August 31, 2026 — 11:40amA family home in a premium Brisbane street sparked one of the nation’s biggest bidding battles at the weekend – selling for $3.05 million to a local mum supported by her son.The six-bedroom Queenslander at 6 Willis Street, Gordon Park, attracted 10 registered bidders. It was the highest auction sale price recorded in south-east Queensland at the weekend.Set on an 810-square-metre block just a stone’s throw from parks and the Kedron Brook Bikeway, the property has remained in the same family for 30 years and features a pool, three bathrooms, multiple living areas and a big backyard.Before a crowd in the front yard, bidding opened at $2.1 million. A buyer’s agent pushed the price straight to $2.6 million, thinning out the competition. Six were left, swapping smaller rises until the price neared $3 million. After a quick pause it was called on the market – leaving just the mum and buyer’s agent to duel.“When the hammer fell her reaction was relief,” said Holly Bowden, of Ray White Wilston.“They’ve been looking for a home for five years. One of her sons was with her and he was really beautiful, supporting his mum as she did all the bidding.”The six-bedroom Queenslander at 6 Willis Street, Gordon Park, was the highest auction sale price recorded in south-east Queensland.Ray White WilstonThe sale marked the end of a long journey for the vendors, who bought the home just before they married. Three decades, a family and two major renovations later, they decided to downsize.“It was a big decision for them … I’ve been inviting them through open home inspections for years,” Bowden said.“But they needed to find the right time.”Bowden said the home’s location and lifestyle were major buyer drawcards, with the auction gaining the highest number of registered bidders across the national Ray White group at the weekend.The property has remained in the same family for 30 years and features a pool, three bathrooms and multiple living areas.Ray White Wilston“We had over 90 groups through the home in three weeks and 10 registered bidders. Those are boom-time numbers,” she said.The home was one of 150 scheduled auctions across South East Queensland over the past week. By Saturday evening, Domain recorded a preliminary clearance rate of 24 per cent from 105 reported results, with 14 homes withdrawn.In Camp Hill, a young local couple outmuscled two phone bidders to win the keys to a four-bedroom, two-bathroom house – paying $2.32 million.Perched on a 445-square-metre block at 6 Hobart Avenue, the near-new home was built just three years ago and features a plunge pool, solar system, polished concrete flooring and a gym.Bidding opened at $2 million, with the three registered bidders swapping mostly $50,000 and then $25,000 rises. At $2.29 million it paused, with both the Gold Coast and Canberra-based phone bidders bowing out. A 20-minute negotiation pushed the price up to $2.32 million and the hammer fell.Selling agent Shane Hicks, of Place Camp Hill, said the buyers were upgrading from neighbouring Carina, and loved the home and the location – but especially the fitness feature.“The people selling it were gym enthusiasts and in the garage there was a really good gym set-up … that was a big one for the buyers,” he said.“It was also very stylish and in a near better-than-new condition because the landscaping was done.”While market momentum remains sluggish, Hicks said positivity was returning.“We’ve had a good run recently. But if we did this auction 12 months ago we would have at least six registered bidders and that’s the difference,” he said.“That said, the bidders we are getting are keen … I’m feeling that every week since the budget there’s a little increase in people’s positivity about the market.”On the city’s northside, a five-bedroom home at 16 Knightsbridge Place, Bridgeman Downs, sold for $1.66 million after eight bidders – including one who turned up halfway through – vied for the keys.Perched on a 950-square-metre block, the two-storey home features three bathrooms, a pool and an undercover entertainment area.The auction opened at $1.4 million, and paused halfway through when a new bidder turned up and was quickly registered. At $1.6 million, four remained and shortly after the gavel fell. A family from Mount Gravatt – bidding via FaceTime – cinched the deal.Selling agent Sonya Treloar, of Ray White Bridgeman Downs, said the home’s size, access to parks and leafy outlook fuelled the strong buyer turnout amid growing demand for the suburb.“It’s 88 per cent owner-occupier here … and they are getting bigger blocks and homes with schools and parks very close by.”LJ Hooker head of research Matthew Tiller said property prices across Brisbane had flattened and open home attendance numbers remained down.“Interest rates are playing on buyers’ minds and it’s one of the big factors driving caution right now,” he said.“We are probably in for one more increase … and I think the sooner the Reserve Bank increases it, the better as it will allow people to look ahead.”Default avatarSarah Webb is a freelance journalist.Property listingsFrom our partners