Fierce bidding war pushes historic Queenslander past $2 million

Key points

• A historic Queenslander in Gordon Park that had not changed hands in 105 years sold for $2.03 million at auction. Ten bidders registered, and the final two bidders pushed the price well past its pre-auction offer.
• In Hawthorne, a developer bought a postwar home for $1.625 million. In Forest Lake, a battle-axe block home sold for $1.41 million in a pre-auction deal.
• A PRD economist said the latest interest rate rise had weighed on Brisbane's low clearance rate.