Bit of Bavaria sells in Blacktown

Bit of Bavaria sells in Blacktown
Jonathan ChancellorDecember 17, 2020

A bit of Bavaria in Blacktown sold at weekend auction for $570,000.

When Manfred and Franziska Hiller built their family home 50 years ago, they created a Bavarian-style property unique to the Blacktown area.

The couple purchased the block at 25 Berg Street, Blacktown in the 1960s and Manfred built the three bedroom home himself, keeping true to their German culture.

“This home isn’t typical of the properties you find in the area,” selling agent, Andrew Sparks of Ray White St Martins said who had been quoting price expectations above $520,000.

“Inside has a true Bavarian feel to it and the garage has been converted to a man cave, complete with its own bar," he said.

The couple are moving into a local retirement village.

With low listing numbers due to the distractions of the long weekend holiday break, APM reported an 83% clearance rate result that took to eight the number of weekend results above 80% recorded by the Sydney market.  

 

Around 253 homes were listed to go under the hammer last Saturday which was well below the record September Saturday of 722 auctions conducted the previous weekend but similar to the 248 conducted over the same holiday weekend last year

 

Sydney’s four-weekend average clearance rate now stands at 83% compared to 82.5% over the previous four-weekend period.

 

Jonathan Chancellor

Jonathan Chancellor is one of Australia's most respected property journalists, having been at the top of the game since the early 1980s. Jonathan co-founded the property industry website Property Observer and has written for national and international publications.
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