Historic Richmond home tops weekend sales at $3.3m

14 James St, Richmond, sold for $3.315m after a local family finally secured the circa-1864 home they had admired for years. Melbourne house hunters would be forgiven for feeling like listings are getting fairly scarce at the moment. But spare a thought for a Richmond family that had to wait almost nine years to get their dream home. That’s how long it has taken them to have a second chance at 14 James St, Richmond, after watching its previous sale without being in a position to contest its $2.7m change of ownership in 2017. RELATED: Block losers discover $2m loss on Facebook ‘Wow’: Star calls out ‘cooked’ Census detail Australian watchdog’s secret swoop on ‘Temu’ store When the circa-1864 bluestone home returned to market, recently they made sure they did not miss it again. The family, who lived one street away, paid $3.315m for the three-bedroom house in Melbourne’s top reported sale on Saturday. They had admired the home when it last sold, but had not been bidders at the time. Much has happened in the years that followed, including three new Australian Prime Ministers as the nation cycled through from Malcolm Turnbull to Scott Morrison and now Anthony Albanese. The country has a...