Alesha Capone

Victorian auctions are surging ahead of all other states with thousands of properties heading to hammer time over the next fortnight, as buyers hustle to secure a pad before Christmas.

The AFL team president and his wife Cate are listing their circa-1880s mansion in Melbourne’s inner east with a jaw-dropping price tag.

eCommerce boss Ruslan Kogan has been linked to the sale of a pair of neighbouring properties on one of Toorak’s most illustrious streets that sold more than $1m above reserve.

Logie award-winning host, horticulturalist and landscape designer Jamie Durie is making a TV comeback, and has highlighted one home feature that can potentially add tens of thousands of dollars in value.

A Bayside property offering a life of luxury with a wellness centre, showstopping pool, eight-car garage, glass lift and half-basketball court is for sale. Take a look inside.

A spectacular Mornington Peninsula property with a karaoke room, teppanyaki room, putting green and Crown Casino-style water feature has hit the market. SEE INSIDE

One of Australia’s grandest homes — a 20-room Italianate mansion featuring a private beach, minstrels’ gallery and Melbourne Cup winner’s grave — is for sale. SEE INSIDE

Calls for the Victorian government to strengthen underquoting legislation have grown louder amid fears that holes in the laws could undermine the underquoting task force.

The contested auction of a Mernda property was won by a young couple, who had three friends there on the phone bidding for them. See what it sold for.

A dilapidated, rubbish-filled house in Melbourne’s southeast is revving up buyers, with more than 30,000 online views in a week.