215 Clarke St, Northcote is Melbourne’s most viewed home on realestate.com.au so far this year.
A Northcote mansion with “fairytale appeal”, a Prahran pad with a two-storey tower of books, and a family haven near Ballarat are among Victoria’s most popular homes of 2020 so far.
Lugano at 215 Clarke Street, Northcote, racked up almost 131,000 views after being listed on realestate.com.au in April, offering its own “wellness centre” and spellbinding views from atop Ruckers Hill.
All this attention resulted in a $3.6m sale in May, to a Prahran-based family who were originally from New York and “fell in love with it on the first inspection”, Jellis Craig Northcote director Sam Rigopoulos said.
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The classic period interior of 215 Clarke St, Northcote.
The Northcote mansion featured its own yoga studio …
… and offered impressive city views from a hilltop position.
“Its fairytale appeal really drew the eyeballs,” Mr Rigopoulos said.
“Having a home of that period appeal, so close to the city (and) up on a hill with magnificent views captured everyone’s attention.”
The five-bedroom house was also “iso ready” for fitness fanatics missing the gym, featuring a yoga studio, gym, sauna and spa.
Realestate.com.au figures show a self-isolation haven west of Ballarat also went viral, attracting almost 80,000 views this year.
2436 Beaufort-Carngham Rd, Carngham has attracted about 80,000 views on realestate.com.au this year.
Sally and Joseph De Losa raised 10 children at their home just west of Ballarat in Carngham. Picture: Wayne Taylor
Inside 2436 Beaufort-Carngham Rd, Carngham.
Sally and Joseph De Losa raised and home schooled their 10 children at the 1.65ha property at 2436 Beaufort-Carngham Road, Carngham, which features a school hall, a mini footy oval, a dam, an edible garden and a renovated house with up to eight bedrooms. The special home remains for sale asking $1.15-$1.25m.
Three swell seaside pads were also among Melbourne’s 10 most viewed listings of 2020, with a clifftop Mount Eliza house notably accruing 121,021 clicks since hitting the market in April.
The resort-style abode at 36 Jacksons Road has an indoor pool, a 2733sq m block with a tennis court, and a $4.7-$5.1m price guide.
36 Jacksons Road, Mount Eliza, is still awaiting a sale, despite its massive popularity online.
10 Camrose Court, Jan Juc also remains up for grabs for $3.3-$3.5m.
The Jan Juc home boasts incredible views.
A Jan Juc showstopper at 10 Camrose Court — offering bay views McCartney Torquay agent Tim Carson swears “you would never get sick of” — has drawn 68,263 eyeballs in its four and a half months on the market with a $3.3-$3.5m price guide.
And 64,621 househunters flocked to the listing of a glorious church conversion at 10A Lochiel Avenue, Edithvale before its $1.02m sale in May.
10a Lochiel Ave, Edithvale is simply glorious — and buyers thought so too.
The Edithvale house sold for $1.02m after racking up almost 65,000 hits online.
Period charm helped 29 Edgevale Road, Kew attract 74,506 views online.
More than 70,000 househunters were drawn to 41 Linton Street, St Kilda East on realestate.com.au.
Homes in prized inner-city suburbs Kew, St Kilda East and Prahran each notched between 56,000 and 74,500 views this year.
Among them was an edgy warehouse-style pad at 6-8 Doon Street, Prahran, which sold in July for an undisclosed price within its $6.8-$7.4m quoted range, after storming on to the market boasting a suspended pool, a bar, an art gallery space, and a remarkable two-storey bookcase.
6-8 Doon Street, Prahran was a popular listing before its sale between $6.8-$7.4m.
The warehouse-style pad wrapped around a two-storey tower of books.
A bar and sleek kitchen also boosted the Prahran home.
Historic homes from different eras on Melbourne’s northern fringe rounded out the top 10.
Architecture enthusiasts drooled over a mid-century gem at 1 Kenarra Court, Hurstbridge, which racked up 58,794 views before its $920,000 sale. And a Victorian homestead
at 1481 Romsey Road, Romsey drew 50,741 eyeballs before breaking the Macedon Ranges town’s price record by fetching between $3.4-$3.6m.
The average view count for a Victorian property on realestate.com.au from January 1 to June 30 was about 1500.
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1 Kenarra Court, Hurstbridge’s mid-century charm wowed buyers.
The Hurstbridge house fetched $920,000 after drawing almost 60,000 views.
1481 Romsey Road, Romsey rounded out Melbourne’s 10 most viewed homes of 2020.
VICTORIA’S MOST POPULAR HOMES OF 2020
1. 215 Clarke Street, Northcote: 130,933 views, sold for $3.6m
2. 36 Jacksons Road, Mount Eliza: 121,021, for sale $4.7-$5.1m
3. 2436 Beaufort-Carngham Road, Carngham: 78,547, for sale $1.15-$1.25m
4. 29 Edgevale Road, Kew: 74,506, sold $2.6m
5. 41 Linton Street, St Kilda East: 70,625, sold $1.84m
6. 10 Camrose Court, Jan Juc: 68,263, for sale $3.3-$3.5m
7. 10A Lochiel Avenue, Edithvale: 64,621, sold $1.02m
8. 1 Kenarra Court, Hurstbridge: 58,794, sold $920,000
9. 6-8 Doon Street, Prahran: 56,022, sold undisclosed between $6.8-$7.4m
10. 1481 Romsey Road, Romsey: 50,741, sold undisclosed between $3.4-$3.6m
Source: realestate.com.au, from January 1 to June 30
. Prices from CoreLogic, industry sources
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