25th August 2020 / Steven Zervas: Eltham House Kids Refused To Leave Sells, As Virtual Tours Satisfy Buyers

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A beloved family home the kids kept coming back to has sold in Eltham.

The architect-designed mid-century modern home at 79 Lavender Park Road sold for $2.33m, well above the price guide of $1.9-$2.09m.

Built in the early '60s and featuring original timber ceilings, floorboards and cabinetry, the property was designed to maintain privacy while still offering views from every room.

And it was those features at the seven-bedroom house that the children of the sellers couldn't get enough of, continually returning to the family home.

The house has no blinds but still retains complete privacy.

It was designed and built by architect John Adams

"They would always come back home, it took (the owners) years to get the kids out of the property," joked Buckingham and Company director Stuart Buckingham.

"In between buying homes and relationships, they'd come back to mum and dad's place — it was a beautiful thing."

Five groups had a "red hot go at bidding" during the online auction, Mr Buckingham said.

Mid-century modern style in the 1960s-built Eltham house.

Original floorboards and ceiling timber panels in the updated kitchen.

The house was popular with inner-city buyers.

Every room in the mid-century modern house has green views.

Buyers from the inner city were drawn in by the home's architectural style, privacy and views.

An updated five-bedroom weatherboard house at 8 Meyer Rd, Burwood attracted a downsizer that watched the virtual tour 20 times after passing in at auction two weeks ago.

The buyer paid the $1.785m asking price after telling Fletchers Waverley partner Steven Zervas that she "didn't like negotiating".

A Malvern downsizer secured 8 Meyer Road, Burwood.

The buyer watched the virtual tour 20 times.

The buyer watched the virtual tour 20 times.

Receiving the acceptable offer prompted the vendor to "burst into tears", after watching the property pass in for $1.73m a fortnight earlier, Mr Zervas said.

"It felt like it was too good to be true, but it wasn't, it all worked out really well," he said.

The Malvern downsizer spoke to a building inspector that had been through the property ahead of the recent auction for another bidder, as the agency worked to ensure transparency during the stage four lockdown.

In Ringwood, a two-bedroom townhouse at 9/3 Gordon Court sold for a $125,800 premium to a buyer that hadn't viewed the property in person.

A two-bedroom townhouse at 9/3 Gordon Court, Ringwood sold for $725,800.

Inside the Ringwood townhouse.

Despite their reliance on vendor photography and virtual inspections, the buyers happily paid $725,800 for the site.

"The purchasers haven't seen it but they have already sold their place so they needed to buy," Ray White Ringwood director Chris Watson said.

The buyers' son Jackson said his parents were not put off by being unable to attend the property live.

"They knew the location very well and the virtual tour sent through by Chris gave them the confidence to bid at auction without seeing the house," Jackson said.

"They thought the pandemic would give them the opportunity to purchase a property at a good price and are really relieved they don't have to continue looking for a home during restrictions."