{"id":796887,"date":"2026-07-13T05:21:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T05:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/796887\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T05:21:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T05:21:40","slug":"sydney-auctions-alexandria-contemporary-terrace-passes-in-on-vendor-bid-of-2-4-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/796887\/","title":{"rendered":"Sydney auctions: Alexandria contemporary terrace passes in on vendor bid of $2.4 million"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Carmen Forward\" data-testid=\"author-avatar-image\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ace50329a6fc351bf5ebe7062efed58149d0f47f.png\"  width=\"64\" class=\"sc-9a01536c-0 libeSR\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"article-datetime\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-5 hxoHkT\">July 13, 2026 \u2014 10:44am<\/p>\n<p>Save<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 JmUoF\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/goodfood\/saved\" class=\"sc-3f16ee48-12 sc-d1b14060-2 jyLmZI iQLtAb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n<p>AAA<\/p>\n<p>A contemporary terrace home in Alexandria is still available after passing in on a vendor bid of $2.4 million at auction on Saturday, where the only registered bidder did not make an offer.<\/p>\n<p>The tri-level, four-bedroom modern home at <a class=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.domain.com.au\/298-belmont-street-alexandria-nsw-2015-2020918074\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">298 Belmont Street<\/a>, which includes a back garden and gourmet kitchen with walk-in pantry on a 127-square-metre block, was guided at $2.3 million.<\/p>\n<p>The property was one of 580 scheduled auctions in Sydney last week. By Saturday evening, Domain Group recorded a preliminary auction clearance rate of 53 per cent from 353 reported results, while 124 auctions were withdrawn. Withdrawn auctions are counted as unsold properties when calculating the clearance rate.<\/p>\n<p>Selling agent Brad Gillespie from The Agency said he was expecting two buyers, however only one registered \u2013 an investor \u2013 who did not bid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll end up probably I\u2019d say putting a For Sale price on it and seeing what that looks like, or the alternative is put a tenant in there, and ride this out the way the market is,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Related Article<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/property\/news\/upper-north-shore-five-bedder-sells-for-2-77m-120k-below-its-reserve-20260708-p60dky.html\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"sc-cba76dee-0 hdiTqm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tanderra Street Wahroonga\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1783849333_103_f2d93f8d0fcc45f5b2110c436c3b1471aa34a3143cdc6048378a7313ab249ddb.jpeg\"  class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ioInpc\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The reserve was $2.5 million. The for sale price had not yet been set by time of publication.<\/p>\n<p>There is no legal requirement for a vendor\u2019s reserve to be in line with their property\u2019s price guide.<\/p>\n<p>The property last traded for $2.2 million, in 2021, records show. Alexandria\u2019s median house price was $2.22 million over the year to March, Domain data shows.<\/p>\n<p>Some sellers had more luck. A three-bedroom Bankstown home sold for $1,305,000 \u2013 $355,000 more than it was purchased for a year prior.<\/p>\n<p>The single level property at <a class=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.domain.com.au\/4-irvine-street-bankstown-nsw-2200-2020849476\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">4 Irvine Street<\/a> drew four registered buyers at auction on Saturday. One was a first home buyer, two were owner-occupiers, and one was an investor, all actively competing from the surrounding Canterbury Bankstown area.<\/p>\n<p>Bidding opened at $1.1 million, and went up in two $50,000 increments to $1.2 million.<\/p>\n<p>Bids climbed in $25,000, $10,000, $5000 and $1000 rises until $1.3 million, when it was announced on the market.<\/p>\n<p>A further three bids were made at $1,301,000, $1,302,000, and $1,305,000, when it sold for $5000 above its $1.3 million reserve.<\/p>\n<p>Related Article<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/property\/news\/five-dock-house-fetches-200-000-auction-bonus-via-unusual-strategy-20260712-p60elk.html\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"sc-cba76dee-0 hdiTqm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"28 Sutton Street, Five Dock\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1783920098_581_e95ea1ff392b93fea306be78cf5e3f3bd29ff71a.jpeg\"  class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ioInpc\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was no price guide. It just must be sold for whatever it got,\u201d Ray White Bankstown selling agent Jeremiah Shashati said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe just told people to come and have a look and let us know what they thought it was worth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said the property received offers ranging from $1 million to $1.15 million pre-auction.<\/p>\n<p>The buyers are from Chester Hill. The vendors will upsize in Bankstown.<\/p>\n<p>The house last traded for $950,000, in 2025, records show.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, a three-bedroom house in Allambie Heights sold under its $2.3 million guide and reserve, fetching $2.18 million.<\/p>\n<p>The classic brick home at <a class=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.domain.com.au\/4-goondari-road-allambie-heights-nsw-2100-2020906981\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">4 Goondari Road<\/a> close to Warringah Mall drew one registered bidder.<\/p>\n<p>Bidding opened at $2.1 million, then went up to $2,175,000, and a final offer of $2.18 million, where the vendors accepted and it sold under the hammer after three bids.<\/p>\n<p>Related Article<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/property\/news\/grossly-unaffordable-sydney-rents-hit-record-highs-20260626-p60acw.html\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"sc-cba76dee-0 hdiTqm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Gina Chatellier and her dog Monty at their rental property in the Five Dock-area.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/a10d9f9dc8a18556abbe394a12be77f1aa5b12ed.jpeg\"  class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ioInpc\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Selling agent Tim Cullen from McGrath Manly said, \u201cBanks are tightening up \u2026 and the days on market on most properties is lengthening, which means there\u2019s less buyers cashed up and ready.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The home last traded for $240,000, in 1988, records show.<\/p>\n<p>In Cherrybrook, a four-bedroom home with a covered entertaining area sold to a downsizer from Kellyville.<\/p>\n<p>The family home at <a class=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.domain.com.au\/19-walnut-grove-cherrybrook-nsw-2126-2020925828\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">19 Walnut Grove<\/a> had a guided range of $1.9 million to $2 million and sold at its reserve of $2.1 million.<\/p>\n<p>Two parties registered and one was active. An attempt to open the auction at $1.9 million was rejected. Bidding opened officially at $2 million, one bid of $60,000 was placed, then it went straight to $2.1 million.<\/p>\n<p>Selling agent Mitchell Hann from Ray White Upper North Shore said the buyer who did not participate was an investor \u201clooking for a good deal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hann said Cherrybrook typically has 40 properties in a peak market however there are 60-plus properties available there now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe market is a very slow-moving market. It\u2019s quite saturated with an oversupply,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Related Article<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/property\/news\/billionaire-heiress-who-bought-3-1m-home-with-help-from-parents-resells-for-13m-20260706-p60cxg.html\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"sc-cba76dee-0 hdiTqm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The daughter of two billionaires has sold her Chippendale home for about the $13 million guide after she extensively renovated the property.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/883190f46697954f6293abac9f294339b56583e7.jpeg\"  class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ioInpc\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The buyers are moving closer to family. The vendors are moving to the Central Coast.<\/p>\n<p>The address last traded for $352,500 in 1998, records show.<\/p>\n<p>PRD\u2019s chief economist Dr Diaswati Mardiasmo said Domain\u2019s clearance rate of 53 per cent for Sydney is \u201cholding quite steady at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mardiasmo said the clearance rate is a reflection of investors being less involved in the auction market as well as the cash rate being held steady.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do know that there is going to be an RBA meeting on the 11th of August, and that there\u2019s a possibility that it will either be a hold or a cash rate hike, and so we might see a slight uptick in auction clearance rate in the next [period],\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Save<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 JmUoF\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/goodfood\/saved\" class=\"sc-3f16ee48-12 sc-d1b14060-2 jyLmZI iQLtAb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n<p>From our partners<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"July 13, 2026 \u2014 10:44am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. 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