The Aporia · Renovated main road bungalow in Moonee Ponds sells for $1,375,000

A renovated three-bedroom bungalow on Maribyrnong Road in Mooney Ponds sold at auction for $1,375,000, significantly higher than its 2023 purchase price of $880,000 and the listed reserve of $1.35 million. The sale was part of a larger trend suggesting an uptick in Melbourne's property market, with strong interest but fewer bidders compared to previous auctions.

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On October 21, 2026, an updated three-bedroom bungalow located at 220 Maribyrnong Road in Moonee Ponds sold for $1,375,000 at auction. The property features soaring 3.2-metre ceilings, custom joinery, and a double-glazing system to mitigate traffic noise. Its listed reserve was set at $1.35 million, with an initial price guide of $1.25 million to $1.35 million. The auction saw intense bidding between two competitors, reaching $25,000 above the reserve after starting bids of $1.3 million.

According to Paddy Tilli from Whitefox Northside Essendon, who was also the auctioneer, other interested parties withdrew in the final week as the top end of the guide price became public knowledge. However, he noted a recent uptick in market activity over the past two weeks, possibly due to vendors lowering their expectations and buyers becoming more active after waiting periods.

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🔮 “Maybe vendors have come down a little bit more, maybe buyers have been waiting around too long, and there might be multiple moving parts that are contributing right now

2026-10-24 · assertive framing · Renovated main road bungalow in Moonee Ponds sells for $1,375,000

🔮 Under the old system, the price range would have likely still been in place on auction day, and the reserve would have been set on the day.

2026-10-19 · assertive framing · How Victoria’s anti-underquoting laws are helping sellers and buyers

🔮 He said two other parties had indicated they would be keen to negotiate post auction, but the high bidders, local downsizers, met the reserve and sealed the deal.

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🔮 Home sellers in pockets of Melbourne are dropping prices and saying they “must sell”, as experts warn the number of distressed listings will increase as the property downturn continues.

2026-10-02 · assertive framing · The Melbourne suburbs where property owners are selling in distress

🔮 While this means the low preliminary clearance rate is not necessarily indicative, agents warned the threat of another rate hike from the Reserve Bank on Tuesday could lead to more vendors choosing to hold back on selling their properties, further shrinking supply in what is traditionally the busiest period of the year for auctions.

2026-09-27 · assertive framing · Mount Waverley family home sells for $1,535,000, $100,000-plus above reserve

🔮 “Values rose by just 0.8 per cent over the five years to June, so owners who bought during that period have had little or no gain to absorb a fall,” she said, noting even a modest decline could mean a loss for some sellers.

2026-09-25 · assertive framing · The Melbourne suburbs where property owners are selling at a loss

🔮 While last week saw the preliminary clearance rate above 60 per cent for the first time since before the May budget, this week saw it fall below that benchmark – generally considered to indicate a balanced market – and return to the mid-50s, despite peak Spring auction season. 50 and 52 Lang Street had a price guide of $2.1 million to $2.3 million, with a $2.3 million reserve.

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Featuring soaring 3.2-metre ceilings, custom joinery, an outdoor entertaining area and double-glazing to keep the traffic noise out, 220 Maribyrnong Road had a listed reserve of $1.35 million, after a sales campaign price guide of $1.25 million to $1.35 million.

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🔮 “Maybe vendors have come down a little bit more, maybe buyers have been waiting around too long, and there might be multiple moving parts that are contributing right now

2026-10-24 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Renovated main road bungalow in Moonee Ponds sells for $1,375,000 · assertive framing

An updated three-bedroom bungalow on a main road in Moonee Ponds sold for $1,375,000 at auction on Saturday, almost $500,000 more than it sold for less than four years ago. asserted

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Road → feature → million

Whitefox Northside Essendon agent and auctioneer Paddy Tilli said the auction opened with a vendor bid of $1.3 million, and increased in increments of $10,000 and eventually $5000, as two bidders fought it out. asserted

bidders → say → it

The home eventually sold for $25,000 above the reserve. asserted

home → sell → reserve

Tilli said other parties were interested but pulled away in the final week as the reserve, at the top end of the guide, became public. asserted

reserve → say → guide

Despite this, he said the market had seemed to pick up in the past two weeks, with listed reserves potentially contributing to the turnaround. asserted

reserves → say → turnaround

“Maybe vendors have come down a little bit more, maybe buyers have been waiting around too long, and there might be multiple moving parts that are contributing right now uncertain

that → come → ?

,” he said, after a period that had felt “like pulling teeth”. asserted

that → say → teeth

The buyers were a mother and daughter from Melbourne’s eastern suburbs, and the underbidders lived in the area and wanted to upsize. asserted

underbidders → live → area

The vendors were in a similar position, having bought the home in early 2023, for $880,000, records show. asserted

records → buy → 880,000

They are now looking for their next home with extra space for their growing family. asserted

They → look → family

The property was one of 811 scheduled to go to auction in Melbourne this week. asserted

property → schedule → Melbourne

In Clifton Hill, a Victorian terrace house with a Hawthorn brick facade sold for $1,451,000 at auction, with five bidders pushing it more than $160,000 above its $1.29 million reserve. asserted

bidders → sell → reserve

On a long triangular block, 38 Hilton Street has the advantage of a rare large land holding for its inner-city location, with windows down the length of its west-facing wall looking onto a private garden, undercover patio and established trees. asserted

Street → have → garden

Inside, the two-bedroom home was well maintained, with timber floors, open spaces and a cosy kitchen, but with room to renovate. asserted

home → maintain → room

Jellis Craig Fitzroy agent and auctioneer Charles Atkins opened with a vendor bid of $1.21 million, and two parties exchanged $10,000 bids until about $1.25 million, after which it got “a bit sluggish” before hitting the $1.29 million reserve. asserted

it → open → reserve

From there, Atkins said, more parties joined, and five bidders competed until there were just at the $1.38 million mark. asserted

bidders → say → mark

The auction slowed to $5000 bids before it closed. asserted

it → slow → bids

“I think both that price point and the land offering, coupled with a pretty spectacular location, is why it was so well received,” Atkins said. asserted

Atkins → think → location

The successful bidder was a young first home buyer who worked locally. asserted

who → work → ?

The vendors had owned the home for more than two decades, initially as owner-occupiers before renting it out. asserted

vendors → own → it

Renovated main road bungalow in Moonee Ponds sells for $1,375,000

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