First National Newcastle City's Mathew Iuliano described bidding as "super spirited" for a three-bedroom home that had been "lightly updated and presented well" at 157 Bridges Road in New Lambton last Saturday.
The property went to auction with a guide of $640,000 to $680,000 and attracted eight registered bidders before selling under the hammer for $731,000.
A three-bedroom house at 38 Seventh Street in North Lambton marketed by First National with a guide of $600,000 to $660,000 sold at auction on Tuesday night for $810,000.
Interest has come from first home buyers, renovators and investors for a two-bedroom terrace at 11 Brien Street in The Junction that First National will take to auction on Saturday at 10.30am with a guide of $640,000 to $690,000.
Robinson Property's Tony Reville described the $2.81 million auction sale of a four-bedroom house with a separate studio at 28 Dumaresq Street in Hamilton East last weekend as "a good, solid result".
A two-bedroom home at 9 McMichael Street, Maryville marketed by Robinson Property's Mike Flook sold under the hammer for $880,000.
On Saturday, Mr Flook takes a one-of-a-kind property at 21 City Road in Adamstown Heights to auction with a guide of $890,000 at 9.45am.
It was bought in 1965 by Dr Alan Hoyle and his wife Judith and they raised their seven children there. Needing more space, they built an impressive extension that has been both a labour of love and a treasured family room.
The extension was constructed mainly from recycled materials sourced from throughout the city, including including convict bricks, sandstone blocks and church windows. The A frame of the extension came from the demolition of the Brown Street Congregational Church.
There were seven registered bidders for a three-bedroom house at 30 Cathrine Street in Kotara South that Belle Property Lake Macquarie marketed with a guide of $700,000. It sold at auction last weekend for $820,000.
