18 Orchard St, East Geelong, has sold for $1.2 million.
East Geelong’s Golden Triangle seems the best place for expats to mark their return to Australian shores.
The young family snapped up a renovated Victorian era house in the neighbourhood opposite Eastern Park in negotiations immediately after an online auction Saturday.
The buyers were one of two parties to bid on the four-bedroom residence at 18 Orchard St.
The bidding opened at $1.1 million and stalled with the price at $1.175 million.
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The family secured the three-bedroom Orchard St residence for $1.2 million
“They’re expats that have just returned from Singapore and have been looking at areas for some time,” Mr Falconer said.
18 Orchard St, East Geelong, has sold for $1.2 million.
“They didn’t want to go to Melbourne.
“They liked the family vibe of East Geelong.”
The double-fronted home on a wide, quiet street offered heritage features including a bullnose veranda, fretwork and sidelight windows.
But an open-plan living, dining and kitchen zone was the hub of the home with doors opening wide to extend the living space onto a long covered deck.
18 Orchard St, East Geelong, has sold for $1.2 million.
The contemporary kitchen boasts striking cast concrete benchtops, an island bench, Bosch appliances, including a 900mm wide oven and six-burner gas cooktop, pantry, loads of storage and splashback garden window.
It was the third property to sell on the city’s eastern fringe last weekend.
The three-bedroom period home at 196 Garden St, Geelong, sold for $1,104,500 as seven bidders vied for the 554sq m property.
18 Orchard St, East Geelong, has sold for $1.2 million.
Hodges Geelong West agent Jeff Begg said 25 groups had registered to bid, underlining the level of demand for inner city property.
The buyer was a young family moving in from Moonee Ponds, he said.
Meanwhile, downsizers made up most the interest in a two-bedroom residence nearby at 191 Garden St, East Geelong.
Six bidders contested the brick veneer home, which sold for $736,000.
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East Geelong’s Golden Triangle seemed the best place for expats to mark their return to Australian shores, securing a renovated Victorian era home after auction.
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