We weren't willing to wait for our dream

PROPERTY makes dreams come true and that was certainly the case for plumber Anthony, his wife Emily, and their two children under the age of 10, as they secured their dream home in Oakleigh South.

They purchased 28 Elora Road for $933,000 under the hammer, an auction campaign that was managed by Ray White Oakleigh Sales Agents Leigh Kelepouris and Anna Voon.

“It was a day of firsts today - first auction, first online auction, first bid and the first house we’ve ever bought - we’re super happy and excited and it’s just surreal,” buyer Anthony said.

“The property ticked all the boxes, and yes there is an element of risk with Stage 4 lockdown, but we weren’t willing to wait for our dream. By hook or by crook we were going to do it.

“Leigh was excellent throughout - open and honest, he put this property in front of us knowing it was perfect, and it was - we were just so happy the auction went ahead at all.”

“This was a fantastic auction and incredibly, before the auctioneer had even got to call for the first bid, bids of $701,000, $720,000 and $730,000 had already been placed,” Mr Kelepouris said.

“This was the only auction to take place across all the real estate agencies in Oakleigh today (Saturday) and it really showed, as we had more than 300 people watching the action online.

“The majority of buyers saw this as a development opportunity so based on that we decided to press on with the auction, even during Stage 4 restrictions.

“It was the right call as we ended up with nine registered bidders, six of whom were active, and it actually ended up being a local family that purchased the property.”