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By Ellen Lutton
November 5, 2023
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There was only one unfamiliar face who bid at The Block auctions this year, and
after winning House 3, she took off with her husband in a helicopter to the
races. Photo: Nine
WHO WAS THE BLOCK'S MYSTERY BIDDER IN ALL WHITE WHO BOUGHT HOUSE 3, THEN LEFT IN
A CHOPPER TO GO TO DERBY DAY?
By Ellen Lutton
November 5, 2023
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Kristy and Brett may be devastated by their auction result, but the $3.035
million deal was a massive win for the buyers of Charming Street’s only
corner-block property, who immediately went on to celebrate at the races – via
helicopter.
Dr Fady Tossoun and wife Amy Tossoun, who own and run a dental practice in
Richmond, can be revealed as the mystery buyers behind what agents labelled on
the day as “the biggest bargain” from The Block 2023.
The couple are Brighton locals – the only local buyers who came out on top at
Saturday’s auctions – and have three children.
Amy Tossoun, buyer of House 3, is a Brighton local with plans to use the home as
an investment property. Photo: @amy.tossoun / Instagram
They have bought the home as an investment property and it is understood they
were drawn to its massive depreciation schedule, which BMT Tax Depreciation
averaged at around $4,630,874.
Only Amy Tossoun stood in the auction crowd gathered on the deck overlooking
House 3’s front yard. Her husband, Fady, watched from inside the media and agent
war-room, which was hidden from the public inside Brett and Kristy’s garage.
Dressed in all white, she stood smiling but determined beside her buyer’s
advocate, Marty Fox snr (uncle to real estate agent and The Block 2023 judge
Marty Fox) of Whitefox Real Estate.
18 Charming Street, Hampton East VIC 3188
5 Beds4 Baths2 Parking
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The auction of House 3 followed the massive windfalls made by Steph and Gian of
House 4 and Eliza and Liberty of House 5. Steph and Gian banked a $1.65 million
profit and Eliza and Liberty made $1.05 million.
But that momentum did not continue into House 3 and the opening bid on Kristy
and Brett’s house came in $220,000 short of their reserve.
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What followed was a two-horse race between buyer’s agent Frank Valentic and Fox,
and the scene bore a far closer resemblance to the kind of auctions that are
held across Australia every weekend, with pair duking it out in small(er)
increments.
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The Block's Brett and Kirsty on where they splurged and saved when creating
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Splurge or Save: Brett and Kirsty's work-from-home room
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their comfy home office.
It stalled, then started again, then stalled, then started again, and was by far
the longest and most tense of the auctions as Fox kept returning with a bid the
minute Valentic put his paddle up.
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The agent and auctioneer for House 3, Sam Inan, told the crowd the the property
was likely to command $2200 to $2400 in rent per week, and said “you can’t build
anything like this” in Hampton East for anywhere near the price.
Eventually, Valentic, who had been back and forth with a buyer on the phone,
said he was out, and the hammer fell at $3.035 million, netting Kristy and Brett
just $65,000 profit.
Fady Tossoun, husband of House 3 buyer Amy Tossoun, travelled to and from the
auction via a helicopter. Photo: @amy.tossoun / Instagram
While the Adelaide couple were left shocked and distraught by their
comparatively meagre result, inside House 3, the Tossouns celebrated and Dr
Toussan was seen shouting with joy and hugging friends around him.
The couple were pictured posing in front of the “sold” sign afterwards with Fox
snr, as well as judge Marty Fox, before they quickly left to get in a
helicopter.
Marty Fox told Domain earlier that the couple were leaving in a chopper to get
to the Derby Day races, and Amy’s Instagram shows them celebrating trackside
later in the afternoon.
Kristy and Brett. Photo: Nine
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