• 119 Scarborough Rd., Toronto
  • Asking price: $1,995,000 (September, 2021)
  • Selling price: $2,357,500 (September, 2021)
  • Previous selling price: $1,650,000 (October, 2017); $1,166,000 (September, 2013)
  • Taxes: $8,603 (2021)
  • Days on the market: Four
  • Listing agents: Dino Capocci and Lauretta Stewart, Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd.

This three-bedroom house is one bedroom shy of the average detached home in The Beaches. That didn’t stop one visitor from delivering a pre-emptive offer, which persuaded three more buyers to do the same.

“At The Beach, not a lot comes up,” agent Dino Capocci said.

“Everything is selling in a bidding war. That’s why I followed suit. Similar homes were listed around $1.999-million, but some were only ending up at $2.1-million or $2.2-million and one ended up at $2.5-million.”