Auctions
From $1.6 million to $130 million, the best renovator’s dreams of 2024
Despite soaring construction costs, the appeal of the fixer-upper did not lose its shine in 2024. Here are our favourites.
- by Kristy Johnson
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Dad buys $2.9m home for daughter, sellers slash prices: Sydney’s best auctions of 2024
Another dad bought his kid a share house, a Bronte semi fetched $13 million and a Collaroy house increased nine-fold – but not everyone was so lucky.
- by Kristy Johnson
Local man buys $2000 house at auction, but there’s a catch
It’s set on 1012 square metres and yes, it comes with the land. But the new owner will definitely need to do a renovation.
- by Emily Power
Mini-mansion sale smashes suburb record as buyers break budget
While the buyers had set a hard $1.8 million limit, the agent said the home ticked so many boxes they decided to offload a commercial property to get it.
- by Sarah Webb
Eastern suburbs local splashes $3.32m on Coogee pad with knockout views
Six minutes of hot bidding by two locals delivered a windfall for its investor owner, an ex-rugby league first-grader.
- by Carmen Forward
Buyer pays $1.16m for a second unit in Wollstonecraft block
The renovated two-bedroom home attracted plenty of interest as a total of eight parties registered to bid, including first home buyers. But they missed out.
- by Kristy Johnson
Three generations pool resources for $4.5 million Chatswood home
A multigenerational family loved the size of the five-bedroom red brick house with swimming pool that is walking distance from the main drag.
- by Carmen Forward
Two-bedroom house in Rose Bay sells to local couple for $10,215,000
The home of Qantas’ former top frequent flyer, the late Mel Gottlieb, had a price guide of $8 million and drew eight registered bidders. It last sold for $430,000.
- by Kristy Johnson
The price of serenity: Young couple pays $1.89m for home in fierce 15-minute auction
The real estate agent said the pocket had become a magnet for families priced out of nearby hotspots such as Camp Hill and Coorparoo.
- by Sarah Webb
Inner west buyers battle for $14m Drummoyne waterfront home at auction
Five parties from the area registered for the home with beach access, a boatshed and harbour views, offered for the first time in 40 years.
- by Carmen Forward
First home buyer splashes $3.22m on cottage that last fetched $555,000
A reimagined 1880s cottage in Erskineville offered a weatherboard front and a treehouse at the rear, rare in a neighbourhood known for its terraces.
- by Kristy Johnson