Tom Carey
Tom Carey is a freelance journalist based in Melbourne.
Tree-changing couple splashes $2.64m on East Melbourne city bolthole
Steps to the MCG, with a cracking courtyard, the three-bedroom house will become a base for its new owners when they visit the city.
- Tom Carey
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Melbourne vendor-builder turns tidy profit on $2.4m reno at auction
A couple beat three young families for the four-bedroom family home in Templestowe that last sold in 2019 and has since had a transformative renovation.
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‘Comfortable’ Canterbury house faces wrecking ball after $4.62m auction sale
Most of the potential buyers had plans to knock down and rebuild the four-bedroom home, which came with an indoor pool and sauna. It was one of 900 auctions scheduled on Saturday.
- Tom Carey
Family tops price range with one bid to buy Bentleigh East house for $3.43 million
The auctioneer said the buyers, who used an advocate, had planned to blow all the other bidders away in an effort to secure the keys for the home.
- Tom Carey
Family triumphs at auction to pay $2.6 million for Glen Iris five-bedder
The new owners plan to renovate the property, which had been held by one family for 50 years. By evening, Domain Group recorded a clearance rate of 55.9 per cent.
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Downsizers compete to pay $4,325,000 for double-fronted Middle Park terrace
The home’s high-spec renovation prompted two bidders to push the price well beyond the quoted price range. It was one of 1028 auctions scheduled on Saturday.
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‘Spun us out’: Carnegie vendors’ stylish reno earns $3.75m auction payday
The sellers paid $1.65m for the Californian bungalow in late 2020 and their renovation attracted five bidders, all locals, at auction.
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Downsizers outbid young couples for $4m Hawthorn East house
The home, which had a guide of $3.5 to $3.8 million, had drawn the interest of young couples as well due to nearby schools.
- Tom Carey
Young couple picks up Glen Iris house for $3.31 million after it passed in
There were three buyers who registered to bid on the home, including local downsizers, but it passed in at $3.29 million before eventually selling.
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Bespoke features attract $1,675,000 payday for Newport vendors at auction
“It’s a very, very special home,” the agent said. “People who weren’t actually considering buying in the inner west, were actually considering this house.”
- Tom Carey