Carnegie: A home for sale in a family 53 years later

The Carnegie House, which had been in a family for more than 50 years, welcomed new owners after Saturday’s auction.

Boss Johann De-Alwis said his mother bought the three-bedroom house in 1972 at 270 Neerim Rd and later immigrated to Australia from Sri Lanka in the 1960s.

Sadly, when his father died of a heart attack in 1965, Mr. De Alves was only six years old.

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“My mom saved all her money and managed to buy this house for us,” said Mr. De-Alwis.

“She is a mom with two kids and the bank won’t borrow any money, so she saved her and took her own steam for $14,000.”

He described his late mother as a “stubborn and strong woman,” who continued to serve as executive assistant to the engineering R&D team.

Josh Hommelhoff, director of Ray White Carnegie, first met Mr. de-alwis twenty years ago – when he first began considering selling a home.

Mr De-Alwis said it was bittersweet to finally sell his long-term family home, but he planned to buy a smaller house near Daylesford, in addition to finding an apartment in Carnegie so he could stay in touch with his classic car club.

He also plans to adopt the classic Sky-Blue 1964 Studebaker Hawk car.

Of the three bidders, the developer purchased the home for $1.355 million.

In a creative home in southeast Melbourne, upgraded materials and appliances are also for sale at Saturday’s auction.

The four-bedroom home at 17 Hallam Albert Rd attracted two bidders.

The owner, Jennie, spent decades at the address, saying she had renovated after moving in.

She loves decor and vintage styles and shops where recycled accessories and materials are sold for the project.

“The stove was from around the 1940s and I bought it from someone else’s home,” Jenny said.

A sailor friend inspired her to adopt nautical themes in certain parts of the house, such as the curved ceiling of one of the living areas.

Jennie is selling the ocean’s plans, and he says the garden she grows has grown and offers a lot of privacy.

“It’s a nice family home – it’s really nice, a little weird,” she said.

Daniel Farrugia, director of Harcourts ASAP Group Dandenong, said the house was announced on the market at about $712,000 during the auction.

The property was sold for $730,500 to investors who planned to rent it out.

Mr Faragia said he has noticed an increase in investor activity over the past two months.

“You have interstate investors that buy through buyer advocates who buy smaller properties, and locals want something bigger so they can partition,” he said.

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