An old home in the same family for a century has attracted 14 registered parties and sold close to $1.2m over reserve at auction on Tuesday afternoon.
The four-bedroom Californian bungalow at 20 Girilang Ave, Vaucluse — in the name of Elizabeth Ackland who is the ex-wife of the prominent journalist Richard Ackland AM — fetched $7,445,000.
Bresic Whitney director and sales agent Shannan Whitney had a $5.8m price guide for the old home and a reserve of $6.25m.