Former Warne house remains for sale, while Brighton bakery warehouse tops results
A former Brighton home of retired cricketer Shane Warne was passed in on a vendor bid of $5.1 million at weekend auction.
Brighton's most famous residents, Shane Warne and Simone Callahan called 102 The Esplanade (pictured above) home four four years until sold for $2.61 million in 2000.
It last sold nine years ago for $3.85 million when bought by the current vendors.
Nick Johnstone Real Estate had the lavish five-bedroom house listed in conjunction with Buxton with $5 million plus hopes.
The highest priced notified Melbourne sale of the past week was $3,525,000 when 1A Rose Street, Brighton (pictured below), a bakery warehouse style offering, sold late last week through hockingstuart.
The REIV reported a clearance rate of 75% was recorded on the weekend compared to 73% last weekend and 78% this weekend last year.
There were 894 auctions reported to the REIV this weekend, with 104 passed in on a vendor bid, Enzo Raimondo, the REIV chief said.
The Warne's bought the home, which comes with ocean views, for $902,000 in 1996.
The Warne's bought from the Goldstein family and sold in 2000 to Morry Fraid when they moved to Middle Crescent, Brighton which was bought for about $3.5 million in 2000 and sold for about $8.75 million seven years later.
It is understood that both Shane and Simone still reside in Brighton.
In February this year Simone spent $2.6 million on her abode.
Shane sold Kilkerran with downsizing plans to another Brighton house, although the reported $4 million sale has yet to be registered.
His historic four bedroom house, Kilkerran, which sits on a 2,202 square metre estate, fetched $10.85 million.