Grant Copley secures $1,546,000 for his South Yarra property
A South Yarra property owned by Grant Copley, managing director of footy card seller Select Australia, sold before its scheduled weekend auction for $1,546,000.
The sale of the double-fronted Victorian on Argo Street was handled by James McCormack and Dean Gilbert of Marshall White.
The house was bought from the current Sydney Swans coach John Longmire in 2001. The double-fronted Victorian had been pitched to potential buyers at $650,000-plus by Marshall White with Longmire securing $865,000.
It had sold for $410,000 in 1997. The 291 square metre property features three bedrooms, a sitting room or study with open fireplace and one bathroom. The house also has a paved courtyard with covered BBQ terrace and secure off street parking.
The auction clearance rate of 71% came from 681 results reported to the Real Estate Institute of Victoria. Vendor bids were prominent, accounting for 102 of the 197 properties that were passed in. A further 58 results were still to be reported.
