![4 Lobelia Street has an auction price guide of $650,000 to $690,000. 4 Lobelia Street has an auction price guide of $650,000 to $690,000.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/nxytTGiVvgkfKtUJaBBBHD/d6a6d9e0-65f8-4d2a-8e85-2de1fde5251a.jpg/r172_60_990_606_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
First home buyers are eyeing off several Illawarra properties that are going under the hammer this weekend.
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These auctions range from fixer-uppers to homes that are ready to move into.
A three-bedroom brick home at Albion Park Rail, which has an auction guide of $650,000 to $690,000, goes under the hammer on Saturday.
![4 Lobelia Street, Albion Park Rail is due to go under the hammer. 4 Lobelia Street, Albion Park Rail is due to go under the hammer.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/nxytTGiVvgkfKtUJaBBBHD/4a0c12ed-a0e5-41d5-a694-800340e206a8.jpg/r94_5_1079_666_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Selling agent, Paul Spinelli from Spinelli Real Estate Wollongong said the home was ideal for a first home buyer, which was where much of the interest in the property was coming from.
Mr Spinelli said the house was in need of some cosmetic work, but such a fixer-upper would be suitable for a first time buyer.
"For a savvy first home buyer in this market, I would recommend looking at a property they can do some renovations to, that they can add value to," he said.
"That's providing it's liveable to safe to live in. But that's probably a clever thing to do.
"This home is a good buy in a great location."
![4 Hixson Street, Port Kembla is scheduled for auction on Saturday. The three-bedroom house sits on a large 866 square metre block. 4 Hixson Street, Port Kembla is scheduled for auction on Saturday. The three-bedroom house sits on a large 866 square metre block.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/nxytTGiVvgkfKtUJaBBBHD/994c0206-9e7d-4221-b40d-284d0b3aa0d7.jpg/r165_5_1030_666_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Renovators and first home buyers are showing interest in a cute Port Kembla cottage scheduled to go under the hammer on Saturday.
The three-bedroom house sits on a large 866 square metre block at 4 Hixson Street, Port Kembla.
Selling agent, Giovanni Zappia from Ray White South Wollongong said there were already several registered bidders for the home which had seen interest in the $750,000-plus range.
Mr Zappia said prospective buyers were mostly renovators and first home buyers, with a few owner-occupiers perhaps looking to redevelop the site further down the line.
He said registered bidders so far were from the likes of Sydney, the northern suburbs of Wollongong and Shell Cove.
"They also see value in it because it's Port Kembla - its beaches, the location," he said.
![53 Loftus Drive, Barrack Heights has a price guide of $750,000 and is due to be auctioned on-site on Saturday. 53 Loftus Drive, Barrack Heights has a price guide of $750,000 and is due to be auctioned on-site on Saturday.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/nxytTGiVvgkfKtUJaBBBHD/fe1a0bd4-93f5-42b1-ab39-3802c1a7485b.jpg/r102_5_1074_666_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
A Barrack Heights home that is already renovated is also attracting strong interest.
The three-bedroom home at 53 Loftus Drive, Barrack Heights, with a price guide of $750,000 is due to be auctioned on-site on Saturday.
Following internal renovations, this house is move-in ready, and also with the potential to extend or redevelop a second dwelling (subject to council approval).
Selling agent, Cooper Reed from MMJ Wollongong said there had been plenty of interest in the home from first home buyers and downsizers.
"Anything that's renovated as neatly as this one, in that price-point is always going to be popular," he said.
"It's on a good-sized corner block, it's been renovated throughout... And it's in a quiet and family-friendly street."
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