Auctions
Entrepreneurs snap up $7,425,000 manor, smashing Homebush’s house price record
Seven parties registered to bid for the historic residence with tennis court and swimming pool, and the vendors are upgrading to a $42 million home in Lavender Bay.
- by Carmen Forward
Latest
More than 20 bidders turn up to compete for $2.36 million Stanmore home
Almost 100 people gathered on the footpath for the auction of the three-bedroom house, which was brought forward by one week due to strong buyer demand.
- by Kate Burke
Investor beats young couple for $1.4m fixer-upper in Sydney’s most advantaged suburb
Ten parties registered to bid on a house, straight from 1920s Sydney, that had scant building works completed during the past 105 years.
- by Carmen Forward
Young couple drop $5.75 million on Coogee fixer-upper
The run-down home, with much of the original features intact, was on the market for the first time in 43 years. It last sold in 1980 for $160,000.
- by Tawar Razaghi
‘One of the best views’: Two-bedroom Kirribilli apartment sells for $5.46 million
Only one buyer turned out for the auction of the top-level apartment with sweeping Harbour Bridge views, but that was enough.
- by Carmen Forward
Family drop $2.3 million on Normanhurst house
More than a dozen buyers registered to bid on the run-of-the-mill home, which last traded for $1.51 million in 2018.
- by Tawar Razaghi
Millions over reserve, water views for days: welcome to Sydney’s biggest auctions
One buyer spent $6 million more than the seller was asking as the property market shows signs of changing gears after last year’s downturn.
- by Carmen Forward
Family splashes $6,025,000 on Manly house they first saw 30 minutes before
The new owners had missed out on other properties in the suburb and beat three other parties who made offers in a hot auction.
- by Carmen Forward
Opinion
Housing affordability
Australians have made the wrong choice about housing for the past 40 years
Our love affair with property is literally destroying our way of life and that of future generations.
- by Shane Wright
Cashed-up downsizers buy $2.5 million Ryde apartment
The couple outbid three other downsizers for the four-bedroom sub-penthouse which last sold for $1.9 million.
- by Tawar Razaghi
Chris Hemsworth’s trainer’s stunning Byron Bay home passes in for $14.8 million
The glamorous Byron Bay home of personal trainer to the stars James Duigan is still for sale, but negotiations are getting close to secure a buyer.
- by Carmen Forward