Boroondara
Boroondara is Melbourne’s property weather vein. Wherever this market is going, up or down, the rest of Melbourne soon follows. Easily the most consistent, competitive middle market ($3m to $6m) in the state and starting to see the Ultra Top End in Kew, Hawthorn and Canterbury pushing closer to Toorak in terms of deal size.
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QUIET SALES, EOIs, OFF MARKETS
- Sackville Ward Kew continues to show its strength with homes exchanged at 111 and 37 Sackville averaging over $20 million
- One of the premier homes on Scotch Hill (Kooyongkoot Road) recently exchanged in excess of $16 million
- A Canterbury vineyard, a classic turn of the century project in Adeney Kew and a river precinct (Shakespeare) home, we have looked at quietly, have all recently sold for circa $10m.
JAMES BUY SELL LISTINGS
KEW, 9 Evans Rd
For sale
$5.5m - $6m
CANTERBURY
Coming soon...
KEW, 111 Sackville St
Sold
CAMBERWELL
Sold
JAMES BUYING CLIENTS
HAWTHORN & KEW
1000sqm+
$8m+
HAWTHORN
Bought
$2.9m
HAWTHORN WEST
Period home
circa $5m
HAWTHORN
Bought
$8.02m
WELCOME TO BOROONDARA AI
Welcome to beta testing of new additions to our better client buy-sell strategies. James Buy Sell is your ultimate resource for navigating the property market with confidence and success.
We brought to Top End Melbourne first:
- James Home Buyer Ratings
- James Auction Reports with Bidderman and Volcanoes and honest reporting
- James Marketnews – Melbourne’s oldest, most extensive Top End Property Blog
See, you have been up to date with AI (Auction Intelligence) since the turn of the millennium.
And now, over winter, we are rolling out our ChatGPT Chatbot. Powered by the insights and expertise from over 20 years of James Market News auction reports and blogs, our chatbot is here to answer all your questions on how to buy and sell well with James Buy Sell.
We are bringing AI tech to add to our 20+ years of buy-sell experience and ethics to Melbourne’s Top End market; from Kew to Canterbury, from Hawthorn to Camberwell.
I’m Mal James, and I bring to this platform my extensive experience in real estate, with over 20 years and 1000 buys and sells at the top end. Complemented by a Masters in Blockchain from RMIT, my studies have covered the latest advancements in technology, including AI, machine learning, and smart contracts, all of which are integrated into our chatbot to provide you with the most accurate and helpful guidance.
What can AI do to assist clients of James Buy Sell?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) can significantly enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of real estate agents by providing valuable insights and automating various tasks. Here’s how AI can assist buying and selling clients:
- Examining Data at Opens:
- Real-time Analytics
- Sentiment Analysis
- At Auctions:
- Bidder Analysis
- Competitive Analysis
- In Negotiation Scenarios:
Predictive Analytics
Chatbots and Virtual Assistants
- In Valuing:
- Automated Valuation Models (AVMs)
- Comparative Market Analysis (CMA)
- In Home Presentations:
- Virtual Staging
- Personalized Marketing
By leveraging these AI capabilities, we can offer more precise, data-driven advice, enhancing service quality and client satisfaction, which means better deals for buyers and sellers.
Let James Buy Sell assist you in making informed decisions on how to get started in the property market.
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WHERE DOES OUR AI DATA COME FROM? OPENAI CHAT GPT and MARKETNEWS
WHERE WILL OUR AI DATA COME FROM? WHERE NOBODY ELSE RECORDS!
- Marketnews analysis and insights, on and off markets from a cross section of ALL agencies including price per square metres.
- James Home Buyer Ratings which has recorded what works and what hasn’t over the last 20 years.
- Auction reports with detailed information on quoting, bidding, pre, during and post auction. Ones that sell and ones that don’t
We will take it slowly and results will be limited to start with, as we slowly feed in more and more James Marketnews information.
WE RATE HUNDREDS OF HOME FROM A BUYER PERSPECTIVE FOR CLIENT'S AI
Current Example: 24 Maleela Avenue Balwyn
Our patented 20-year-old home rating system highlights all issues, both good and not so good. For instance: Red for floor levels indicates no lift, but there is room for one. Red for noise indicates some drifting road noise from Cotham Road. Red for neighbors indicates the development across the road. Red for land shape indicates its backyard irregularity. Any of these could have been dealbreakers, which is why we highlighted them and then worked through them with H&J.
If H&J had said no, we would have moved on, as we had in the off-market dealbreakers for H&J in the “May knock on doors” section above.
A score of 739 is well above average and would have been 898 (an exceptional score) if we had removed all reds except for the development across the road.
Ratings are a very effective tool for communication as they encourage consistency of views between homes, between us, and between us and our clients. Brilliant!
Every rating is made public AFTER the home is sold, again for transparent credibility. Win or lose, we always throw sunlight onto the opinions we give our clients. I mean, 10,000 people will glance over or read this rating… it keeps opinions robust!
24 Maleela is a beautifully renovated family home in one of Balwyn’s better precincts.
Position Macro: Maleela is one of Balwyn’s better streets, partly due to most of the homes being on bigger blocks (we have been involved in buying/selling at 9 and 17) and its location near schools, particularly Camberwell Grammar.
The tram at the end of the street is good, but the train is distant. This is not a major issue as the tram runs past Burke Road Connection (into many other suburbs), past MCG for footy, and into the city. For many Asian-Australians, the tram also runs the other way to Box Hill. The freeway to the peninsula is a plus.
Within the Heritage Precinct Reid Estate, you can see that this has been a successful overlay in keeping the character of the past – the 1930s.
Position Micro: Some road noise is discernible outside the home on entrance and in the backyard. This is not a general issue, as most buyers would not be affected, but some sensitive souls may not like it. However, my best guess is even they would not be annoyed by it after a while. No noise was apparent to me when inside the home – although the master bedroom will need some secondary checking as it’s largely glass and unsheltered by buildings from road noise. (later check shows double glazing – no noise issue)
Across the road is a large block of land, currently a nursing home, but sold and looking to be developed (in VCAT process at the time of writing). THIS IS AN ISSUE that needs to be understood as to what can go there and how that may interrupt life for several years and capital growth in the long term if it is perceived by future purchasers to be an eyesore. This, for me, is the only key negative of this home. It may not be a negative, but it may be – you need to make an informed decision.
Property Building: On first impressions, this is a grand home – a classic late 1920s/1930s with a beautiful façade, lovely front plantings, and plenty of space for cars without going into the basement garaging.
Within the house, quite simply but hopefully no less dramatically in the impression I am trying to leave with you – it works. In our rating, you will see that we could not fault the proportions, the sizes, the flow, the light, the connections (within and to the outside), the transactions, the separations for small and large, younger and older families – its perfection in flexibility.
When you see that B.E. was the lead architects, you know why – they have the DNA for beautiful, practical, and well-built residential work over a long period of time (*meaning we know them and have bought their buildings before and recommended them; we have no financial connection with them).
Let’s just say everything for a modern family is there now and will continue to be that way for decades to come. We have been harsh in our marking of three levels with no lift – but there is provision for a lift should you want to put one in.
Downstairs, you float inside and outside, and upstairs, you have a sense of expanse with the views. Bedrooms are sensational with good separations, a parents’ wing, and lots of storage. As the second level is set back from the first level, you see flat parts of the lower roof – not a plus – but for me easily solvable with river stones.
Property Land and Outside: The size, at over 1300sqm, is well above average, allowing good setbacks from the front of the street and side neighbors. However, a potential weakness is its irregular shape at the rear. I say potential because the way it has been landscaped and protected with plantings, in my mind, negates the issues of cropping into an irregularly shaped backyard. There is no BS in my comment in that I actually really like the feel and do not see any element of compromise.
Price – the 3rd P that sets this an A-grader or a potential A-grader.
Its big attractions are the beautiful renovation of a large house, well-located to many key eastern public and private schools, all on a big land size. It is perfection, but perfection with an unknown (across the road).
Is this $10 million on a strong day with lots of interest? It may be thought of, but we are in a weaker market and it does feel like something in the $9 million range. For it to be in the $8 million range is possible, but our best guess will fall with solid interest over the $9 million, rather than under it.
RECENT AUCTION MARKETS WHICH PROVIDE REAL INFORMATION FOR OUR AI
2024M2 May
Bidderman
2
Stock
Average
Clearance
60%
2024M1 Opening
Bidderman
1.8
Stock
Average
Clearance
61%
2023M4 Pre-Xmas
Bidderman
1.5
Stock
Low
Clearance
56%
2023M3 Spring
Bidderman
1.8
Stock
Low
Clearance
79%
Boroondara Week 3 – 15 auctions
Clearance: 60%
Bidderman: 2
Overall – 40 auctions
Clearance: 54%
Bidderman: 1.97
GLEN IRIS, 18 Britten Street
SOI: $2,700,000 – $2,900,000
Sales Agent: Fiona Ansell-Jones
Before auction: $undisc
Bidders: 1
SURREY HILLS, 8 Neath Street
SOI: $4,280,000 – $4,680,000
Sales Agent: Helen Yan – Ray White
Before auction: $undisc
Bidders: 1
HAWTHORN, 79 Manningtree Road
SOI: $2,700,000 – $2,900,000
Sales agent: Campbell Ward – Jellis Craig
Crowd: 50
Opening Bid: $2,700,000
On market: $3,000,000
Under Hammer: $3,250,000
Bidders: 3
At 10am sharp, the first bidder offered $2,700,000 – by 10:08am the hammer had come down, as a result of three bidders duking it out at a rapid fire pace, with the sale price being $3,250,000.
KEW, 10 Lytton Street
SOI: $6,150,000 – $6,750,000
Sales agent:
Crowd: 100
Opening Bid: $6,100,000
On market: $6,750,000
Under Hammer: $8,600,000
Bidders: 3
A big crowd, some big time bidding and street theatre made this an engaging auction. Blew well past the reserve.
HAWTHORN EAST, 3 Deanlea Court
SOI: $2,700,000 – $2,900,000
Sales agent: Grant Samuel – Kay & Burton
Crowd: 33
Opening Bid: $2,800,000
On market: $3,210,000
Under Hammer: $3,365,000
Bidders: 4
Four bidders revealed themselves at this head of the court position auction. Two carried it on the market and tussled until the last.
HAWTHORN, 8 The Boulevard
SOI: $3,600,000 – $3,900,000
Sales agent: Chris Daly – Jellis Craig
Crowd: 80
Opening Bid: $3,600,000
On market: $4,010,000
Under Hammer: $4,060,000
Bidders: 5
The bidding began with a $3,600,000 and was quickly followed by a bid of $3,650,000. Bids between the two parties continued until a 3rd bidder joined the race. A quick break took place with the bid at $3,880,000. Once Mr Ward returned the 4th and 5th bidders began placing quick bids ranging from $1,000 – $8,000. The property was finally sold under the hammer for $4,060,000.
CAMBERWELL, 19 Avenue Road
SOI: $2,050,000 – $2,250,000
Sales agent: Toby Parker – Belle
Crowd: 30
Opening Bid: $2,100,000 VB
Passed in: $2,100,000 VB
Bidders: 0
This auction started off quiet, and remained so throughout from auctioneer Toby Parker’s opening vendor bid; resulting in a pass-in.
GLEN IRIS, 8 Nyora Road
SOI: $3,600,000 – $3,900,000
Sales agent: Julian Badenach – Woodards
Crowd: 40
Opening Bid: $3,500,000 VB
Passed in: $3,500,000 VB
Bidders: 0
To start proceedings a vendor bid of $3,500,000 was placed, after a short break speaking with the vendors, and with no bids to follow, the property was quickly after passed in at $3,500,000.
SURREY HILLS, 6 Middlesex Road
SOI: $3,950,000 – $4,300,000
Sales agent: Mike Beardsley – Jellis Craig
Crowd: 75
Opening Bid: $4,200,000 VB
Passed in: $4,300,000 VB
Bidders: 0
It seems that the large crowd came to catch some autumn sun, not to place bids. The property was passed in and the crowd reluctantly dispersed.
CAMBERWELL, 13 St Johns Avenue
SOI: $3,100,000 – $3,400,000
Sales agent: Anthony Smith – Marshall White
Crowd: 60
Opening Bid: $3,100,000 VB
Passed in: $3,100,000 VB
Bidders: 0
Auctioneer Anthony Smith tried to encourage the crowd by opening with a vendor bid of $3,100,000, however this wasn’t enough to spark bidding activity, therefore the property was passed in.
HAWTHORN, 40 Illawarra Road
SOI: $3,500,000 – $3,800,000
Sales agent: Scott Patterson – Kay & Burton
Crowd:100
Opening Bid: $3,500,000
Passed in: $3,610,000
After auction: $undisc
Bidders: 1
Straight out of the gate, bidder 1 spoke up with $3,500,000, to a quiet crowd, so auctioneer Scott Patterson pitched in a vendor bid of $3,600,000. Apart from a $10,000 rise from the initial bidder, no further activity ensued, resulting in the property being passed in.
HAWTHORN, 41 Chrystobel Crescent
SOI: $6,500,000 – $7,000,000
Sales agent: Desiree Wakim – Marshall White
Crowd: 78
Opening Bid: $6,600,000
Passed in: $6,850,000
After auction: $undisc
Bidders: 2
Two bidders battled from the $6,600,000 opening bid. The lead buyer wanted to know if it was on the market at $6,820,000. It wasn’t and passed in to them soon after.
CANTERBURY, 50 Faversham Road
SOI: $3,500,000 – $3,850,00
Sales agent: Elsa Li – Buxton
Crowd: 40
Opening Bid: $3,300,000
Passed in: $3,345,000
Bidders: 2
An initial bid of $3,300,000 was placed and soon after a $25,000. The first bidder placed an additional $10,000 bid. The final offer of the auction from the second bidder for $3,345,000, the property was then passed at this price.
KEW, 6 Dean Street
SOI: $3,000,000 – $3,300,000
Sales agent: Sophie Su – Kay & Burton
Crowd: 0
Opening Bid: $3,000,000 VB
On market: $3,460,000
Under Hammer: $3,990,000
Bidders: 7
The $3,000,000 opening vendor bid seemed to belie the bidding war that was to come, with no less than seven bidders duking it out for the keys to this property, declared on the market at $3,460,000 and the hammer coming down at $3,990,000
BALWYN, 18 Chatfield Avenue
SOI: $5,500,000 – $6,050,000
Sales agent: Annabelle Feng – RT Edgar
Crowd: 78
Opening Bid: $5,400,000 VB
Passed in: $6,270,000
Bidders: 2
Week 2 – 13 auctions
Clearance: 54%
Bidderman: 1.61
Week 1 and 2 combined –
Clearance: 68%
Bidderman: 1.92
GLEN IRIS, 12 Allison Avenue
SOI: $2,100,000 – $2,300,000
Sales Agent: Todd Braggins – Shelter
Before auction: $undisc
Bidders: 1
MONT ALBERT, 12 Gordon Street
SOI: $2,600,000 – $2,800,000
Sales Agent: Stuart Evans – Marshall White
Before auction: $undisc
Bidders: 1
HAWTHORN EAST, 43 Clive Road
SOI: $3,000,000 – $3,300,000
Sales Agent: Sam Christensen – Anton Zhouk
Crowd: 60
Opening Bid: $3,000,000
On market: $3,500,000
Under hammer: $3,595,000
Bidders: 4
After a couple of bidders dipped their toes in at the bottom of the quote range a new bidder jumped in with $150,000 straight to the top of the range. Two of the four bidders battled in 10s and 5s as the home surpassed the reserve.
HAWTHORN EAST, 8 Wiseman Street
SOI: $2,650,000 – $2,850,000
Sales Agent: James Tostevin – Marshall White
Crowd: 50
Opening Bid: $2,650,000 VB
On market: $2,910,000
Under hammer: $3,100,000
Bidders: 4
Auctioneer James Tostevin commenced the bidding placing a vendor bid of $2,650,000. Four bidders entered the race and the property was declared on the market for $2,910,000. The property sold under the hammer for $3,100,000.
CAMBERWELL, 21 Kerr Crescent
SOI: $3,800,000 – $4,150,000
Sales Agent: Todd Braggins – Shelter
Crowd: 70
Opening Bid: $3,800,000 VB
On market: $4,220,000
Under hammer: $4,650,000
Bidders: 3
A well-paced auction by Todd Braggins. An initial vendor bid was required before three bidders galloped some $400,000-plus past the reserve.
GLEN IRIS, 41 Alfred Road
SOI: $2,100,000 – $2,300,000
Sales Agent: Sam Macaluso – Jellis Craig
Crowd: 80
Opening Bid: $2,100,000 VB
On market: $2,380,000
Under hammer: $2,440,000
Bidders: 4
A vendor bid was placed to start the bidding at $2,100,000. There bidders joined the race and the property was declared on the market at $2,380,000. A fourth placed a bid before the second bidder purchased the property for $2,440,000.
KEW, 12 Yarra Street
SOI: $3,000,000 – $3,300,000
Sales Agent: Lloyd Lawton – Jellis Craig
Crowd: 45
Opening Bid: $2,900,000 VB
Passed in: $3,000,000
After auction: $3,100,000
Bidders: 1
The Hilly Studley Park environs drew one bidder, who held up a paddle at $3,000,000. Sold after auction.
GLEN IRIS, 5 Lurnea Road
SOI: $2,900,000 – $3,100,000
Sales Agent: Jesse Matthews – Marshall White
Crowd: 25
Opening Bid: $3,700,000 VB
Passed in: $3,710,000
After auction: $undisc
Bidders: 1
Mr Wheeler both opened and closed the bidding, passing the property in on a single vendor bid of $2,900,000.
HAWTHORN EAST, 80a St Helens Road
SOI: $2,500,000 – $2,750,000
Sales Agent: Hamish Tostevin – Marshall White
Crowd: 25
Opening Bid: $2,500,000 VB
Passed in: $2,550,000 VB
Bidders: 1
Auctioneer John Bongiorno opened the bidding placing a vendor bid of $2,500,000.
After consultation with the vendors a bidder placed a $50,000 bid. The property was passed in to the sole bidder for $2,550,000.
CAMBERWELL, 43 Athelstan Road
SOI: $4,200,000 – $4,600,000
Sales Agent: Sophie Su – Kay & Burton
Crowd: 80
Opening Bid: $4,200,000 VB
Passed in: $4,350,000
Bidders: 1
With no initial offers Mr Patterson placed a vendor bid of $4,200,000 to gain momentum, then shortly after another of $4,300,000. After a quick break a bid of $4,350,000 was placed, with no other bids being placed the property was shortly after passed in.
HAWTHORN, 3 Oak Street
SOI: $5,000,000 – $5,500,000
Sales Agent: Richard Winneke – Jellis Craig
Crowd: 40
Opening Bid: $5,000,000 VB
Passed in: $5,100,000
Bidders: 0
A quiet auction which saw vendor bids open and close proceedings.
CAMBERWELL, 16 Kasouka Road
SOI: $3,500,000 – $3,750,000
Sales Agent: Mike Beardsley – Jellis Craig
Crowd: 60
Opening Bid: $3,500,000
Passed in: $3,785,000
Bidders: 1
An engaged crowd witnessed a bit of action here before a pass in to one of two bidders for post-auction negotiations.
HAWTHORN, 34 Fordholm Road
SOI: $3,300,000
Sales Agent: Nicholas Franzmann – Marshall White
Crowd: 35
Opening Bid: $3,300,000 VB
Passed in: $3,300,000 VB
Bidders: 0
A quiet auction with only a single vendor bid at $3,300,000 pencilled in.
Boroondara – 12 auctions
Clearance: 83%
Bidderman: 2.25
KEW, 45 Belmont Avenue
SOI: $4,900,000 – $5,300,000
Sales Agent: Hamish Tostevin – Marshall White
Before auction: $undisc
Bidders: 1
CAMBERWELL, 10 Mabel Street
SOI: $3,000,000 – $3,300,000
Sales Agent: Desiree Wakim – Marshall White
Before auction: $3,885,000
Bidders: 1
HAWTHORN EAST, 15 Cole Street
SOI: $3,100,000 – $3,400,000
Sales Agent: Sam Christensen – Anton Zhouk
Crowd: 65
Opening Bid: $3,100,000 VB
On market: $3,420,000
Under the hammer: $3,460,000
Bidders: 3
1980s build sees bidders waiting for a pause before showing hands. Three in at the restart steadily build to an “on the market” call.
HAWTHORN, 14 Robinson Road
SOI: $2,650,000 – $2,850,000
Sales Agent: Nicholas Franzmann – Marshall White
Crowd: 40
Opening Bid: $2,600,000 VB
On market: $2,810,000
Under the hammer: $2,900,000
Bidders: 5
Auction started off quiet, prompting auctioneer Doug MacLauchlan to open with a $2,600,000 vendor bid, then bidder 1 jumped in with $2,620,000, followed by four more bidders. Rapid fire bidding took the price to $2,810,000 where it was declared on the market, before the eventual sale price of $2,900,000.
CANTERBURY, 88 Mont Albert Road
SOI: $4,600,000 – $5,060,000
Sales Agent: Sophie Su – Kay & Burton
Crowd: 100
Opening Bid: $4,600,000
On market: $5,120,000
Under the hammer: $5,900,000
Bidders: 5
The expectant buzz before the auction opened heralded a breakneck series of bids. Attempted knockouts did little to eliminate competition. On-the-market being a foregone conclusion, the bidding stopped at $5,900,000 and the property was sold.
HAWTHORN, 7 Carrington Street
SOI: $2,700,000 – $2,900,000
Sales Agent: Hugo Rouffignac – Marshall White
Crowd: 70
Opening Bid: $2,700,000 VB
On market: $2,930,000
Under the hammer: $3,066,000
Bidders: 3
Auctioneer Andrew Gibbons opened with a vendor bid of $2,700,000; this encouraged three bidders to come forward with their offers. A frenzied bidding war brought the hammer down at $3,066,000.
ASHBURTON, 7 Maxwell Street
SOI: $2,700,000 – $2,970,000
Sales Agent: Jesse Matthews – Marshall White
Crowd: 50
Opening Bid: $2,700,000 VB
On market: $3,100,000
Under the hammer: $3,125,000
Bidders: 2
It took a while for two bidders to warm to the task. Once they did get going rises moved quickly to $3,000,000 and beyond. Wrapped up swiftly by the auctioneer when bidding reached $3,125,000
HAWTHORN EAST, 30 Leura Grove
SOI: $3,800,000 – $4,100,000
Sales Agent: Richard Winneke – Jellis Craig
Crowd: 40
Opening Bid: $3,450,000
On market: $3,760,000
Under the hammer: $4,060,000
Bidders: 3
After a slow start, two bidders emerged to bring the property on the market. A late third entrant snatched the keys.
CAMBERWELL, 4 St Andries Street
SOI: $4,100,000 – $4,500,000
Sales Agent: Mark Read – Jellis Craig
Crowd: 50
Opening Bid: $4,100,000 VB
Passed in: $4,200,000
After auction: $undisc
Bidders: 0
Open and closed on vendor bids with potential bidders waiting until after the auction. Sold after.
SURREY HILLS, 17 Kingston Road
SOI: $2,100,000 – $2,300,000
Sales Agent: James Tostevin – Marshall White
Crowd: 50
Opening Bid: $2,150,000 VB
Passed in: $2,150,000 VB
Bidders: 0
Auctioneer James Tostevin opened with a $2,150,000 vendor bid but was met with silence. After an interval, he returned to further encourage activity from the 50-strong crowd, but without success, causing the property to be passed in.
SURREY HILLS, 51 Broughton Road
SOI: $2,200,000 – $2,400,000
Sales Agent: Tim Heavyside – Heavyside
Crowd: 40
Opening Bid: $2,200,000
Passed in: $2,250,000 VB
Bidders: 1
An opening bid followed by a vendor bid at “two and a quarter” and then all falls quiet. Passed in.
CAMBERWELL, 15 Fairholm Grove
SOI: $2,800,000 – $3,000,000
Sales Agent: Jonathon O’Donoghue – Jellis Craig
Crowd: 50
Opening Bid: $2,400,000
Passed in: $2,660,000
After auction: $2,755,000
Bidders: 3
Straight out of the gate, Bidder 1 opened with $2,400,000 but a lull in activity then lead to an interval. Two more bidders entered the fray, however, their combined activity wasn’t enough to meet the reserve, therefore the property was passed in. Sold after.
Boroondara – 13 Auctions
Week 2
Clearance: 62%
Bidderman: 2.2
Combined Week 1 and Week 2 – 24 auctions
Clearance: 58%
Bidderman: 1.9
CAMBERWELL, 9 Lynden Street
SOI: $2,400,000 – $2,600,000
Sales Agent: Walter Dodich – Kay & Burton
Crowd: 50
Opening Bid: $2,400,000 VB
On market: $2,630,000
Under hammer: $2,664,000
Bidders: 5
From dormant beginnings, the auction became volcanic in nature, with five bidders duking it out to become the new owners of this property – the eruption yielded a sale price of $2,664,000.
HAWTHORN, 24 Yarra Street
SOI: $3,200,000 – $3,500,000
Sales Agent: James Tostevin – Marshall White
Crowd: 50
Opening Bid: $3,200,000
On market: $3,410,000
Under hammer: $3,630,000
Bidders: 3
A $3,200,000 vendor bid sparked a frenzied bidding war between three parties, to win the keys to the property with a sale price of $3,630,000.
KEW, 20 Madden Grove
SOI: $3,000,000 – $3,300,000
Sales Agent: James Tostevin – Marshall White
Crowd: 70
Opening Bid: $3,100,000
On market: $3,550,000
Under hammer: $4,100,000
Bidders: 3
Three bidders took proceedings from a $3,100,000 opening bid, to the property being declared on the market at $3,550,000, to the hammer eventually falling at $4,100,000.
CAMBERWELL, 59 Glyndon Road
SOI: $3,400,000 – $3,700,000
Sales Agent: Jonathon O’Donoghue – Jellis Craig
Crowd: 45
Opening Bid: $3,400,000 VB
On market: $3,645,000
Under hammer: $3,766,000
Bidders: 4
4 bidders and an hour long auction later, the property sold under the hammer.
HAWTHORN EAST, 138 Victoria Road
SOI: $2,900,000 – $3,150,000
Sales Agent: Yili Ma – Belle
Crowd: 30
Opening Bid: $2,900,000
On market: $3,200,000
Under hammer: $3,400,000
Bidders: 4
4 bidders didn’t waste anytime and quickly joined the race, with the property eventually selling to bidder number 4
SURREY HILLS, 4 Essex Road
SOI: $3,200,000 – $3,500,000
Sales Agent: James Tostevin – Marshall White
Crowd: 52
Opening Bid: $3,250,000 VB
On market: $3,520,000
Under hammer: $3,710,000
Bidders: 2
Two bidders got going after a vendor bid opened. A steady tussle continued after the home was called on market at $3,520,000.Rises trotted along steadily before slowing to a protracted phase of small increments in an arm wrestle that saw the initial bidder win out.
CANTERBURY, 24 The Ridge
SOI: $5,500,000 – $6,000,000
Sales Agent: Peter Vigano – Jellis Craig
Crowd: 110
Opening Bid: $6,000,000
On market: $6,600,000
Under hammer: $7,500,000
Bidders: 4
A fight broke out for this large slice of Canterbury land. Bidding quickly blew past the on market price. Calculators came out, bidders deliberated, but the bidding continued onwards, $900,000 above the reserve.
HAWTHORN, 1 Chrystobel Cres
SOI: $7,000,000 – $7,500,000
Sales Agent: Scott Patterson – Kay & Burton
Crowd: 100
Opening Bid: $7,000,000
On market: $7,750,000
Under hammer: $8,000,000
Bidders: 2
Some treading water at the start until a second bidder entered at $7,200,000. Got rolling around $7,600,000. Finished up in rises of $20,000 when the hammer fell at $8,000,000.
CANTERBURY, 1 Golding Street
SOI: $2,950,000 – $3,200,000
Sales Agent: James Tostevin – Marshall White
Crowd: 50
Opening Bid: $3,000,000 VB
Passed in: $3,000,000 VB
Bidders: 0
The opening $3,000,000 vendor bid failed to encourage offers from the 50-strong crowd, resulting in the property being passed in.
HAWTHORN, 3 Mason Street
SOI: $2,700,000 – $2,900,000
Sales Agent: Mark Read – Jellis Craig
Crowd: 30
Opening Bid: $2,400,000
Passed in: $2,500,000 VB
Bidders: 1
Just one bid from one buyer was forthcoming at this auction, resulting in the property being passed in on a $2,500,000 vendor bid.
HAWTHORN, 34 Robinson Road
SOI: $3,600,000 – $3,800,000
Sales Agent: Elsa Li – Marshall White
Crowd: 15
Opening Bid: $3,500,000 VB
Passed in: $3,700,000 VB
Bidders: 0
2 vendor bids, and no bidding from the crowd, the property was passed in.
CAMBERWELL, 67 Cookson Street
SOI: $2,700,000 – $2,900,000
Sales Agent: Richard Winneke
Crowd: 30
Opening Bid: $2,750,000 VB
Passed in: $2,830,000
Bidders: 1
A lone bidder successfully had the property passed into him after multiple vendor bids.
CAMBERWELL, 19 King Street
SOI: $3,000,000 – $3,300,000
Sales Agent: Shamit Verma – Marshall White
Crowd: 35
Opening Bid: $3,000,000 VB
Passed in: $3,000,000 VB
Bidders: 0
A vendor bid and then a pause to speak to the vendor. The restart attracted no crowd participation. A family headed inside with agents shortly after a pass in.
11 Auctions
Clearance: 55%
Bidderman: 1.63
CAMBERWELL, 13 Waterloo Street
SOI: $3,500,000 – $3,800,000
Sales Agent: James Tostevin – Marshall White
Before auction: $undisc
Bidders: 1
SURREY HILLS, 77 Middlesex Road
SOI: $2,600,000 – $2,800,000
Sales Agent: Zali Reynolds – Shelter
Crowd: 100
Opening Bid: $2,600,000
On market: $2,920,000
Under hammer: $3,346,000
Bidders: 5
An engaged crowd and multiple bidders saw this auction move strongly onto market and beyond. Three bidders made cameos in a fight that saw two others ultimately emerge. One deliberated each rise while the other moved decisively and became the ultimate winner.
CAMBERWELL, 16 Brynmawr Road
SOI: $3,980,000 – $4,300,000
Sales Agent: Toni El-Helou – BigginScott
Crowd: 70
Opening Bid: $4,000,000 VB
Passed in: $4,225,000
Sold after: $undisc
Bidders: 2
Opening with a $4,000,000 vendor bid, bidder 1 swiftly took the price to $4,125,000, encouraging another bidder to enter the ring. However, bidding stalled at $4,225,000, resulting in the property being passed in. Sold after.
KEW, 22 Wimba Avenue
SOI: $3,400,000 – $3,700,000
Sales Agent: Richard Winneke – Jellis Craig
Crowd: 30
Opening Bid: $3,000,000
Passed in: $3,350,000
Sold after: $3,375,000
Bidders: 2
Bidder 1 was straight out of the gate at $3,000,000 however, together with a second bidder’s offerings, only reached $3,350,000, which wasn’t enough to bring the hammer down. Sold after.
KEW, 25 Edward Street
SOI: $6,700,000 – $7,200,000
Sales Agent: Nick O’Halloran – Jellis Craig
Crowd: 70
Opening Bid: $6,400,000
Passed in: $6,600,000
Sold after: $undisc
Bidders: 2
A couple of bids for this land auction were tabled before a pause and a vendor chat at $6,550,000. A further bid to $6,600,000 was offered and here it passed in for negotiations.
CAMBERWELL, 17 Mabel Street
SOI: $3,000,000 – $3,300,000
Sales Agent: Sam Wilkinson – Kay & Burton
Crowd: 70
Opening Bid: $3,000,000
Passed in: $3,350,000
Sold after: $3,400,000
Bidders: 2
The auction opened with two bidders offering the requested rises. Bidding slowed than stalled at $3,350,000. A vendor referral soon paused the auction and a pass in followed. Sold after.
CANTERBURY, 4 Boronia Street
SOI: $3,500,000 – $3,850,000
Sales Agent: Tom Staughton – Kay & Burton
Crowd: 50
Opening Bid: $3,500,000 VB
Passed in: $3,600,000 VB
Bidders: 0
A quiet auction with two vendor bids bookending the opening and closing remarks.
GLEN IRIS, 4 Wahroonga Court
SOI: $6,200,000 – $6,800,000
Sales Agent: Nathan Waterson – Jellis Craig
Crowd: 36
Opening Bid: $6,000,000 VB
Passed in: $6,000,000 VB
Bidders: 0
One of the original homes built in Glen Iris was unable to draw a bid from the gathering.
HAWTHORN EAST, 11 Gillman Street
SOI: $3,600,000 – $3,900,000
Sales Agent: Ivy Lung – First National
Crowd: 25
Opening Bid: $3,500,000
Passed in: $3,830,000
Bidders: 2
Two bidders competed for the keys of this property, however this failed to reach the reserve, with a pass-in at $3,830, 000.
HAWTHORN, 16a Glen Street
SOI: $5,200,000 – $5,600,000
Sales Agent: Judy Balloch – Kay & Burton
Crowd: 28
Opening Bid: $5,000,000 VB
Passed in: $5,100,000 VB
Bidders: 0
Quiet auction, two vendor bids place – one to open the auction and one to close the auction.
CAMBERWELL, 48 Spencer Road
SOI: $2,900,000 – $3,190,000
Sales Agent: Jonathon O’Donoghue – Jellis Craig
Crowd: 40
Opening Bid: $2,900,000 VB
Passed in: $3,000,000
Bidders: 2
Two bidders’ activities reached exactly $3,000,000 but this was not enough to meet the reserve so the property was passed in.
Canterbury – Withdrawn/Method Change
Camberwell – Withdrawn/Method Change – on auction day
Camberwell, 59 Brinsley Road
SOI: $2,800,000 – $2,990,000
Sales Agent: Tamsin Curcio – Shelter
Before auction: $undisc
Bidders: 1
Camberwell, 20 Marlborough Avenue
SOI: $2,400,000 – $2,640,000
Sales Agent: Stephen Gough – Marshall White
Before auction: $undisc
Bidders: 1
Deepdene, 20 Walsh Street
SOI: $3,800,000 – $3,950,000
Sales Agent: Geordie Dixon
Before auction: $undisc
Bidders: 1
Camberwell, 8 Gilbert Parade
SOI: $2,800,000 – $3,000,000
Sales Agent: Jonathon O’Donoghue – Jellis Craig
Before auction: $undisc
Bidders: 1
Hawthorn East, 82 St Helens Road
SOI: $4,000,000 – $4,400,000
Sales Agent: Campbell Ward – Jellis Craig
Crowd: 65
Opening Bid: $4,100,000 VB
On the market: $4,550,000
Under the hammer: $4,605,000
Bidders: 2
Contested poolside between two groups. Sold under the hammer to the original bidder with a knockout bid of $5,000, despite dealing in $50,000s the whole way.
Hawthorn, 9 Hilda Crescent
SOI: $6,800,000 – $7,200,000
Sales Agent: Walter Dodich – Kay & Burton
Crowd: 80
Opening Bid: $6,700,000 VB
On the market: $7,350,000
Under the hammer: $8,065,000
Bidders: 2
A vendor bid opening at the bottom of the advertised range was promptly met with a bidder upbid of $600,000, surpassing the advertised range. Game on! Two battled decisively to the eventual selling price.
Camberwell, 1 Lansell Crescent
SOI: $2,500,000 – $2,700,000
Sales Agent: Sophie Su – Kay & Burton
Crowd: 60
Opening Bid: $2,700,000 VB
On the market: $2,910,000
Under the hammer: $3,150,000
Bidders: 5
A bidder constantly circling auctioneer Scott Patterson was a first for him, and two seperate bidders representing the same group both individually bidding the same amount added a wacky flavour.
The auction team controlled it well as 5 bidders lifted the price.
Glen Iris, 16 Peace Street
SOI: $2,800,000 – $3,080,000
Sales Agent: Jason Brinkworth – Marshall White
Crowd: 30
Opening Bid: $2,900,000 VB
Passed in: $2,950,000 VB
Bidders: 1
Auctioneer Daniel Wheeler opened with a vendor bid of $2,900,000, however only one bid was forthcoming, therefore resulting in a pass-in.
Camberwell, 34 Smith Road
SOI: $2,400,000 – $2,600,000
Sales Agent: James Tostevin – Marshall White
Crowd: 50
Opening Bid: $2,400,000 VB
Passed in: $2,420,000
Bidders: 1
The sole bid (other than the opening vendor bid) wasn’t sufficient to encourage crowd engagements, resulting in this property being passed in.
Mont Albert, 52 Zetland Road
SOI: $2,700,000 -$2,900,000
Sales Agent: Tim Mursell – Marshall White
Crowd: 50
Opening Bid: $2,700,000
Passed in: $2,825,000
Bidders: 1
A bidder opened at $2,700,000 and was met with a couple of vendor bids, upping them both times and staying involved.
Mont Albert North, 2 Orchard Crescent
SOI: $2,250,000 – $2,450,000
Sales Agent: Tamsin Curcio – Shelter
Crowd: 65
Opening Bid: $2,250,000 VB
Passed in: $2,260,000
Bidders: 1
A lone bid from the crowd snagged the first right to negotiate.
Glen Iris, 8 Tower Hill Road
SOI: $2,300,000 – $2,500,000
Sales Agent: Ash Howarth – Marshall White
Crowd: 40
Opening Bid: $2,300,000 VB
Passed in: $2,300,000 VB
Bidders: 0
Open and closed on a single vendor bid.
Camberwell – Withdrawn/Method Change
Glen Iris, 9 Rowen Street
SOI: $2,600,000 – $2,800,000
Sales Agent: Sarah Risteski – Jellis Craig
Bought auction: $undisc
Bidders: 1
Ashburton, 6 Duke Street
SOI: $2,650,000 – $2,900,000
Sales Agent: Michael Rosano – Fletchers
Crowd: 54
Opening Bid: $2,700,000 VB
Passed in: $2,960,000
After auction: $2,970,000
Bidders: 3
Slow start at the auction however, three eager bidders stepped in to purchase the home. After a brief half time break, the property was passed in, with the highest bid reaching $2,960,000. Sold after.
Kew, 5 Heather Grove
SOI: $3,600,000 – $3,800,000
Sales Agent: Sophie Su – Kay & Burton
Crowd: 30
Opening Bid: $3,600,000 VB
On the market: $3,900,000
Under the hammer: $3,940,000
Bidders: 3
This poolside auction had three bidders competing for the keys to this property, with auctioneer Scott Patterson declaring “on the market” at $3,900,000 with the hammer falling at $3,940.000.
Hawthorn, 31 Denham Street
SOI: $4,200,000 – $4,600,000
Sales Agent: Walter Dodich – Kay & Burton
Crowd: 40
Opening Bid: $4,350,000
On the market: $4,950,000
Under the hammer: $5,200,000
Bidders: 4
The auction started quickly with 4 people joining the race. It eventually sold to the highest bidder.
Balwyn, 12 Knutsford Street
SOI: $5,900,000 – $6,300,000
Sales Agent: Nicholas Franzmann – Marshall White
Crowd: 40
Opening Bid: $5,900,000 VB
Passed in: $6,000,000 VB
Bidders: 0
Quiet auction with a vendor bid to open and close the auction.
Camberwell, 35a Radnor Street
SOI: $3,150,000 – $3,450,000
Sales Agent: Robert Le – Marshall White
Crowd: 30
Opening Bid: $3,150,000 VB
Passed in: $3,250,000 VB
Bidders: 0
A vendor bid of $3,150,000 began the auction. After consulting with the vendors Mr McLauchlan placed a second vendor bid of $3,250,000 which he subsequently passed the property in for after no further bids were placed.
Kew, 28 Carson Street Kew
SOI: $2,800,000 – $3,000,000
Sales Agent: Scarlett Hang – Marshall White
Crowd: 40
Opening Bid: $2,800,000 VB
Passed in: $2,880,000
After auction: $undisc
Bidders: 2
Two bidders got involved in the auction before the home was passed in at $2,880,000 and sold soon after.
Hawthorn, 1 Kooyongkoot Road
SOI: $4,200,000 – $4,600,000
Sales Agent: Scott Patterson – Kay & Burton
Crowd: 20
Opening Bid: $4,000,000 VB
Passed in: $4,050,000 VB
Bidders: 0
No bidding and the property passed into the street.
Glen Iris, 36 Sunhill Road
SOI: $2,300,000 – $2,500,000
Sales Agent: Zali Reynolds – Shelter
Crowd: 27
Opening Bid: $2,350,000 VB
Passed in: $2,360,000
Bidders: 1
A lone bid of $2,360,000 was placed, auctioneer Mike Millington passed in the property shortly thereafter.
Canterbury, 171 Prospect Hill Road
SOI: $4,800,000 – $5,200,000
Sales Agent: Wendy Zhou – Heavyside
Crowd: 60
Opening Bid: $4,800,000
Passed in: $5,150,000
Bidders: 2
2 parties fought it out on the street for this property. It eventually passed in to the originally bidder.
Camberwell, 15 Glencairn Avenue
SOI: $3,350,000 – $3,650,000
Sales Agent: Vanessa Cao – Established
Crowd: 25
Opening Bid: $3,550,000 VB
Passed in: $3,550,000 VB
Bidders: 0
No bidding from the street, and the property passed in
Canterbury, 62 Bryson Street
SOI: $3,750,000 – $3,950,000
Sales Agent: Geordie Dixon – Jellis Craig
Crowd: 50
Opening Bid: $3,700,000 VB
Passed in: $3,800,000
Bidders: 1
The 50-strong crowd only offered near-silence at this auction, despite auctioneer Jonathan O’Donoghue’s attempts to entice activity, with just one bidder speaking up once, resulting in a pass-in.
Boroondara – 14 Auctions
Clearance: 79%
Bidderman: 1.9
Kew, 96 Parkhill Road
SOI: $3,500,000 – $3,800,000
Sales Agent: Paul Richards – Bekdon Richards
Before Auction: $undisc
Bidders: 1
Kew, 22 Laver Street
SOI: $3,900,000 – $4,100,000
Sales Agent: Lloyd Lawton – Jellis Craig
Before Auction: $undisc
Bidders: 1
Kew, 47 Wills Street
SOI: $3,000,000 – $3,300,000
Sales Agent: Charlie Tostevin – Marshall White
Before Auction: $undisc
Bidders: 1
Kew, 52 Parkhill Road
SOI: $3,500,000 – $3,700,000
Sales Agent: Danielle Balloch – Kay & Burton
Crowd: 30
Opening Bid: $3,600,000 VB
Passed in: $3,660,000
After Auction: $undisc
Bidders: 1
Auctioneer Scott Patterson opened with a $3,600,000 vendor bid, which was followed by a $3,650,000 second vendor bid to a silent crowd. Halftime break ensued then bidder 1 offered $3,660,000; however this wasn’t enough to snare a sale so it was passed in AT $3,660,000. Sold after.
Glen Iris, 2 Watson Street
SOI: $2,800,000 – $3,000,000
Sales Agent: Jonathon O’Donoghue
Crowd: 5
Opening Bid: $2,800,000 VB
Passed in: $2,850,000 VB
Bidders: 0
A small crowd gathered but no bidding took place and the property passed in.
Kew, 23 Florence Avenue
SOI: $3,500,000 – $3,800,000
Sales Agent: James Tostevin – Marshall White
Crowd: 60
Opening Bid: $3,600,000 VB
On the market: $3,810,000
Under the hammer: $3,860,000
Bidders: 4
A quiet start with a $3,600,000 vendor bid kicking off the proceedings before three other bidders spoke up, taking the eventual sale price to $3,860,000.
Canterbury, 58 Alexandra Avenue
SOI: $6,600,000 – $7,250,000
Sales Agent: Daniel Bradd – Marshall White
Crowd: 60
Opening Bid: $6,700,000 VB
On the market: $7,100,000
Under the hammer: $7,650,000
Bidders: 4
What started slowly, soon picked up, with 4 parties battling it out. It eventually sold to the highest bidder.
Camberwell, 39 Loch Street
SOI: $3,800,000 – $4,100,000
Sales Agent: Peter Vigano – Jellis Craig
Crowd: 40
Opening Bid: $3,800,000
On the market: $4,000,000
Under the hammer: $4,085,000
Bidders: 2
2 bidders fought it out on the leafy street, with it eventually ending up with the original bidder for $4,085,000.
Kew, 5 Edward Street
SOI: $4,750,000 – $5,200,000
Sales Agent: Hamish Tostevin – Marshall White
Crowd: 50
Opening Bid: $4,800,000
On the market: $5,225,000
Under the hammer: $5,838,888
Bidders: 4
A decent crowd gathered in the spring garden and 4 parties joined the bidding. After lots of back and forth, it eventually sold for the lucky number $5,838,888.
Camberwell, 85 Rowell Avenue
SOI: $3,600,000 – $3,900,000
Sales Agent: Zali Reynold – Shelter
Crowd: 70
Opening Bid: $3,500,000
Passed in: $3,720,000
After Auction: $undisc
Bidders: 2
Bidder 1 spoke up with $3,500,000, a second bidder was encouraged to enter, however the reserve wasn’t reached, resulting in a pass in at $3,720,000
Surrey Hills, 11 Durham Road
SOI: $2,800,000 – $3,080,000
Sales Agent: Chris Barrett – Marshall White
Crowd: 40
Opening Bid: $2,800,000 VB
Passed in: $2,890,000
After Auction: $undisc
Bidders: 2
Two bidders participated in this auction, however there wasn’t sufficient bidding to close the sale, resulting in the property being passed in at $2,890,000
Canterbury, 28 Parlington Street
SOI: $3,800,000 – $4,100,000
Sales Agent: Andrew Gibbons – Marshall White
Crowd: 25
Opening Bid: $3,800,000 VB
Passed in: $3,800,000 VB
Bidders: 0
A small crowd gathered, but with no bidding from the crowd, the property passed in.
Ashburton, 75 Nicholas Street
SOI: $2,500,000 – $2,700,000
Sales Agent: Fiona Ansell-Jones – Marshall White
Crowd: 80
Opening Bid: $2,400,000
On the market: $2,855,000
Under the hammer: $3,050,000
Bidders: 5
From the time of auctioneer Justin Long’s opening vendor bid, five bidders duked it out to take home the keys to this property, with the hammer falling at $3,050,000
Camberwell, 13 Hunter Road
SOI: $3,500,000 – $3,850,000
Sales Agent: Desiree Wakim – Marshall White
Crowd: 50
Opening Bid: $3,300,000 VB
Passed in: $3,300,000 VB
Bidders: 0
A quiet, quick auction with no one speaking up after auctioneer David Smith’s initial vendor bid of $3,300,000, resulting in a pass-in.
