Family buys Pascoe Vale South house for $1.665m. It last sold for $320,000

Family buys Pascoe Vale South house for $1.665m. It last sold for $320,000

The price for the four-bedroom property increased more than five times in less than 20 years,records show,as more than half a dozen buyers vied for the keys.

  • byAlexandra Middleton

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Home buyers who weren’t even looking splash $5.7m on Prahran terrace

Home buyers who weren’t even looking splash $5.7m on Prahran terrace

The house attracted three bidders at auction who had not been in the market but were interested in buying this particular property.

  • byCarmen Forward andJim Malo
House in Melbourne’s east sells for $2,362,000 to surprise buyer

House in Melbourne’s east sells for $2,362,000 to surprise buyer

The winning bidders saw the ad for the five-bedroom property for the first time on Friday evening. Less than 24 hours later,the home was theirs.

  • byAlexandra Middleton
‘Wasn’t the frenzy we’d hoped’:Armadale auction cops $40,000 discount

‘Wasn’t the frenzy we’d hoped’:Armadale auction cops $40,000 discount

A lady new to the area and looking for a low-maintenance home was able to get in for less than the advertised price guide.

  • byShona Hendley
Billionaire splashes $15 million to buy all five houses on The Block

Billionaire splashes $15 million to buy all five houses on The Block

The deep-pocketed property buyer made a knockout bid of $3.5 million to crown the youngest-ever winners of the reality renovation TV show.

  • byElizabeth Redman
One-bedroom waterfront apartment fetches $785,000 at auction

One-bedroom waterfront apartment fetches $785,000 at auction

Two fierce bidders battled it out for the Port Melbourne pad,which overlooks the historic Princes Pier,sending the sale price well above reserve.

  • byAlexandra Middleton
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First home buyer beats downsizer to pay $1.28m for Richmond terrace

First home buyer beats downsizer to pay $1.28m for Richmond terrace

The two bidders were locked in a tight race on Derby Day,but the first home buyer won and landed the two-bedroom Victorian home close to Bridge Road.

  • byShona Hendley
First home buyer nabs Coburg cottage for $1.065 million

First home buyer nabs Coburg cottage for $1.065 million

The agent took a punt of a different kind on Derby Day by taking the home to an online auction,reminiscent of Melbourne lockdown days,and it paid off.

  • bySarah Webb
Peak Melbourne:Free coffee lands auction vendors $1.49m payout

Peak Melbourne:Free coffee lands auction vendors $1.49m payout

Sometimes a free latte is all it takes to brew up a bidding war,where four bidders battled for a renovated inner-west character home.

  • bySarah Webb
The Fitzroy ‘unicorn’ that won its vendors $2.9m,more than $400,000 over reserve

The Fitzroy ‘unicorn’ that won its vendors $2.9m,more than $400,000 over reserve

A pair of downsizers dropped the sum on the unique property,and planned to move from a larger home in the inner east to be closer to the inner-city buzz.

  • byJim Malo
Young man outbids seven others for $2.2m Thornbury retreat – $381,000 over reserve

Young man outbids seven others for $2.2m Thornbury retreat – $381,000 over reserve

The clinker-brick,three-bedder features a vine-clad pergola and an open fireplace,and benefited from some well-timed updates.

  • bySarah Webb