Two fierce bidders battled it out for the Port Melbourne pad,which overlooks the historic Princes Pier,sending the sale price well above reserve.
Three bidders took part in a competitive auction for the four-bedder with a published reserve price,which the agent said had helped to drive competition.
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In this series,The Age profiles Victorian suburbs and towns to reveal how they’ve changed over the decades.
There are some areas where home buyers risk reselling their property for less than they paid – but not here.
A large crowd defied the cold to watch four bidders vie for the two-bedroom Williamstown home,which had been in the one family since it was built 60 years ago.
The wellbeing factor of suburbs has been measured on indicators such as health,environment,jobs and income. But it comes at a price.
Once Eltham was an “amazing dichotomy between ruthless bogans and the arts”. Nowadays,the leafy suburb is fighting not to look like everywhere else.
Young couples vying for the Berry Street home didn’t mess around – the first bid was $20,000 more than top of the quoted price range.
A top history prize bearing could soon be a thing of the past,as historians raise alarm over the loss of grants they say will endanger the future of record-keeping,heritage overlays and genealogy research.