Grand home of real estate legend Di Jones sells above guide

The late eastern suburbs legend Di Jones, with her daughter Kim Jones in 2003. The grand home of the late leading lady of real estate Di Jones has sold for above its guide at a “good vibe” midweek auction. The three-bedroom apartment on level nine at Darlinghurst’s The Residence which “sits just on top of the trees in Hyde Park” sold for $7.7m, $200k above the guide. And Di, who helped shape the face of real estate when she launched Sydney’s first female-driven agency in Woollahra in 1992, would have been rapt that it’s set to be the city pad for a couple from Wagga Wagga. MORE: NSW Governor’s 1960s ‘time capsule” for sale ”sits just on top of the trees in Hyde Park” The grand apartment sold for $7.7m, $200k above the guide. “We had 167 buyer inquiries, 64 inspections, 11 contracts out and competitive bidding from three buyers, one on the phone and two in the room,” said an emotional Kim Jones, head of Kim Jones & Co, who used the sale of her mother’s apartment to relaunch her real estate business in the Harbour City after a highly successful stint in Byron Bay. “There was such a good vibe in the room and it was packed. “I think it’s a fair price in this market, though of cours...