Grand home of real estate legend Di Jones sells above guide

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• A Darlinghurst apartment once owned by the late real estate figure Di Jones has sold for $7.7 million, $200,000 above its guide. The three-bedroom unit at The Residence sold at a midweek auction to a couple from Wagga Wagga.
• Kim Jones, head of Kim Jones & Co, said the auction drew 167 buyer inquiries and three competing bidders. Di Jones bought the property in 2011 for $4 million and died in 2018.
• Another Woollahra property, a two-bedroom home at 16 John St, is set for auction on November 10 with a $3 million guide.