Family pays $220,000 above reserve for Stanmore ‘renovators delight’

Key points

• A four-bedroom Stanmore terrace that agents described as unlivable sold under the hammer for $2.52 million on Saturday, well above its $2.2 million guide. Five bidders registered and three were active during the auction.
• Domain recorded a preliminary Sydney clearance rate of 45 per cent from 490 reported results, with 184 auctions withdrawn. In Epping, a five-bedroom house sold for $3,419,168, while in Allambie Heights a three-bedroom house sold at its $2 million guide but below its reserve.
• LJ Hooker's Mathew Tiller said buyers and sellers were sitting on the fence.