Highton homeowner’s $30k auction boost after makeover

A four-bedroom house at 7 Dunsmore Rd, Highton, sold for $829,000 at auction.

Highton homeowners who gave their home of 32 years a complete once-over before going to market will walk away after pocketing a $30,000 auction bonus.

Their four-bedroom residence at 7 Dunsmore Rd sold for $829,000 as three bidders raised a hand for the 699sq m property at Saturday’s auction.

Buxton Highton agent Anthony Greco said the owners had completed a cosmetic makeover of their brick veneer home before putting it up for sale.

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He said that work contributed to the over-the-odds sale price.

“We had 78 people took for the campaign, which was awesome to the owner,” Mr Greco said.

“We probably had six, maybe seven registered bidders on the day and only got three bidders.

“We were quoting $740,000 to $790,000 and the vendors had a realistic reserve so it was on the market really early on as well.”

Mr Greco said the market approved of the turnkey nature of the home the owners paid $127,000 for in 1993.

Crisp white interiors include new carpet, blinds and paint.

“It was just a good family home, you know turnkey, nothing to do but then you’ve got the potential down the track to renovate.

“It’s pretty attractive for that young, first-home buyer market as well as with the people with a couple of kids. That was a lot of the feedback that I got through the campaign.”

Mr Greco said young professional buyers secured their first home at the auction.

The house is close to Porter Ave shops and offered an inviting prospect with crisp white interiors, modern finishes and large paved outdoor space looking over the deep backyard.

The kitchen has stone benchtops, quality appliances including a 600mm wall oven, gas cooktop and a dishwasher.

“The people who owned the house had been there for over 30 years,” he said.

“Over the past six to 12 months they just gave it a bit of a cosmetic update – new carpets, new blinds, new paint and it makes that difference in what buyers are looking for.

“They love walking in to a property where they go, ‘you don’t need to do anything’.

And structural-wise it was perfect as well.

The bathrooms feature floor to ceiling tiles.

“That was the part of the market where people are happy to stretch a little bit further to get that product because you don’t need to do anything.”

The sale came at an opportune time, as improved confidence after a third interest rate cut in 2025 has driven more buyers into the market.

Highton has a median house price of $885,000, according to PropTrack data which reveals a 5.2 per cent increase in the past three months.

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