then boomed. Now it’s changed again
Earlier this year, there were few homes for sale and buyers faced tough competition at auctions, sending prices higher. This spring brought a shift.
- by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
Five Dock house attracts $5.95 million at auction, a 40 per cent profit in three years
Records show the family paid $4.18 million for the five-bedroom house in 2020, which has now paid off to the tune of $1.77 million.
- by Carmen Forward
The winning apartment from The Block’s first season has sold
A piece of television history is changing hands, generating enough interest for a deal to be struck before a looming auction.
- by Kristy Johnson and Emily Power
Ultimate bank of mum and dad buy? Parents, grandparents pool resources for $6.55m estate
Three generations of a family will share a luxurious six-bedroom home with tennis court and swimming pool they secured at auction.
- by Carmen Forward
First home buyer helped by parents pays $2.35m for northern beaches house
The young buyer won a keen auction for a house plus a bonus granny flat that can be rented out to help him pay the mortgage.
- by Carmen Forward
Buyer who fell in love with unique Annandale home spends $5.65 million at auction
The buyer was the first person to look through the four-bedroom warehouse conversion, and was keen to buy since the first viewing.
- by Sarah Webb
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
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