The recently renovated two-bedder featured on a much-loved Australian TV show in the 1970s and attracted two bidders in a hot auction. | By Melissa Heagney heagney_melissa auctions
An historic Abbotsford home, that once appeared in TV series Prisoner in the 1970s, sold under the hammer for $1.455 million.Renovated properties are in demand from buyers.and was once used as a corner grocery store sold for $1.455 million at auction on Saturday.
Jellis Craig Fitzroy partner and auctioneer Lee Muddle said sales had been coming thick and fast this weekend, as well buyers looked for well-renovated properties.“This house was unique, it’s not just an average single front you can buy – it has the history and inside it has a really nice aesthetic that suits the old heritage style building,” he said.
Buyers’ agent Greville Pabst, who attended the auction, said the home, reminiscent of Palm Springs, had a lot of history. There were 75 bids exchanged between the two, both young families, who were keen to get into the Mount Waverley Secondary College zone, Eview Group director Nick Blow said.“The buyers will rent it out initially and will move in once their kids are a bit older, or develop it before moving in, they haven’t decided yet,” Blow said.
“July was quite rough with the adjustment in the market, but August feels like there’s a bit of normality coming back, there’s pep in the market,” he said.attracted a crowd of about 80 people but just two bidders raised their hands.
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