Apartment prices ranged from $196,000 to $603,000 in the latest batch of sales by Ray White City Apartments and Impression Real Estate

Three of the five Auckland apartments auctioned this week by Ray White City Apartments were sold under the hammer, with prices ranging from $196,000 to $603,000..

There was particularly strong bidding between a hopeful couple looking to buy a home and a phone bidder for a traditional brick and tile home unit in Penrose (pictured) , which sold under the hammer to the phone bidder for $603,000.

And prices of the latest batch of apartments sold by Impression Real Estate ranged from $265,000 to $540,000.

See below for the full results from both agencies: 

• 11E/4 St Paul St. St Pauls building. A 34 square metre, one bedroom furnished unit in a building undergoing remediation work for weathertightness issues. Rented at $355 a week.Sold for $196,000. Rates were $681 and the body corporate levy $6469. The agent was Dominic Worthington.
• 3/196 Rockfield Rd, Penrose. A 70 square metre, two bedroom brick and tile home unit with a car park (pictured). Vacant. Sold for $603,000. Rates were $1600. According to QV.co.nz the unit had been purchased for $365,500 in 2013. The agent was Lucia Gao.
• 701/421 Queen St. Kiwi on Queen building. A 50 square metre, three bedroom, furnished unit, rented at $600 a week. Sold for $434,500. Rates were $1310 and the body corporate levy $6941. According to QV.co.nz the unit had been purchased for $253,000 in 2006. The agent was James Mairs.
• 1B/6 Winchester St, Newton. Mount View building. A 70 square metre, three bedroom/two bathroom, furnished unit with a balcony and car park.Vacant. There were multiple bidders for the apartment but it was passed in with a vendor bid of $550,000. Rates were $1315 and the body corporate levy $4904. According to QV.co.nz the unit had been purchased in 2014 for $325,000. The agents were Judi and Michelle Yurak.
• 322/26 Morningside Drive. Somerset building. Quick flick. A 78 square metre, two bedroom unit with a balcony and car park. Vacant. There was an opening bid of $520,000 for the property but when there were no further bids it was passed in. Rates were $1290 and the body corporate levy $3823. According to QV.co.nz the unit had been purchased for $482,000 in October last year. The agent was Donald Gibbs.

The latest apartment sales by Impression Real Estate:

• 1210/430 Queen St. Volt Building. A 40 square metre, two bedroom unit with balcony. Sold for $345,000. Rates were $1175 and the body corporate levy $4704.
• 519/430 Queen St. Volt building. A 40 square metre, two bedroom furnished unit with balcony. Rented at $450 a week. Sold for $233,000. Rates were $1138 and the body corporate levy $3890. It had been purchased for $233,000 in May 2014.
• 9M/156 Vincent St. Eclipse building. A 62 square metre, two bedroom, furnished unit with a car park. Vacant. Sold for $540,000. Rates were $1631 and the body corporate levy $5430.
• 14I/156 Vincent St. Eclipse building. A 41 square metre, 1 bedroom furnished unit. rented at $410 a week. Sold for $347,000. Rates were $1199 and the body corporate levy $3291. It had been purchased for $198,000 in 2011.
• 304/149 Nelson St. Ascent building. A 41 square metre, 1 bedroom furnished unit with balcony. Rented at $320 a week. Sold for $265,000. Rates were $940 and the body corporate levy $2298. It had been purchased for $218,000 in 2007.
• 1304/207 Federal St. The Federal building. A 61 square metre, 2 bedroom unit with balcony. Vacant. Sold for $520,000. rates were $1446 and the body corporate levy $5638. It had been purchased in February last year for $395,000.
• 905/171 Queen St. City Life building. A 48 square metre, i bedroom, furnished unit. Vacant. Sold for $402,500. Rates were $1199 and the body corporate levy $5351. It had been purchased for $227,500 in 2010.
• 9B/23 Emily Place. Silo building. A 34 square metre, 1 bedroom unit with a balcony and car park. Rented at 430 a week. Sold for $388,000. Rates were $1372 and the body corporate levy $6180.It had been purchased for $337,000 in 2013. 

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