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59-61 Abbotsford Road, Homebush NSW 2140

Family with budding tennis star daughters pays $6.48m for home with tennis court

Most buyers thought the slightly dated house needed another million dollars spent on renovations, the agent said.

  • Carmen Forward

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18 Primrose Terrace, Red Hill, in Brisbane.

Bidders show up late, win auction for Red Hill Queenslander in seconds

The late-arriving couple slipped into the auction seconds before the gavel fell, snapping up a rare three-bedroom cottage for $1,755,000.

  • Sarah Webb
A developer paid $4,401,000 at auction on Saturday for a bungalow in Russell Lea.

Lambo-driving developer splashes $4.4m on 100-year-old bungalow

A developer made a statement at auction on election day, arriving in a custom purple Lamborghini.

  • Kristy Johnson
35/15-19 Havilah Road, Lindfield

Investors beat first home buyers to $1.68m Lindfield sub-penthouse

Two parties registered for the spacious luxury home with a rental return of $1300 a week and south-facing leafy views.

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9/1-3 Bay Road, Russell Lea NSW 2046

Woman beats six others to $1.38m Russell Lea pad she had her heart set on

Bidding was fierce for a two-bedroom unit in Russell Lea that sold at auction on Saturday for $1,375,000.

  • Kristy Johnson
7/68-70 Wrights Road, Drummoyne NSW 2047

Investors sell $4.3 million Drummoyne waterfront apartment at auction

The waterfront complex has a swimming pool, tennis court and pontoon; the spacious home features four bedrooms and sparked a hot contest.

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The interior of the Brunswick house that sold on Saturday.

Family’s 115-year hold on Brunswick home ends through $1 million auction

Three brothers bought the boarded-up Edwardian at auction on Saturday. They plan to develop it, but keep its heritage facade.

  • Abbir Dib
A one-bedroom unit  with Harbour Bridge views at 10/19 Shirley Road, Wollstonecraft, sold for $815,000 at auction on Saturday.

Wollstonecraft apartment with Harbour Bridge views sails off the market for $815,000

An owner-occupier from Chatswood paid $815,000 at auction on Saturday for a unit in Wollstonecraft, outbidding first-home buyers from Hornsby and the Hills district.

  • Kristy Johnson
February is a seasonally strong month, but the March result was buoyed by the rate cut.

How the gap widened between property sellers’ hopes and buyer budgets

The auction market is stronger than last spring as lower interest rates boost buyer confidence, but slipped over the past month.

  • Elizabeth Redman
The Bondi Junction home sold at auction.

Developer beats five others to $2.72m ‘uninhabitable’ Bondi Junction terrace

The dilapidated three-bedroom home, which the agent thought was “too much work” for many buyers, soared past its reserve.

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