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Canberra’s property market is full steam ahead despite the latest Covid-19 restrictions transforming the real estate industry into an online platform.On the south side of Canberra, the Tuggeranong record was smashed by $630,000 at an online auction on Saturday.Listed with <a href="https://zango.com.au/agents/daryl-gough/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Daryl Gough</a> and <a href="https://zango.com.au/agents/colin-mcintyre/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Colin McIntyre</a> of <a href="https://zango.com.au/agencies/mcintyre-property/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">McIntyre Property</a>, <a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/10-ferrier-place-kambah-act-2902-45453/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">10 Ferrier Place, Kambah</a> sold for a staggering $2.35 million.The extravagant six-bedroom home had 20 registered bidders and three active bidders fighting for the luxurious property with a theatre room, games room and kitchen with two island benches.“The auction went extremely well and far exceeded everyone’s expectations,” said Mr Gough.<img alt="Image2.jpg" class="richtext-image full-width" height="530" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/Image2.width-800.jpg" width="800">On the other side of the bridge, Franchise Owner and Sales Manager <a href="https://zango.com.au/agents/sandra-masters/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sandra Masters</a> of <a href="https://zango.com.au/agencies/lj-hooker-kippax/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LJ Hooker Kippax</a> said demand for property in Canberra is still high, with five properties listed with LJ Hooker selling under the virtual hammer the past week.A three-bedroom house at <a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/25-bokhara-circuit-kaleen-act-2617-45286/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">25 Bokhara Circuit</a> in Kaleen sold for $1.005 million, while another three-bedroom house at <a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/23-gascoyne-circuit-kaleen-act-2617-45285/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">23 Gascoyne Circuit</a> in the same suburb sold for $950,000. In Page, a townhouse at <a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/19-41-halford-crescent-page-act-2614-45265/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">19/41 Halford Crescent</a> sold for $540,000, and a four-bedroom house at <a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/37-louisa-lawson-crescent-gilmore-act-2905-45482/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">37 Louisa Lawson Crescent</a> in Gilmore went under the virtual hammer for an undisclosed price.Of those five properties, Ms Masters detailed one online auction that had 654 people tune in.“We had five people from the United States, five people from New Zealand, two from Papua New Guinea and someone from China,” she said.“We were surprised to see how many people tuned in to just watch…it goes to show that there is a lot of curiosity about what is happening in Canberra’s property market.”<img alt="25 Bokhara Circuit KALEEN, ACT 2617" class="richtext-image full-width" height="534" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/Screen_Shot_2021-08-22_at_6.16.38_pm.width-800.png" width="800">One of the five properties listed with LJ Hooker that went under the virtual hammer was <a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/101-2-edinburgh-avenue-city-act-2601-45184/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">101/2 Edinburgh Avenue, City</a>. The one-bedroom apartment was listed with <a href="https://zango.com.au/agents/nic-salter-harding/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nic Salter-Harding</a> of <a href="https://zango.com.au/agencies/lj-hooker-dickson/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LJ Hooker Dickson</a> and sold to a first home buyer for $496,000.According to Mr Salter-Harding, there were three active bidders and a total of 13 bids overall. The new owner was engaged in the campaign early on and had inspected the property a few times before the lockdown restrictions were announced.Mr Salter-Harding said the views on offer resulted in popular interest for the property.“Black Mountain, Telstra Tower and the National Film and Sound Archives of Australia are the first things you see when you wake up,” he said.“It’s rare to get views like that in the CBD.”<img alt="101/2 Edinburgh Avenue CITY, ACT 2601" class="richtext-image full-width" height="535" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/Screen_Shot_2021-08-22_at_6.17.28_pm.width-800.png" width="800">About a seven minute drive away, a three bedroom property in Yarralumla sold for $2.15 million.The property at <a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/97-hopetoun-circuit-yarralumla-act-2600-45490/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">97 Hopetoun Circuit</a> was listed with renowned selling agent <a href="https://zango.com.au/agents/philip-kouvelis/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Philip Kouvelis</a> of <a href="https://zango.com.au/agencies/maloneys-property/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Maloney’s Property</a> and was due to go under the virtual hammer on Saturday 21 August but was sold prior to auction to a buyer from Canberra.“This property was built in 1952 and occupied by the same owner until it was put on the market recently,” said Mr Kouvelis.“I managed to attract four buyers who were in a position to sign and exchange the contracts prior to auction day and we ended up going with the highest offer.”“I made sure I achieved the best sale for the family, and it goes to show that there are three ways to market a property: prior to auction day, on auction day, and post auction sale.”<img alt="97 Hopetoun Circuit YARRALUMLA, ACT 2600" class="richtext-image full-width" height="529" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/Screen_Shot_2021-08-22_at_6.18.39_pm.width-800.png" width="800">Just across the border in Moss Vale, NSW, a quant two-bedroom cottage at <a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/24-beaconsfield-road-moss-vale-nsw-2577-45232/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">24 Beaconsfield Road</a> sold for $723,000.Listed with <a href="https://zango.com.au/agents/gene-fairbanks/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gene Fairbanks</a> and <a href="https://zango.com.au/agents/tatum-lander/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tatum Lander</a> of <a href="https://zango.com.au/agencies/ray-white-bowral/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ray White Bowral</a>, the idyllic property had five registered bidders compete for the property.<img alt="24 Beaconsfield Road MOSS VALE, NSW 2577" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/Screen_Shot_2021-08-22_at_6.19.49_pm.width-800.png" width="800">According to Mr Fairbanks, virtual bidding kicked off at $700,000, which knocked out a few active buyers until there was one final bid at $723,000.“The owners are extremely pleased with this result as it was well above their expectations,” said Mr Fairbanks.Check out all the latest listings on <a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zango.</a>

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140/2 Akuna Street CITY, ACT 2601 is for Sale on Zango

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Raine & Horne Commercial Canberra are pleased to offer this 38sqm ground floor commercial unit located within a CBD arcade.

• Clean and tidy open plan tenancy with high ceilings
• Fit-out comprising carpet tiles, plasterboard walls, grid ceiling & ducted air conditioning
• Ability to remove the partitions to open up the space
• Common toilet facilities with key access
• Suitable for a retail shop, personal & commercial services, restaurant, recreation facility & community use

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