A much-loved beachfront home has sold under the hammer after being with the same family for almost four decades.
No.16 Cooroora Street at Dicky Beach sold on Saturday for $5.4 million, through Ray White Maroochydore’s Lachie Woods and Dan Sowden.
It was Ray White’s biggest sale of the day nationwide.
With the original owner now in care, the seller’s family members reflected on the property’s history and legacy.
“Dicky Beach really captured my parents’ hearts,” the owner’s daughter Andrea said.
“When we came up in the 1970s, this particular area, with the lake going out to the sea, really drew them in … it’s an unspoiled little nook of the Coast.”
Her brother Jon recalled being at the auction when his parents purchased the property.
“It was incredibly exciting for Mum and Dad to get the keys,” he said.
He described the home as a creative haven for their mother.
“Mum had a huge art room where she could do her art and still look out to the beach,” he said.
Andrea said the home was special but it was time to hand it over.
“My daughter said she’s had the most defining moments of her life here,” she said.
“It’s got that generational feel: we’ve now had four generations enjoying this home.
“Of course, we are sad to sell this place but someone else is going to breathe new life into it. It is magic.”
Mr Sowden said the property had been tightly held for almost four decades and drew enormous attention from prospective buyers.
“We had over 160 groups through to inspect it,” he said.
“This was the first time it had been offered to the market in 38 years, and something like this hasn’t come up for 30 years.
“There are only about 16 homes like this, and only three with this kind of potential.”
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The home, which backs onto a creek that flows directly to the beach, offered an incredibly rare lifestyle opportunity.
“You can literally walk out the door to Moffat Beach,” he said.
The auction opened at $3 million and escalated quickly, reaching $4.5 million before it was declared on the market at $5.2 million and eventually sold under the hammer for $5.4 million.
“It was an estate sale, the original owner is now in care, and the children shared some beautiful stories about growing up in the home,” Mr Sowden said.
“The family were absolutely beside themselves: over the moon with the result.”
The buyers are from Mackay and plan to use the home as a base while their children attend university in Brisbane.
“It’s another generational-style adventure about to begin,” he said.
Auction results
30 Mawarra Street, Buddina
- Sold under the hammer for $1.72m
- 3 Bed, 1 Bath, 2 Car
- Define Property Agents, Ross Cattle and Katie Davies
14 Lisbon Street, Maroochydore
- Sold under the hammer for $910,000
- 3 Bed, 1 Bath, 1 Car
- Define Property Agents, Jordan Barden
16 Cooroora Street, Dicky Beach
- Sold under the hammer for $5.4m
- 4 Bed, 3 Bath, 2 Car
- Ray White, Lachie Woods and Dan Sowden
6 Yulunga Place, Mooloolaba
- Sold prior for $2.4m
- 4 Bed, 2 Bath, 2 Car, Pool
- Ray White, Brent Higgins
77 Chelsea Crescent, Minyama
- Sold under the hammer for $1.58m
- 4 Bed, 2 Bath, 4 Car, Pool
- Ray White, Will Van den Dungen and Brent Higgins
26 Bareki Street, Wurtulla
- Sold under the hammer for $1.35m
- 3 Bed, 2 Bath, 2 Car, Pool
- Ray White, Ryan Cramer
68 Main Street, Palmwoods
- Passed in at $700,000, on the market for offers at $719,000-plus
- 3 Bed, 1 Bath, 1 Car
- Ray White, Jake Loiero and Emily Robertson
34 Malinya Drive, Buddina
- Sold under the hammer for $1.385m
- 4 Bed, 2 Bath, 2 Car, Pool
- Ray White, Michael Picoto and Ryan Bradeley
4 Troywood Crescent, Buderim
- Sold under the hammer for $1.1m
- 3 Bed, 2 Bath, 2 Car
- Ray White (Buderim), Kathryn Willshire and Eden Farimbella
510/12 South Sea Islander Way, Maroochydore
- No auction, on the market for offers over $1.2m
- 3 Bed, 2 Bath, 1 Car
- Ray White, Reuben Park and Emma Gray
29 Vista Park Drive, Buderim
- Sold under the hammer for $1,.375m
- 5 Bed, 4 Bath, 5 Car
- Ray White, Kathryn Willshire and Eden Farimbella
