The Aporia · Mosman home passes in for $9.85m as prestige market feels the pressure

In Mosman, a five-bedroom home at 36 Medusa Street passed in during an auction without any bids from interested parties on Saturday, despite having a reserve price and vendor bid of $9.85 million. The property had initially been listed with a guide price of $9.5 million to $10 million but was later revised down to $9 million to $9.5 million. Jason Guildea from Guildea Residential attributes the lack of bidding to uncertain economic conditions, including high interest rates and reduced borrowing capacity.

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A five-bedroom home in Mosman, located at 36 Medusa Street, passed unsold during an auction on Saturday despite having a vendor bid of $9.85 million. The property had an initial guide price range of $9.5 million to $10 million, which was later revised down to $9 million to $9.5 million. Only one potential buyer, a couple interested in hosting their grandchildren, registered but did not bid.

Jason Guildea, principal of real estate agency Guildea Residential, expressed surprise at the types of buyers showing interest. He noted that while he expected young families with children due to the ample space, most inquiries came from grandparents seeking easier living conditions after downsizing from steeper blocks. Guildea attributed this trend partly to an uncertain economic climate affecting high-end property markets.

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🔮 Principal of Guildea Residential, Jason Guildea, said he was surprised by the types of buyers who had shown interest in the property. “I thought it would be someone with young children because of the space, but the interest has generally been from grandparents looking to move from steeper blocks into something more child-friendly,” he said.

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🔮 “She said that was the maximum she could afford to spend with the current rate rises,” Errichiello said.

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🔮 Sales agent for Adrian William, Norman Tran, said the size of the bids and re-adjusted reserve were an indication that there was still a “price sensitivity” in the market. “That is requiring vendors to re-align expectations if they want to sell,” he said.

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🔮 Some buyers think they can wait because it feels like [the market] is continuing to go down but if they wait, those quality homes may not be there.”

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🔮 But one group, a family from interstate, advised her on Friday that while they would attend, they would not be registering.

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🔮 “It is proof that good properties will attract competitive bidding and the auction process is still the most transparent process for buyers and vendors.”

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Principal of Guildea Residential, Jason Guildea, said he was surprised by the types of buyers who had shown interest in the property. “I thought it would be someone with young children because of the space, but the interest has generally been from grandparents looking to move from steeper blocks into something more child-friendly,” he said.

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2026-10-24 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Mosman home passes in for $9.85m as prestige market feels the pressure · assertive framing

A five-bedroom home on the peninsula of Beauty Point in Mosman passed in at $9.85 million on Saturday. asserted

home → pass → Saturday

Only one interested party registered to buy the well-appointed two-storey home at 36 Medusa Street but then failed to bid. asserted

party → register → Street

Instead, there was a vendor bid of $9.85 million and the auction ended. asserted

auction → be → million

The reserve was also $9.85 million and the property had a guide of $9.5 million to $10 million, which was revised down to $9 million to $9.5 million after the auction. asserted

which → have → auction

There is no legal requirement for a vendor’s reserve to be in line with their property’s price guide. asserted

reserve → be → guide

The potential bidders were a couple who were interested in hosting their grandchildren. asserted

who → host → grandchildren

he → say → something

However, he said the uncertain economic climate had given some prestige buyers pause for thought. asserted

climate → say → thought

“Twelve months ago people would turn up to [the auction of] a $10 million house with a baby on their hip,” he said. asserted

he → turn → hip

“But it’s perhaps a reflection of high interest rates and their reduced capacity to borrow [that they are absent].” asserted

they → ’ → rates

The vendors are moving out of Sydney to be closer to their adult children. asserted

vendors → move → children

The property was one of 561 scheduled to go to auction in Sydney this week. asserted

property → schedule → Sydney

In Huntleys Cove, a downsizer from Leichhardt paid $1.97 million for a ground floor apartment, $20,000 above the reserve. asserted

downsizer → pay → reserve

Three groups registered to bid for the keys to G05/12 Karrabee Avenue, with two bidding. asserted

two → register → Avenue

Bidding opened at $1.7 million, going up in increments of $50,000 until it reached $1.9 million when it dropped back to several bids of $10,000 before the property sold. asserted

property → open → 10,000

The three-bedroom, two-bathroom property had a guide of $1.8 million and a reserve of $1.95 million. asserted

property → have → million

The new owner, who is originally from the lower north shore, was attracted by the single level and the “future-proof” nature of the apartment, which was a deceased estate. asserted

which → attract → apartment

Sales agent for CobdenHayson Lane Cove, George Gialouris, said there was always a market for “A- grade” properties such as this. asserted

agent → say → this

“With properties like this [buyers] will still pull the trigger [at auction],” he said. asserted

he → pull → auction

Mosman home passes in for $9.85m as prestige market feels the pressure

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