{"id":664099,"date":"2026-05-11T15:29:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T15:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/664099\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T15:29:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T15:29:11","slug":"grand-slam-appeal-tennis-court-home-smashes-reserve-with-2-57m-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/664099\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand slam appeal: Tennis court home smashes reserve with $2.57m sale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">A\u00a0Melbourne\u00a0house\u00a0with its own full-size backyard\u00a0tennis\u00a0court has delivered a grand slam-worthy result at auction, as the tennis world gears up for the French Open next week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The sprawling\u00a0Templestowe\u00a0property attracted strong buyer interest throughout the campaign, with one tennis-loving couple even bringing their rackets along to a private inspection for a hit on the court.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">More than 60 groups inspected\u00a0the home during the campaign,\u00a0but\u00a0it came down to two keen bidders who\u00a0ultimately battled\u00a0it out under the hammer in what agents say\u00a0remains\u00a0a cautious market.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The property:\u00a0The\u00a0five-bedroom,\u00a0three-bathroom house at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/sold\/property-house-vic-templestowe-150879924\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">13 Larnaca Court, Templestowe<\/a>\u00a0sold at auction\u00a0for\u00a0$2.57\u00a0million on Saturday,\u00a09\u00a0May.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The double-brick\u00a0rendered\u00a0house and tennis court sits on a\u00a01,284 square metre\u00a0block\u00a0at the top of a sought-after cul-de-sac near popular public schools.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa wp-post-1125618 wp-image-1125633\"  src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 800 450&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The sprawling\u00a0Templestowe\u00a0property at 13 Larnaca Court sold under the hammer over the weekend.  Picture: realestate.com.au\/sold<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Suburb snapshot:\u00a0Templestowe\u00a0is\u00a016 kilometres\u00a0northeast of the Melbourne CBD,\u00a0and is close to the Pines Shopping Centre,\u00a0Donburn\u00a0Shops and Westfield Doncaster.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The median\u00a0price for\u00a0houses in\u00a0Templestowe\u00a0has declined\u00a02.6% to\u00a0$1.6555 million during the past 12 months,\u00a0according to\u00a0PropTrack\u00a0data.\u00a0Data for five-bedroom houses inthe\u00a0suburb\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0immediately\u00a0available.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa wp-post-1125618 wp-image-1125632\"  src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 800 450&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Two bidders competed at auction for the 1,284sqm property. Picture: realestate.com.au\/sold<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Selling agent\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/agent\/shaun-wang-1301581\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Shaun Wang<\/a>\u00a0of Jellis Craig \u2013 Doncaster\u00a0oversaw the\u00a0campaign, and\u00a0spoke to\u00a0realestate.com.au\u00a0about the result.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tell me about the\u00a0property?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The property was built in\u00a0the\u00a01990s, so\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0about\u00a035 years old\u00a0and the owner\u00a0has been\u00a0there for over 20 years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa wp-post-1125618 wp-image-1125634\"  src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 800 450&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Shaun Wang of Jellis Craig says more than 60 groups inspected the property. Picture: Supplied<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">It\u2019s\u00a0in\u00a0a very good\u00a0location in\u00a0Templestowe, close to Serpell\u00a0Primary\u00a0and East Doncaster Secondary\u00a0schools, so\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0near\u00a0very good\u00a0schools.\u00a0That&#8217;s\u00a0why\u00a0it\u00a0attracted a lot of interest during the campaign.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>What happened during the campaign?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Overall, there were\u00a0good\u00a0numbers.\u00a0We had over 60 groups\u00a0through\u00a0the opens\u00a0in\u00a0four weeks,\u00a0and we had multiple repeat inspections.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa wp-post-1125618 wp-image-1125629\"  src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 800 450&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The house had numerous living and dining zones across both levels. Picture: realestate.com.au\/sold<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Some buyers inspected the property\u00a0three or four times, so it was a good campaign.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>How did the auction go?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Before we started\u00a0the auction, we knew we\u00a0had\u00a0two\u00a0bidders\u00a0and\u00a0they both bid\u00a0on the day.\u00a0It started at $2.3\u00a0million,\u00a0the reserve was about $2.5 million and then it sold for $2.57 million.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa wp-post-1125618 wp-image-1125631\"  src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 800 450&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The kitchen was finished with Ilve appliances, granite benchtops and Calacatta marble splashbacks. Picture: realestate.com.au\/sold<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The\u00a0market\u00a0is\u00a0still tough even for\u00a0really\u00a0good campaigns.\u00a0We had a lot of buyers\u00a0come\u00a0through\u00a0and a\u00a0lot of interest at the beginning, but\u00a0we\u00a0only got two bidders.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Were you surprised by the result?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">No, I thought it was going to get a good result, and the vendor was really happy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa wp-post-1125618 wp-image-1125630\"  src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 800 450&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The successful bidder paid $2.57 million for the family home. Picture: realestate.com.au\/sold<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">If we\u00a0could have gotten three or four bidders on auction day, that would have been better.\u00a0But we still\u00a0got there in the end.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>What type of buyers\u00a0did\u00a0you see through the campaign?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Most of them\u00a0were\u00a0families\u00a0with kids looking for schools, and the buyer who bought it\u00a0was\u00a0upsizing from\u00a0nearby.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s\u00a0not every day you see a tennis court in the backyard. Were there any tennis fans among the buyers?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Yeah, there\u00a0were\u00a0a few buyers\u00a0who liked the tennis court. We\u00a0had a young couple\u00a0who\u00a0brought their tennis rackets to a private inspection to have a hit and test the tennis court.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa wp-post-1125618 wp-image-1125637\"  src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 800 450&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The home comes with four bedrooms upstairs, as well as a fifth bedroom or study downstairs. Picture: realestate.com.au\/sold<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">They inspected it a few times, and they did the building inspection as well, but they\u00a0didn&#8217;t\u00a0bid on auction day.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0pretty unique\u00a0because\u00a0blocks are normally 700-800sqm\u00a0in the\u00a0area\u00a0but this\u00a0block\u00a0is\u00a0nearly\u00a01,300sqm.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>What\u00a0are you\u00a0seeing in the market at the moment?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">In general,\u00a0we feel like\u00a0it&#8217;s\u00a0still\u00a0pretty tough\u00a0out\u00a0there.\u00a0We\u2019re\u00a0still getting buyers coming through, but\u00a0a lot of buyers are a bit conservative.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa wp-post-1125618 wp-image-1125638\"  src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 800 450&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The main bathroom comes with a modern spa bath and a luxe stone-topped dual vanity. Picture: realestate.com.au\/sold<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">They\u2019re\u00a0just\u00a0not sure\u00a0what&#8217;s\u00a0going to\u00a0happen in the next\u00a0few\u00a0months,\u00a0with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/rba-delivers-third-straight-rate-hike-as-inflation-pressures-mount\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">interest rate\u00a0increases\u00a0<\/a>and the current situation across the world.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">But I think\u00a0it&#8217;s\u00a0a good time\u00a0to buy because you\u00a0have less competition now,\u00a0and\u00a0when the\u00a0market\u00a0comes\u00a0back again, it will kick off pretty quickly.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Predictions for this area?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">I think it will\u00a0probably just\u00a0stay as it is\u00a0over\u00a0the next few months, but\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0hard to say.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">For something like\u00a013 Larnaca Court,\u00a0if\u00a0it&#8217;s\u00a0a\u00a0nice family home in\u00a0a\u00a0good location,\u00a0then\u00a0it\u00a0will\u00a0still\u00a0sell\u00a0well.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa wp-post-1125618 wp-image-1125636\"  src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 800 450&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\"\/><\/p>\n<p>It also has a home theatre, upstairs retreat a home gym. Picture: realestate.com.au\/sold<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">But for something\u00a0like an old house on a big block for development, then it is going to struggle to sell because\u00a0builders and developers are\u00a0probably looking\u00a0for bargains in this market.\u00a0So\u00a0unless the vendor is really in line with the market,\u00a0it&#8217;ll\u00a0be hard to sell.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Are you seeing interstate buyers looking in Melbourne?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Yeah,\u00a0definitely, we have seen interstate buyers.\u00a0We\u2019ve\u00a0had buyers coming\u00a0from Brisbane\u00a0and\u00a0Sydney looking to buy in Melbourne recently.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">I had a buyer\u00a0who just moved back from Brisbane. They had lived in Melbourne and moved to Brisbane\u00a0probably about\u00a010 years ago, but now\u00a0they&#8217;re\u00a0looking to move back.\u00a0They said\u00a0the\u00a0prices\u00a0in Melbourne\u00a0are\u00a0more attractive\u00a0because\u00a0it&#8217;s\u00a0cheaper\u00a0than\u00a0Brisbane\u00a0now.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">So\u00a0we\u2019re definitely getting more and more buyers from\u00a0interstate, but it depends on the type of property as well. My colleagues sold an apartment in the\u00a0city\u00a0and they had a lot of interstate buyers because\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0good value\u00a0for money and investors can get good rental returns as well.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">So\u00a0I think\u00a0it&#8217;s\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0be a good thing for\u00a0the\u00a0Melbourne\u00a0market.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A\u00a0Melbourne\u00a0house\u00a0with its own full-size backyard\u00a0tennis\u00a0court has delivered a grand slam-worthy result at auction, as the tennis world gears&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":664100,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[565],"tags":[64,63,85,747],"class_list":["post-664099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-sports","tag-tennis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664099","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=664099"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664099\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/664100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=664099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=664099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=664099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}