Brendan Crabb

Wollongong

Contributing Editor at Loud

Property reporter at ACM. A proud Dad, heavy music scribe, film/TV/craft beer enthusiast, cricket tragic, Sea Eagles fan & podcast junkie. All views are my own.

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Price record set in tiny NSW South Coast village with a population of just 94

1 week ago | illawarramercury.com.au | Brendan Crabb

The property at 9 Cartwright Street, Myola changed hands earlier this month. Picture: SuppliedIt's been among our most read property stories of recent times.
Berkeley's 'Portuguese castle' still on the market after passing in at auction

1 week ago | view.com.au | Brendan Crabb

A Berkeley home with a distinctly European flavourand nicknamed the 'Portuguese castle' remains on the market, after failing to sell under the hammer last week. The three-bedroom character home, sitting on 375 square metres is located at 18 Cardiff Street, Berkeley. The home's retro features include Pebblecrete steps, European-style columns on the driveway and verandah, and a piazza-style concrete entertaining area in the backyard.
South Coast NSW site, formerly home to a dollhouse museum, sold at auction

1 week ago | view.com.au | Brendan Crabb

A triple block site with development potential, located in the popular NSW South Coast tourist town of Berry has sold at auction. Part of the site had been formerly home to the town's dollhouse museum. For this week's Under the Hammer, the selling agent, Jacqueline Crapp from Raine and Horne Berry gave us the lowdown on the sale. Read more: Price record set in tiny NSW South Coast village with a population of just 94The property: The property is located at 72-76 North Street, Berry.
Parramatta Eels star Zac Lomax's former home sold at auction

2 weeks ago | view.com.au | Brendan Crabb

A home formerly owned by Parramatta Eels player Zac Lomax in the Illawarra suburb of Mangerton has sold under the hammer. The four-bedroom home, which sits on 569 square metres, changed hands for $1.37 million. It features a large entertaining deck off the main living area, providing views over the escarpment, as well as a family room featuring a fireplace, a renovated bathroom, and an in-ground pool in the backyard.
Location, views and style: Austinmer home sets new suburb price record

2 weeks ago | view.com.au | Brendan Crabb

A renovated Austinmer home has set a new price benchmark for the popular northern Illawarra location. CoreLogic records show the home, located at 64 Lawrence Hargrave Drive, Austinmerwas sold for $4.8 million last week. The home is located directly opposite Little Austi Beach and was originally built in the 1940's.
Cleary Bros' Port Kembla head office listed for sale with $16m-plus price tag

2 weeks ago | view.com.au | Brendan Crabb

A Port Kembla site that's been the long-time home of construction service and supply company Cleary Bros is on the market. The prime industrial land has hit the market for the first time in several decades. The 2.715-hectare property at 37-39 Five Islands Road consists of two titles with a total of 5828 square metres of gross floor area over five buildings including an administration building, museum and workshop warehouse buildings.
Former Dragons skipper and Broncos recruit lists Sydney property

2 weeks ago | view.com.au | Brendan Crabb

Former St George Illawarra Dragons captain Ben Hunt and wife Bridget are selling their former Sydney home. Queensland representative Hunt returned to the Brisbane Broncos this season after a stint at the Dragons from 2018 to 2024. After moving south from Brisbane, the Hunts bought a home in Caringbah South for $1.61 million in 2018. Read more: 'Really good value': Ex-Dragon Francis Molo adjusts price tag for Illawarra home The five-bedroom, two-bathroom home sits on 866 square metres.
Nearly a dozen bidders as Woonona home sells for $190k over reserve

2 weeks ago | view.com.au | Brendan Crabb

The auction of a restored Woonona home drew nearly a dozen bidders and a large crowd on Saturday. The sale was one of a number of success stories, as the Illawarra enjoyed a perfect strike rate for auctions during the week ending April 6. According to CoreLogic's preliminary results, in the Illawarra there was a 100 per cent clearance rate across 10 auctions.
'Incredible potential': Bidding frenzy for Wollongong project at auction

2 weeks ago | view.com.au | Brendan Crabb

There was a bidding frenzy as builders pursued a Wollongong project at auction on Saturday. The home at 16a Greenacre Road, Wollongong was ultimately sold for $1.25 million. The three-bedroom home sits on 832 square metres, and is believed to have been in the same family's ownership since the 1960s. Read more: Windang renovator sold for $120k over reserve to phone bidder in unique location The home was being marketed as having "incredible potential" for home owners, investors or developers.
'One of the last farm opportunities in West Dapto' sells for $3.5m-plus

2 weeks ago | view.com.au | Brendan Crabb

A 148-acre property near Dapto has changed hands, although developers eyeing the site for a future project had to look elsewhere. The site, located at 662 Avondale Road, Huntley, was listed via Expressions of Interest, and sold this week for $3.75 million. The rural estate spans two titles, and features an existing three-bedroom dwelling. Read more: 'Outpouring of interest': Coledale home with retro bathroom sold within days The property had a price guide of $3.5 million.