Add CategoryThe 91-year-old owner of a 1960s time capsule in Brisbane’s northern suburbs has pocketed $1.02m after saying goodbye to his home of more than five decades.
The three-bedroom property at 9 Boulter Street, Aspley, attracted four registered bi
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This house at 9 Boulter St, Aspley, sold at auction for $1.02m.
dders and a crowd of nearly 50 onlookers.
Marketed by agent Nick Thornton of Ray White Wilston, the house had been owned by the same family since 1971.
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Mr Thornton said the sellers were “over the moon”.
“He is 91 and she is 88 and they have lived in the house for 53 years, since 1971, and they are both now moving into care,” he said.
Inside the retro home at 9 Boulter St, Aspley, which has sold for the first time in 53 years.
Also selling at auction at the weekend was a fixer-upper with mould, termite damage, and a long repair bill has sold for $640,000 to a keen investor at auction.
Fifteen bidders registered to compete for the property at 2 Kumbari Street, Bray Park, which is on a 640sq m block with room for extensions, landscaping and rebuilds subject to council approval.
Inside the home at 2 Kumbari Street, Bray Park.
Marketing agent Ryan Suhle of Ray White North Lakes said the property had a potential rental income of $530 to $560 a week unfurnished after a complete renovation.
“We had a great combination of first homebuyers and investors,” Mr Suhle said. “There were plenty of young people prepared to put in the work to get the home up to scratch.
“We’re so happy for our owners and the successful buyers who have grand plans for the home.”
This home at 2 Kumbari Street, Bray Park, sold at auction for $640,000.
A 20-year-old home in Algester, in Brisbane’s south, also sold under-the-hammer for $100,000 more than its reserve price.
The four-bedroom, two-storey house at 34 Mount D’Aguilar Cres sold for $1.052m after 10 bidders registered to compete for the home.
Marketing agent Simon Au of Ray White – Sunnybank said there was a lot of competition for property, given its price point.
This house at 34 Mount D’Aguilar Cres, Algester, sold under the hammer for $1.052m.
Mr Au said the auctioneer called the house on the market at $950,000 and it sold for $1,052,000.
“My sellers are so happy, they want to sell it again! That’s a record price for that size block. There were a lot of investors plus local families bidding. As you can see we have 10 times more buyers than sellers right now.”