Auctions
Why once-shunned renovator’s delights are back
Sydney property buyers would once have been likely to overlook fixer-uppers and completely unliveable houses, but now they’re fighting it out for homes in need of work.
- by Kate Burke
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Six bidders for $8.5 million Burwood house - and it still passed in
An elegant six-bedroom home that drew a crowd of 300 couldn’t attract an offer high enough to seal a deal.
- by Carmen Forward
First home buying brothers buy gutted Rushcutters Bay unit for $1.67 million
A whopping 16 buyers registered to bid on the unit that needed an extensive renovation. But it had a major draw card.
- by Tawar Razaghi
Beachfront Bronte house gains $4.8 million in 15 months
The house with knockout views fetched $22.5 million pre-auction, despite no material improvements since it last traded.
- by Carmen Forward and Lucy Macken
Investor outbids first home buyers for $3.5 million Queens Park house
Fifteen buyers turned out to compete for the three-bedroom house, which sold for $300,000 above the reserve.
- by Tawar Razaghi
New York banker splashes $6,663,000 on designer Curl Curl house at auction
Bidders were undeterred by a key missing feature at the home, described as in “a very wealthy area and the wealth is very well disguised”.
- by Carmen Forward
Gladesville house sells for $2.8 million to local family
They outbid two other families for the four-bedroom house, which has DA-approval for an extension and a pool. It last sold for $2.12 million in 2018.
- by Tawar Razaghi
Paddington hoarder home fetches $3.85 million at auction
A young family won the keys, undeterred by peeling paint and piles of dusty rubbish in the four-bedroom terrace.
- by Carmen Forward
Is it cheaper to buy a house at auction or make an offer before?
Property buyers who bid at auction can see all their competition in a transparent process, but do they end up paying more money?
- by Sue Williams
Classic Sydney: Investor beats first home buyers for $1.5m Newtown fixer-upper
Peeling paint inside and a hallway that passed through the bathroom didn’t stop 10 buyers from turning out to compete.
- by Kate Burke
Eastern suburbs family triumphs with $3,895,000 bid for inner-city terrace
The buyers outbid two other parties in a hot auction for a rare Darlington home, complete with a striking old-meets-new renovation.
- by Carmen Forward