Property Of The Week: 6 Crews St, St Kilda East, VIC
An elevated Victorian cottage is headed for auction.
An elevated Victorian cottage is headed for auction.
Stylish, sophisticated and a warm embrace of the past – this astute St Kilda entertainer perfectly melds contemporary living with period perfection.
From the alluring double-fronted street presence, this lovingly restored Victorian cottage offers all ease and elevated liveability across an updated set of three bedrooms and two bathrooms, replete with deck and lush, landscaped rear.
The open plan travertine kitchen boasts views to the garden as well as Smeg appliances and spills to a well-planned north-facing living area bathed in light.
Each bedroom (one featuring original brick fireplace) holds integrated BIRs/storage with the master owning an extensive unit of twin storage alongside a luxury ensuite.
The main bathroom features skylight and soaker bath, with other highlights including clever built-in storage, dedicated laundry room, split heating/cooling system, high ceilings, American Oak floors throughout and off-street parking.
Positioning here is equally desirable – in easy reach of the beach and local cafes, shopping on Carlisle and Chapel Streets and walkable access to trams, trains, Alma Park, Acland Street, St Kilda Primary, St Michaels Grammar and much more.
For auction Saturday March 27 with a guide of $1.55 – $1.6; buxton.com.au
This stylish family home combines a classic palette and finishes with a flexible floorplan
Just 55 minutes from Sydney, make this your creative getaway located in the majestic Hawkesbury region.
After more than a year, prices have finally levelled out in prime central London, while outer London saw a small uptick in high-end prices from the previous quarter
The first quarter of the year brought some long-awaited signs of recovery in London’s luxury housing market, offering the first positive quarterly price growth since September 2022, according to a report from Savills on Wednesday.
After six consecutive quarterly price falls, luxury home prices in central London levelled out in the first three months of the year, with a 0.1% quarterly uptick in prices. The £3 million to £5 million (US$3.79 million to US$6.32 million) market saw a slightly larger increase of 0.3%.
Outer London’s luxury market saw greater quarterly price growth, with home prices up 0.8%, as some stability returned to mortgage costs and lured more buyers back to the market, according to the report.
All of this is evidence that the market is “in early stages of recovery,” according to Lucian Cook, head of residential research at Savills.
“The outlook for the housing market has certainly improved, partly because the mortgage market has recovered more quickly than expected,” Cook said in the report. “With the first rate cut rapidly coming into view and recessionary risks easing, greater stability has returned to the cost of mortgage debt, which has positively impacted domestic prime markets, where many buyers rely on borrowing, most notably in leafy outer prime South and West London, as well as the commuter belt.”
Outside of London, prices across the U.K. saw no quarterly growth heading into the beginning of the spring market, which is expected to bring higher levels of buyer activity in many regions.
Suburban regions saw prices dip just 0.1%, while urban areas—like Edinburgh and Glasgow in Scotland, and Bath and Oxford in England—saw prices increase by 0.6%.
Cook said regional buyers are more likely to be concerned about market uncertainty than London buyers in the lead up to the general election.
“As a result, buyers are still expected to be less committed until the dust has settled,” he said.
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This stylish family home combines a classic palette and finishes with a flexible floorplan