62 Marriott St, Coorparoo – once the home of AFL pro Michael Voss – sold at auction for nearly twice the price the former player once sold it for.
AFL legend Michael Voss’ former home has sold at auction over the weekend, for nearly twice the price his family had sold it for.
Voss and his wife Donna bought the home at 62 Marriott St, Coorparoo, for $2.5m in 2009, and sold it for $2.578m in 2017.
Once the new owners had bought it from the ex-Brisbane Lions player, they spent nearly a year conducting a massive renovation on the property.
Michael Voss, who recently stepped down as AFL senior coach, bought ‘Nu Haven’ with his wife Donna in 2009, and sold it in 2017 for $2.578m.
The five-bedroom home known as ‘Nu Haven’ was built in 1938, and sits on 1,303 sqm of land; just around the corner from nearby Loreto College.
It had gone through several renovations and expansions over the years. It most recent uplift included new flooring, a new kitchen, new bathrooms, a redecoration, repainted interiors and exteriors, and a refreshed garden.
When the owners decided to move closer to their daughter’s school, the home once again went to market; and the campaign resulted in 6 registered bidders arriving at auction.
The home had seen renovation after renovation since it was built in 1938, and is now a deluxe five-bedroom, three-bathroom offering on a massive corner block.
Around three active bidders competed for the property on Saturday May 30, with an opening offer coming in at an already staggering $4m.
The auction was broadcast online, where viewers watched two bidders raise the price by hundreds of thousands over just a few minutes.
A third bidder entered the scene after $4.735m, and the home soon went on the market at $4.85m.
The home had six registered bidders and three active bidders fighting for the home, and shot past vendor expectations to sell for $5.023m.
Soon, the bidding had gone back down to two competing buyers. The underbidder would increase the bid by $1,000, while the eventual winner – using a professional as a proxy – would up the bid by $5,000 or more to price the other out.
Finally, the home sold under the hammer for an astounding $5.023m.
Place Woolloongabba agent Joseph Leong said more than 57 bids were traded over the home, going well beyond expectations.
“I was really surprised with how competitive it got and how high the bidding went,” he said.
“[The vendors] were pretty ecstatic to get such a great result, considering all the uncertainty going on in the market at the moment.”
The home went to a local family of four. Mr Leong said each of the auction’s registered bidders were local families, eager to upsize to the spacious corner block.
“The buyers were literally 3 minutes down the road,” he said. “As soon as they secured the home, they jumped in the car and got around to sign the paperwork.”
Mr Leong added the vendors were shocked and emotional to see the home sell for more than they had imagined.
“They were pretty ecstatic to get such a great result, considering all the uncertainty going on in the market at the moment,” he said.
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