Saturday’s auctions still saw plenty of buyers bidding for homes, however, some vendor expectations are still above the market with many of the auctions we covered passing in and selling afterward – the REIV reporting a clearance rate of 74%. 

Fringe suburbs are taking advantage of the current market with strong results.  Many buyers are entering these areas after missing out several times in different suburbs and with them they are bringing bigger budgets to these areas as seen at 22 Oswald Thomas Avenue, Hampton East (Kate Fowler/Robin Parker, Marshall White) selling for $1.69million with 5 bidders.

Buying a home can be a stressful and time consuming process. It is very normal to want to get off the buyer train and start living again as quickly as possible, however buying something because it stops the searching can quickly wear off, particularly if it is not close to family, work, school etc.   We help our clients by exploring a variety of options to remain focused on their most important goals.

Auction Highlights:

For more details of the auctions we covered on Saturday, see our twitter feed:

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 Land/Major renovation Sales:

Single-fronters

 Single-fronted (that is when you look at the house from the street, you only seen one room) Victorian cottages, often built for workers in Melbourne suburbs are plentiful throughout Melbourne. They are popular for young families, professional couples and downsizers, as they are often built over a single level and well located close to local shops and public transport. Architecturally speaking, like any property type/style, there are some things to look for when buying these homes………

 Off Markets:

Quiet properties are still being presented to us on regular basis. Here are a few…..

 Properties we like, schedule for auction May 21:

Auction Spotlight:

Brighton, 15 Hanby Street (Bill Stavrakis, Biggin & Scott), sold $3.171m, 3 bidders

Auctioneer Bill Stavrakis gave a thorough preamble before asking for an opening bid from the good-sized crowd that had gathered in Hanby Street. It didn’t take long before Bidder 1 chimed in with $2.4m, and Bidder 2 at $2.45m. Bidding continued between the pair and at $2.9m Bill announced he would be selling. At the eleventh hour Bidder 3 entered the competition and despite being a late starter, was the victor in the end – the hammer coming down at $3.171m to a round of applause.

Elwood, 2 Dryden Street (Kaine Lanyon, Marshall White), sold after auction above $2.355, 2 bidders

A very convivial atmosphere with neighbours laughing and chatting amongst themselves whilst waiting for the auction to start. Kaine Lanyon was our auctioneer and he stepped out and extolled the many virtues of this rare offering in a quiet Elwood street before calling for an opening bid. Bidder 1 offered $2.125m and we were away. A two-way battle ensued before Kaine passed the property in to Bidder 1 for further negotiations. The home sold to them a short time after for an undisclosed amount.

Agent Opinion:Have you seen a shift in demographics within the Boroondara area in recent times?
Glen Coutinho (RT Edgar Boroondara):“There is certainly a slightly reduced number of off-shore buyers in the Boroondara market but this shortfall has been taken up by domestic buyers.
We are still experiencing strong buyer interest in all price categories.”