The thrilled singer-songwriter, pianist, comedian, writer and actor Eddie Perfect is celebrating after his Barkly St home in Brunswick East fetched a top-end price at auction on Saturday.

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The Brunswick East home where Eddie Perfect dreamt up the hauntingly catchy tunes for Beetlejuice the Musical has sold under the hammer, although the exact price remains a secret.

The four-bedroom, two-bathroom Californian bungalow at 39 Barkly St, led to a frenzy among potential buyers, with the sellers looking for a cool $2.1m-$2.31m price guide.

The result was one of 591 results recorded by PropTrack yesterday with a 62.9 per cent auction clearance rate.

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Nelson Alexander Brunswick’s Tom Breen confirmed that the final selling price landed at the higher end of the anticipated range.

“The bidding kicked off at $2.1m and saw several $25,000 raises, finally closing at the top end,” Mr Breen said.

Front view of the 39 Barkly St, Brunswick East home, where Eddie Perfects’ dreams and musical notes came to fruition.

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The home has had a style-centric renovation.

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“The vendor was thrilled with the outcome. It was a solid price, reflecting what the market was ready to pay.”

For the past 10 years he and wife Lucy Cochran have lived at the Brunswick East abode and raised their children.

He mentioned that while economic caution is prevalent among buyers wary of overpaying, confidence rises with positive media, such as the US interest rate cut.

Eddie Perfect with Kelly Osbourne on the 2016 season of Australia’s Got Talent

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The upstairs bedroom comes with its own balcony.

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Perfect’s talents span beyond Beetlejuice, including hits like Shane Warne The Musical and Keating! The Musical, TV shows like “Kath and Kim” and judge on the 2016 season of Australia’s Got Talent.

Under the expert eye of Splinter Society Architecture, the home showcases a breathtaking kitchen and living area, complete with top-of-the-line appliances and striking blue feature walls.

It also includes impressive stacking doors that seamlessly open to reveal a beautiful backyard.

While Eddie Perfect and Lucy Cochran celebrated their sale, auction fever celebrations ensued across Melbourne as a first homebuyer couple successfully acquired their desired property at 5 Lanigan St, Fawkner

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On the ground – first home buyers across Melbourne celebrated victories, with a standout auction at 5 Lanigan St, Fawkner, fetching a surprising $887,000, well above the $730,000-$790,000 price estimate.

Ray White Coburg’s Raphael Calik-Houston observed that the successful first-home buyer couple were visibly emotional as they signed the contracts.

“The first homebuyer couple were shaking signing the contracts and were quiet at the start of the auction,” Mr Calik-Houston said.

“Their reserved demeanour at the beginning of the auction transformed into exhilaration as they secured ownership of their very first home.”

Ray White Victoria and Tasmania’s chief auctioneer Jeremy Tyrrell said they had observed a rise in buyer confidence following recent interest rate adjustments in the USA, with an uptick in active bidders.

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