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Hamptons style is the order of the day at this Newtown address

Put the feet up and relax at 21 Nantes St, Newtown.

THERE’S a lot going on behind the facade at 21 Nantes Street.

And every single bit of it is pure luxury.

What was once a 1970s style single-level home has been turned into an exquisite inner city sanctuary that’s hit the market with price hopes of $3.46m-$3.66m.

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In fact, Whitford, Newtown agent Dale Whitford reckons living there would be like a permanent stay at a five to six-star hotel.

The facade at 21 Nantes St, Newtown.

“It’s a big house of superb quality and would be perfect for busy families,” Mr Whitford said.

“There’s lots of space to be together with the whole family, but separation is available.”

Mr Whitford said the 1037sq m land size and north-facing rear aspect was ticking boxes for potential buyers, so too the easy-care, low-maintenance aspect.

He also said the transformation was the work of builder Matt Wilson from Built By Wilson, who was also on the tools for 15 Nantes Street just up the road, that sold in June.

Inside the architect-designed residence is just as grand as you’d expect from a Hampton-style home.

This serene space promotes happiness.

Big rooms, big spaces.

Elegant light fittings and marble touches are on full display, along with flawless herringbone oak floors and plush carpets.

Case in point, the divine kitchen.

Mr Whitford described it as “full on” – and with a butler’s pantry the size of a regular kitchen, we can see why – it’s kitted out with an oven, dishwasher, gas cooktop, fridge and double sink.

Natural light for the win in this soothing space.

The marble island bench and splashback in the main kitchen is a showstopper, along with the 900mm freestanding oven and cooktop, a dishwasher and big built-in fridge.

Next stop, the peaceful home office just off the entry that would be a superb place to plonk yourself and escape the world with a wall of custom built-in cabinetry that’s a feast for the eyes.

The office space at 21 Nantes St, Newtown would be hard to leave.

With four living zones, there’ll be plenty of space to entertain with no chance of toe-treading.

The outside entertaining deck that links to granite paving and a cosy courtyard will leave others in the shade.

And, for added convenience, a beautiful separate studio with a kitchenette and toilet is here too, so guests have somewhere to sleep.

So.much.space.

The upper level is all about catching z’s, with the exquisite main bedroom encouraging rest and relaxation (and then some).

It has a slick his-and-hers walk-in wardrobe and a huge ensuite with a custom double vanity and large frameless shower.

Other luxe extras include heated towel rails, hydronic heating and ducted airconditioning, along with a drying cupboard in the laundry.

A double garage with rear and internal access and storage, and a cracking location close to schools, shops, public transport and the Barwon River ticks off a lifestyle most-wanted list.

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Saturday auctions: Burnt house sparks bidding war, Sydney ‘Camelot’ sells

A firebombed terrace house sparked a bidding war in Sydney today, while the widow of a music industry legend said goodbye to their ‘Camelot’ when it sold for $7.2m.

Latest realestate.com.au auction data shows New South Wales has a clearance rate of 79% for the week to date, from 296 auction results, while Victoria’s preliminary clearance rate currently stands at 76% from 37 available results.

Here’s what happened in the auction capitals today.

This fire-bombed home in Glebe sparked a bidding war today. Picture: realestate.com.au

Sydney

A smoke-stained Glebe house that was randomly firebombed last year attracted 33 registered bidders at auction today, selling for an unexpected sum of $916,000.

The burnt house on Campbell St would require an estimated $100,000 in repairs, but this failed to deter keen buyers.

Selling agent Peter Natoli of Ray White Surry Hills listed the home with a price guide of $700,000 and said bidding was surprisingly competitive given the condition of the home.

In the east, the incredible Vaucluse home of music industry entrepreneur Pete Lusty – who passed away at 49 in March after a battle with cancer – sold at auction today for $7.2m, $200k above reserve.

One of the Vaucluse home’s striking features.

His widow, Georgia Day, made an emotional tribute comparing life at 31 Olola Ave to the 1967 romantic movie, Camelot.

The five-bedroom, four-bathroom ‘Olola House’ was set high on the hill overlooking a pond, pool and the grounds of Vaucluse House.

Four registered parties battled it out for the home, with the winning couple making their one and only bid of $7.2m.

Lusty, who was the co-founder of the independent music company Ivy League Records and management company Winterman & Goldstein, guided rock bands such as The Vines, Jet and Empire of the Sun.

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Melbourne

A charming four-bedroom house in Mount Waverley sold above reserve in one of Melbourne’s few auctions today, with six bidders vying for the prize.

Darryl Wickham of Ray White Glen Waverley said 8 Gilbert Court had 16 registered bidders and sold $1,057,000 – above the price guide of $950,000-$1,045,000.

8 Gilbert Court, Mount Waverley sold at auction today. Picture: realestate.com.au

“We were lucky with this one; it went online five days before [stage four] lockdown, which meant five days we could do inspections,” Mr Wickham said.

“It was meant to go to auction next week, but we decided to bring it forward to create enough competition with the buyers who’d seen it.”

In Geelong West, a rundown period house smashed its reserve in a ‘marathon’ online auction today.

The auction at 79 Isabella St, Geelong West, smashed its reserve price by $130,000.

Twelve potential buyers registered to bid for the 417sqm property at 79 Isabella St, held by the same family since the 1880s.

Richardson Newtown agent Matt Poustie took 178 bids — some as small as $100 — before selling the house to a Geelong buyer for $602,500 after a 45-minute battle.

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Sydney auctions: Burraneer house with private beach sells for $1.85m over reserve

Auctioneer Andrew Cooley at the sale of 42 Bulls Rd, Burraneer, which sold at a record auction price for the Shire.

A Burraneer home with a private sandy beach, jetty and cordoned off ocean swimming area set a new auction price record for the Sutherland Shire.

The four-bedroom house on Bulls Rd sold under the hammer for $7.1m on Saturday – $1.85m above the $5.25m reserve.

Ten buyers registered to bid with selling agents Norman Honer and Adrian Dodd of Honer Dodd Realty and more than 30 bids were placed.

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The price was a new record for a single dwelling property in the Shire and auctioneer Andrew Cooley said it was well deserved.

“It was a cracker auction,” he said. “These types of properties are rare and there was a lot of interest.”

The home has a private sandy beach and swim area.

The home was in original but good condition.

The price was largely due to the north aspect, water views, 1382 sqm block and the potential to add value, Mr Cooley said.

“The registered bidders were a mix of knockdown rebuilders and renovators,” he said. “It was in original, but good condition so you could live in it while you planned the reno.” It was the first time the property traded in 50 years.

The property has views across Gunnamatta Bay. The agents described it as “resort-style living” – there is a swimming pool, boat shed and multiple recreation “zones”.

The property has one of the best aspects on the Port Hacking waterway.

There were 10 registered bidders.

“Perfect for executive families, the home is securely set behind automated gates and includes a separate detached dwelling with parking that can be used as an office, home practice or fifth bedroom” the listing said.

Mr Cooley added the private sandy beach was one of a kind. “It’s so rare to get that … I’ve never seen a swimming area like that.”

The home was one of about 680 auctions held across Sydney this week.

The number of Sydney auctions has been trending higher over the past three months and auction volumes have been consistently above last year’s level since the last week of June, research group CoreLogic noted.

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Widow’s emotional tribute as Vaucluse home of music legend Pete Lusty sells for $7.2m

The view from the terrace at 31 Olola Ave, Vaucluse. The home sold for $7.2m at auction today, $200,000 above reserve.

The incredible Vaucluse home of music industry entrepreneur Pete Lusty — who passed away at 49 in March after a battle with cancer — has sold at auction today for $7.2m, $200k above reserve.

And his widow, Georgia Day, made an emotional tribute, saying living in the Vaucluse home at 31 Olola Ave with her late husband had been “paradise”, comparing it to the 1967 romantic movie, Camelot.

“You know, the musical that starred Richard Harris and Vanessa Redgrave,” an emotional Day told the Wentworth Courier after the auction.

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Wedding photos of the late Pete Lusty with wife Georgia Day at their home in Vaucluse, which went to auction today. Picture: Gaye Gerard.

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The crowd at today’s auction, with Georgia Day the blonde in the centre of the photo. Picture: Gaye Gerard

“My life here with my husband and children in this home was pretty close to paradise.

“We had a lot of great parties — we had so much fun — every child who came had a tantrum because they didn’t want to leave.”

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Certainly, the five-bedroom, four-bathroom ‘Olola House’ was a bit like a modern-day castle, high on the hill overlooking a pond, pool, and the grounds of Vaucluse House and the harbour in the distance.

Lusty, who was the co-founder of the independent music company Ivy League Records and management company Winterman & Goldstein, guided rock bands such as The Vines, Jet and Empire of the Sun.

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In the aftermath of today’s auction in the open-plan lounge area of 31 Olola Ave, Vaucluse. Picture: Gaye Gerard

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Auctioneer Stuart Davies with Sotheby’s managing director, Michael Pallier, during today’s auction. Picture: Sunday Telegraph / Gaye Gerard

The walls of the stairs leading to the lower level music studio are lined with framed gold and silver record awards. Photo: Stephen Nicholls.

The walls of stairs leading down to a lower level music studio were lined with framed gold and silver record awards and Lusty’s 10 Aria Awards were on the mantelpiece of the open-plan living area.

The managing director of Sotheby’s Michael Pallier, who’d sold Lusty and Day the home on a 1168 sqm block for $4.45m just five years ago, had four registered parties at this morning’s auction.

Those registered included Sydney’s most prolific tailor, Patrick Johnson — who was there with his interior designer wife Tamsin — and a friend.

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The late Pete Lusty’s collection of Aria Awards. Picture: Gaye Gerard

Promotional photos of the open-plan living room.

The upstairs bedrooms all had harbour views.

With auctioneer Stuart Davies presiding, the friend of the Johnsons had opened their bidding at $5.5m — $500,000 below the $6m guide — before there was a lull in proceedings, prompting Pallier to intervene advising: “There are four registered bidders … I’d suggest you make a bid.”

That prompted another man and his wife to make a $5.85m offer, which then triggered a bidding war between the Johnsons’ friend and the other couple.

While the Johnsons’ friend were making bids of $50k, the other couple was attempting knockout bids of $250,000 and $150k.

The 24-metre lap pool.

The lower level music studio. Photo: Stephen Nicholls.

At $6.6m, Johnson himself took over.

As the bidding hit the $7m reserve, with Johnson immediately countering with $25,000 more, Pallier advised Davies to call the property onto the market.

The second couple probably they’d nailed it with their next offer of $7.15m, but a third couple then jumped in, making their one and only bid of $7.2m.

That won them the keys.

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On the way out, Johnson gave an elbow rub to the couple, congratulating them on their purchase.

The couple sold their four-bedroom, three-bathroom home — redesigned by Tamsin Johnson Interiors — with ocean views at 7 Ashley Street, Tamarama, for $5.65m via Ray White TRG principal Gavin Rubinstein on Wednesday.

It had passed in for $5.525m at its Tuesday night auction.

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Firebombed house in Sydney’s inner west sells for $916,000 after attracting 33 bidders

This Campbell St home in Glebe was firebombed last year.

A Glebe house that went up in flames last year after a random arson attack attracted 33 registered bidders at auction Saturday and sold for $916,000 – much more than expected.

The smoke-stained house on Campbell St required at least $100,000 in repairs according to builders, but this failed to deter keen buyers, many of who registered after viewing the home for the first time just prior to the auction.

Selling agent Peter Natoli of Ray White listed the home with a price guide of $700,000 and said bidding was surprisingly competitive considering the condition of the home.

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“You’d think it’s a buyer’s market, or at least a price sensitive market, but that wasn’t the case with this home,” he said, adding it took close to an hour to register all the interested parties.

The opening bid was $550,000 and nine of the bidders put in offers.

“We didn’t even need to call it on the market, the bids just kept coming. It was a very strong result,” Mr Natoli said.

The front of the home sustained the most damage from the fire.

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The fire was one of five deliberately lit blazes reported on a single night in the Glebe area. Picture: Bill Hearne

The fire was understood to have started on the front porch, with smoke spreading into the rest of the house.

It was one of five deliberately lit fires reported in the Glebe area over a single night last October. A nearby property at Derwent St was torched, with the flames spreading to a nearby garage.Police also discovered a car burnt out on Westmoreland St.

No casualties were reported from the attack on the one-bedroom house on Campbell St but then resident Kevin Isdahl told reporters he was lucky to be alive.

Glebe Fire

A nearby garage was set alight in the same spate of arson attacks. Picture Rohan Kelly

“There were big fires at the front of the house. Then this black smoke just hit me. I had black soot all over me and I ran out the back of my place,” he said after the incident.

The buyers were a young couple bidding via the phone. They are reportedly planning a renovation but it is not clear what they plan to do with the former housing commission property after that.

It is the second fire-damaged home to sell this month. A burnt down house in Enfield sold three weeks ago for $1.38m, nearly $500,000 over reserve, despite lacking a roof.

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Geelong West ‘knockdown’ sells $130K over reserve at marathon online auction

The auction at 79 Isabella St, Geelong West, smashed its reserve price by $130,000.

A Geelong West house that half the bidders planned to knock down has smashed its reserve price by $130,000 at a marathon online auction.

Twelve potential buyers registered to bid for the 417sq m property at 79 Isabella St, held by the same family since the 1880s.

Richardson, Newtown agent Matt Poustie said he declined several other potential buyers moments before Saturday’s online auction as they were not verified to bid.

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Bids opened at $400,000 using the Gavl app, starting in $10,000 increments.

Mr Poustie called the property on the market when the price hit $470,000.

He took 178 bids — some as small as $100 — before selling the house to a Geelong buyer for $602,500. The auction took 45 minutes to finish.

79 Isabella St, Geelong West.

The two-bedroom California bungalow, built in 1926, is not liveable to rent in its current condition, but that didn’t worry the hopeful buyers.

Mr Poustie said half the bidders wanted to knock down the weatherboard house and rebuild, while the others planned to retain the period-style facade to renovate and extend.

“It needs a little bit of extra TLC. It’s not in rentable condition currently,” he said.

79 Isabella St, Geelong West.

“The parcel of land is superb and it will be a really good property to renovate in that period style.”

Mr Poustie increased competition aided the result, with a number Melbourne parties inspecting the property over Facetime once travel bans were enforced under the city’s Stage 4 coronavirus lockdown.

79 Isabella St, Geelong West.

“I think if you look at what’s sold around the $600,000s (in Geelong West), I thought you would say that we’ve got an A-plus result,” he said.

“But this was the perfect canvas to both knock down and rebuild or to renovate so you get competition from both parties.

“Also we know the Geelong West pocket continues to perform really well at auctions. We were really happy we elected to continue with our auction campaign and not change it.”

79 Isabella St, Geelong West.

Geelong West’s median house price is $705,150, according to Hometrack data.

He said the family have held the property since the 1880s.

“They had an older home on there – they owned the whole block originally but the back block had horse stables on it, obviously not there any more.”

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Auctions: seller ‘uncomfortable’ with high price for house, pledges charity donation

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Auctioneer Damien Cooley at the sale of an Epping home with no reserve. Picture: James Gourley

It was an alluring prospect for house hunters accustomed to the Sydney norm of pressure cooker auctions – a family home going under the hammer with no reserve.

The rare offer meant the home could theoretically sell for just $1 if it was the only bid placed.

The prospect of a bargain attracted 65 bidders who lined up in the cold early morning Saturday to register for the auction.

But any chance of a low price evaporated when the opening bid of $20 was followed by an increase to $50,000 and then $1m.

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The four-bedroom house on Third Ave eventually sold under the hammer for $1.871m – one of the highest prices recorded in the Epping area over recent months.

Comparable homes in the nearby area had recently sold around the $1.5m mark.

Seller Steve Hantos said he was surprised by the price but felt “uncomfortable” with how high it was.

Auction with no reserve

Sellers the Hantos family set no reserve for the auction.

He and his family had made the decision to list without a reserve in the hope of getting a “record” low price and helping a young family get a leg up in Sydney’s pricey housing market.

The family of six will instead be using the unexpected windfall from the auction to make charitable donations.

“Each of us is going to pick a charity,” Mr Hantos said, adding they had received multiple letters from struggling families after the home was listed without a reserve.

“We were really touched by the messages,” he said. “We wanted to ensure the home sold to a young family, not to a developer, so in that sense the auction was a success.

“But it was higher than we expected and we’re uncomfortable with that.”

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Bidders had to stand 1.5m apart on assigned blocks.

Mr Hantos said he felt a duty to “pay it forward” because his family had been lucky in business. They also had treasured memories at the home and wanted a new family to create their own history.

The buyers were understood to be a local couple who had looking for a home for nearly two years. They had been outbid at another Epping auction a few weeks ago.

Agent Catherine Murphy of The Agency, who sold the property in conjunction with Belle Property’s Nick Bedford, said she was inundated with inquiries – all from families and young couples.

The auction also launched a “conversation” in the real estate industry, she said.

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Steve Hantos said he was uncomfortable with how high the price was.

“Some agents were saying this is how we should do all auctions,” Ms Murphy said. “It was appropriate that a couple who were in a similar position to Steve when his family were starting out got the home. It’s come full circle.”

Auctioneer Damien Cooley said it was refreshing to know the property would sell no matter how low the offers were.

“It’s the ultimate transparency, you could never get that with a private treaty sale,” he said.

Ms Murphy said this was the only auction she knew of where the seller was unhappy with how high the price went. “I never heard anyone say that before.”

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New realestate.com.au data shows the searched Tasmanian listings for the first half of 2020

AN isolated island shack, an 1800s Huntingfield homestead and a Sandy Bay mansion are among the top Tasmanian properties most searched in 2020.

New data from realestate.com.au shows the website’s top ten most viewed properties between January and June this year, with three Sandy Bay homes featuring in the list.

A 2ha, 200-year-old Huntingfield home was the most viewed property listing over the first half of the year gathering more than 79,000 clicks.

Property listing agent Craig Patterson said the property was under contract subject to development approval.

112 King Street, Sandy Bay

112 King Street, Sandy Bay. St Andrews Estate Agents.

The second most-viewed Tasmanian home was 112 King St Sandy Bay which sold in June.

It made the list ahead of a shack lease on East Kangaroo Island, which has a price tag of $65,000.

The agreement area is approximately 2,400m2. In addition to the three-bedroom shack, there is a shearing shed, a wharf and rainwater tanks.

The purchase is subject to approval of transfer of lease by the Crown.

Other properties in the top ten include a five-bedroom, four-bathroom Amanda Crescent mansion in Sandy Bay, as well as a waterfront Sandy Bay home.

Knight Frank real estate agent Pam Corkhill said Sandy Bay continued to be the most-sough after Tasmanian suburb for buyers.

“It’s close to the water, it’s a 10 minutes drive to Kingston and minutes into the city. It has a good array of shops, restaurants and services so it’s popularity is no surprise,” she said.

Realestate.com.au chief economist Nerida Conisbee said the top ten most searched Tasmanian properties all shared a common theme.

1 Brisbane Street, Launceston, Tas 7250. Knight Frank

1 Brisbane Street, Launceston, Tas 7250. Knight Frank

“The properties topping the list are all pretty nice, and in some cases, quite magnificent,” she said.

“We know Australians love dreaming about property so it’s not surprising that a lot of beautiful homes are some of the most viewed.

“Some of the more affordable most viewed properties are very interesting because it is likely that it is the price driving interest.”

She said there was much to admire the most searched Tasmanian home at Huntingfield.

“There isn’t much to dislike about it. It’s a solid family home on a big block with a historic look and feel but extensively renovated, and in one of Hobart’s best suburbs,” she said.

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TOP TEN:

1. Address available on request, Kingston, Tas 7050

https://www.realestate.com.au/property-acreage+semi-rural-tas-kingston-130163822

2. 112 King Street, Sandy Bay, Tas 7005

https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-tas-sandy+bay-133465390

3. East Kangaroo Island, Whitemark, Tas 7255

https://www.realestate.com.au/property-lifestyle-tas-whitemark-700044034

4. 34-36 Braddon Street, West Ulverstone, Tas 7315

https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-tas-west+ulverstone-133018906

5. 1 Brisbane Street, Launceston, Tas 7250

https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-tas-launceston-133026422

6. 29 Amanda Crescent, Sandy Bay, Tas 7005

https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-tas-sandy+bay-132878330

7. 56 Clarence Street, Perth, Tas 7300

https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-tas-perth-133608478

8. 854 Sandy Bay Road, Sandy Bay, Tas 7005

https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-tas-sandy+bay-133236566

9. 199 Kalonga Road, Nicholls Rivulet, Tas 7112

https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-tas-nicholls+rivulet-132709586

10. 61 Peddie Drive, Dilston, Tas 7252

https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-tas-dilston-133525238

james.kitto@news.com.au

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