Modern Bentleigh East townhouse tops Melbourne weekend results
Melbourne's dearest weekend result was when $1,629,500 was paid for a four bedroom, four bathroom townhouse at 21a Melva Street, Bentleigh East.
The Jellis Craig price guide had been $1.42 million to $1.52 million.
It was marketed as "effortless family excellence in the McKinnon Secondary College zone."
The contemporary 2020 built home has Oak floors, stone basins, black tapware, plush carpet, a water tank, and an auto garage.
The ANZ price predictor REALas forecast it would sell at $1,493,000.
Melbourne's auction clearance rate was hit by high withdrawals as prospective buyers are unable to physically inspect a property given pandemic lockdowns.
CoreLogic calculated a 40 percent Melbourne success rate after these high withdrawals.
Melbourne agents advised 188 results of the 267 offerings.
Sales included 25/94-96 Cavanagh St, Cheltenham for $650,000 to a local first home buyer through Angela Limanis of Ray White Cheltenham.
The vendor couple bought their first home together in 2011 for $336,500, and recently moved within Cheltenham have been renting their unit out at $420 a week.
The national apartment clearance rate was 56 percent while the house success rate sat at 65 percent.
Sydney agents advised 158 of 176 apartment results with a strong 82 percent selling.
