It was like old times at Sunshine Beach on Saturday as neighbours and old friends chatted while making the most of the shade and the sea breeze on a warm summer’s day.
Caitlyn McConnell and Tania Wood of Sunshine Beach Real Estate had six registered bidders and a crowd of about 100 in the street at 21 Duke St for the auction of the original two-bedroom, one-bathroom beach house.
On a 611sq m zoned medium density, the house was built in 1977 and is one of the last remaining original properties in the area.
It has been held within one family for nearly 50 years.
Introducing the property to the market, auctioneer Gordon Macdonald said as often the case in such precincts it is a matter of like attracting like.
“My money is on someone very similar to the Ward family who built this house who will be successful today.”
He looked for an opening bid around $2m and got a start at $1.8.
The auction was paused at $2.560m to seek further instructions and, somewhat surprisingly, virtually all of the crowd waited while extended negotiations took place.
When the auctioneer returned he announced the bid had been increased to $2.660m and the property was sold under the hammer to a young family living in Noosa.
The sellers were very happy for the property to go to family with children who were about the same age as when they built it, Caitlin said.
Coming to the market next month will be a stunning home at North Sunshine.
