QLD’s most viewed house sells in 23 hours
This property at 3 Mobbs Place, Ormeau has just sold for $2.125 million.
Queensland’s most viewed property on realestate.com.au this week has sold in less than a day for $2.125m in a sale hailed as ‘huge money’ for the Gold Coast hinterland town of Ormeau.
The acreage property at3 Mobbs Place, Ormeau was put on the market at 5pm on Wednesday night. By 4pm on Thursday there were more than 10,000 online views, 150 direct inquiries, two written offers, several verbal offers and a successful sale.
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There are so many outdoor areas to choose from.
The $2.125 million sale is the highest price paid for a residential property in Ormeau in almost three years, CoreLogic property data shows.
The successful buyers played their cards right to secure 3 Mobbs Place, Ormeau.
“That’s huge money for Ormeau,” NGU Real Estate selling agent Emil Juresic said. “And a great start for the year.
“We had 150 inquiries and had reached out on social media to over 100,000 people. Our Facebook posts of the property had almost 2000 comments.”
The large family estate on nearly 6000sq m includes two separate homes, one three-bedroom house with its own driveway, and a five-bedroom Metricon home that was built five years ago.
The five-bedroom house that was built five years ago.
The three-bedroom house that was built 10 years ago.
“I see many high end homes that don’t have a good layout. This had the perfect layout. There was a 600sq m home, five years old, extremely well looked-after with beautiful gardens.
“The buyers had been looking for a property for two years and the second they walked into this home they knew.”
The larger house also has a 10m x 10m shed, a super-sized pool with a slide and a 10-person spa with an outdoor entertaining zone.
The 13m x 6m pool at 3 Mobbs Place, Ormeau.
This 10m x 10m shed is 3.8m high with a 5m opening.
The smaller home is separately metered on 2200sq m and also has a 13m x 12m shed with a bathroom, workshop, office and mezzanine level, a covered outdoor living area and a 30,000 litre water tank.
This shed is 13m x 12m and is at the back of the property.
“The options are endless. You could rent out (the smaller house) and get additional income or you could have the kids here living in the back house while they get settled in the property market.”
The sellers are moving to Sovereign Island and the buyers are a retired couple who have been living on 400sq m in Burleigh Heads and were looking for low maintenance acreage living.
The cinema at 3 Mobbs Place, Ormeau.
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The property was also the fourth most viewed listing in the country for the week ending January 14 on online real estate listing platform realestate.com.au, with three Victorian homes taking out the top spots.
QUEENSLAND’S MOST VIEWED PROPERTIES THIS WEEK (JANUARY 7-14)
3 Mobbs Place, Ormeau (under contract)
45 Turquoise Street, Holland Park
153 Alison Road, Carrara (under contract in 8 days)