June Auction Markets Finish On A High
Sydney lockdowns could see a change in fortunes.
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The auction markets continued to post extraordinary results despite the looming and eventuating COVID lockdown measures enacted in Sydney.
A total of 2553 homes were listed for auction in state capitals on Saturday which was lower than last weekend’s record June offering of 2888 – yet, well ahead of the 1150 auctioned over the same weekend last year.
Across the country, clearance rates were generally higher at the weekend, with a national clearance rate of 82.5%, marginally higher than last weekend’s 82.3% and well ahead of the 67.8% reported over the same weekend last year.
Despite Saturday’s national clearance rate being the highest in the past seven weeks, the outlook is cloudy with Sydney COVID lockdown now in full force.
Sneaking in before lockdown, Sydney’s recent weekend auction market produced more remarkable results with a clearance rate of 83.0% on Saturday. This result was higher than the previous weekend’s 80.8% and well ahead of the 68.5% recorded over the same weekend last year.
The NSW capital reported 958 auctions on Saturday which was lower than the previous weekend’s 1036 but well above the 529 recorded over the same weekend last year.
Sydney recorded a median price of $1,550,000 for houses sold at auction at the weekend which was lower than the $1,610,000 reported over the previous Saturday but 14.8% higher than the $1,350,000 recorded over the same weekend last year.
Melbourne’s auction market, with lockdown measures easing, looks to be rising.
A total of 1320 homes were listed to go under the hammer on Saturday, below last weekend’s June record 1566 but well ahead of the 527 auctioned over the same weekend last year.
Melbourne recorded a clearance rate of 79.0% – well ahead of the previous weekends 74.4% and the 61.5% recorded over the same weekend last year. This Saturday was the highest reported in the Victorian capital since May 8.
Further, Melbourne recorded a median price of $1,000,000 for houses sold at auction at the weekend which was higher than the $979,000 recorded over the previous weekend and 22.7% higher than the $815,000 recorded over the same weekend last year.
Data powered by Dr Andrew Wilson of My Housing Market.
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Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is selling his Northern California estate, which was listed Monday for $24.5 million.
Located in Atherton, an extremely affluent town northwest of Palo Alto and about 30 miles south of San Francisco, the 3.36-acre property is made up of three parcels that Schmidt acquired over the years, according to public records and Compass, who has the listing.
Schmidt, 69, and his wife, businesswoman Wendy Schmidt, purchased the main home in 1990 for $2 million, according to public records accessed via PropertyShark. They remodelled the 1969 home in 2007, and at that time, bought a neighbouring parcel of land, allowing an expansion of the main house and the addition of a guest house, according to Compass, who holds the listing. A third parcel was later acquired, on which the Schmidts added an English garden house and landscaped grounds overlooking the Eastern Hills.
“Finding three contiguous parcels in Atherton is rare. Even rarer are those with views of the Eastern hills,” said listing agent Katharine Carroll of the reSolve Group at Compass. “The location of this residence is ultra private, at the back of a cul-de-sac with the main house built into a hillside that provides privacy and very good security.”
Across the estate, there are five bedrooms, five full bathrooms and six half bathrooms.
The 5,265-square-foot main house also offers a number of private outdoor spaces on its upper level, including a large terrace off the primary suite, another large terrace off a secondary bedroom, plus a third smaller terrace and two balconies.
Behind the main house is a patio with a pool and spa. For even more outdoor space, there’s an entertaining pavilion, an open lawn and an outdoor fireplace area near the guest quarters.
The grounds themselves are also a standout feature, with an array of mature plants and specimen trees. The upper portion of the property’s landscaping is designed around an Amdega-designed conservatory, which was imported from the U.K. Around the greenhouse, there is a garden of raised beds and fruit trees, Carroll said.
“From the moment you step onto the grounds, it feels as if you’ve been transported to a private botanical sanctuary,” she said.
Schmidt served as Google’s CEO from 2001 to 2011, and then became the company’s executive chairman until 2015. He could not be reached for comment.
This article first appeared on Mansion Global
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